Apple CEO Tim Cook attends the Economic Summit held for the China Development Forum in Beijing on March 23, 2019. Laurent Fievet | AFP | Getty Images Apple got off to a great start in 2020. Chief Executive Tim Cook lauded the company’s “blockbuster quarter” for the three months that ended […]
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Beijing objects to term ‘Wuhan coronavirus,’ and says it may not have originated in China
China‘s foreign ministry on Monday objected to the expression “Wuhan coronavirus” — saying the name will “stigmatize” the country — following remarks from U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The objection marks the latest from Beijing leaders and the country’s state-controlled media, which have gone as far as to claim that […]
Dow futures point to opening surge of 800 points after Trump floats payroll tax cut
Stock futures rose early Tuesday morning after the S&P 500’s worst day since the financial crisis. As of 2:30 a.m. ET Tuesday, futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 794 points, indicating an opening jump 839 points on Tuesday. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq-100 futures also pointed to a higher open […]
Coronavirus live updates: Xi visits Wuhan, mainland Chinese stocks rise more than 1.5%
People wait in a line to buy face masks at a retail store in the southeastern city of Daegu on February 25, 2020. JUNG YEON-JE | Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. Global cases: At least 110,029, according to the latest figures from the […]
Coronavirus live updates: China postpones important gathering of political and business leaders in Hainan
People wait in a line to buy face masks at a retail store in the southeastern city of Daegu on February 25, 2020. JUNG YEON-JE | Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. Global cases: At least 110,029, according to the latest figures from the […]
Dow futures point to opening surge of more than 700 points after Trump floats payroll tax cut
Stock futures rose early Tuesday morning after the S&P 500’s worst day since the financial crisis. As of 12:49 a.m. ET Tuesday, futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 669 points, indicating an opening jump of more than 710 points on Tuesday. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq-100 futures also pointed to […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Wuhan for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, chairs a symposium at the School of Medicine at Tsinghua University in Beijing, capital of China, March 2, 2020. Yan Yan | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images […]
Coronavirus live updates: White House says Trump has not been tested, did not have ‘prolonged’ close contact with anyone infected
People wait in a line to buy face masks at a retail store in the southeastern city of Daegu on February 25, 2020. JUNG YEON-JE | Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. Global cases: At least 110,029, according to the latest figures from the […]
All but four of Apple’s stores in mainland China have reopened after coronavirus shutdown
Apple staff and customers, wearing facemasks to protect against the COVID-19 coronavirus, are seen on the shop premises in Beijing on February 22, 2020. Nicolas Asfouri | AFP | Getty Images All of Apple’s retail stores in mainland China apart from four are now open after the coronavirus outbreak forced […]
Dow futures rise more than 500 points, erase 400-point loss after Trump floats payroll tax cut
Stock futures rose in overnight trading Monday after the S&P 500’s worst day since the financial crisis. As of 9:54 p.m. ET Monday, futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained about 530 points, indicating an opening jump of more than 550 points on Tuesday. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq-100 futures also […]