SINGAPORE: Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Singapore, business has slowed so much for one retailer at Bugis Junction that there were days when only one sale was made. The slowdown began after Chinese New Year as Singapore started reporting confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus. As the number...
Mexico's private sector has drawn up a broad package of proposed energy investments for the government worth almost US$92 billion, according to a document seen by Reuters on Wednesday, providing a potential lift to the country's misfiring economy.
Apple Inc is pulling out of this month's South by Southwest music and tech festival amid the coronavirus outbreak, a company spokesman said on Wednesday.
Republican Senator Josh Hawley said on Wednesday he will introduce legislation banning federal employees from using social media app TikTok on their devices and accused the company of sharing data with the Chinese government.
Microsoft Corp on Wednesday joined the growing number of U.S. companies asking employees to work from home in order to limit exposure to the spreading coronavirus outbreak, as it responded to cases near its Seattle headquarters and in California.
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration would face resistance from the U.S. Congress if it tried to push through a mini trade deal with the European Union that did not include agriculture, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said on Wednesday (Mar 4). In an interview with Reuters ...
Pot producer Canopy Growth Corp said on Wednesday it plans to close two of its greenhouses in Aldergrove and Delta, British Columbia, cutting about 500 positions.
NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks rocketed higher on Wednesday (Mar 4), boosted by a strong performance by US presidential candidate Joe Biden in the Super Tuesday primaries and extending a run of volatility amid coronavirus worries. READ: Bloomberg abandons presidential bid as Biden surge reshapes ...
The COVID-19 outbreak, upcoming US elections, geopolitical tensions and more all portend a tumultuous year ahead, says Nouriel Roubini.
THE surprise rate cut by the US Federal Reserve overnight has only added to the skittishness about the strength of economic growth ahead, and with that, banks here have become enveloped in further uncertainty.
