MADRID: The deadly coronavirus epidemic will cost world tourism at least US$22 billion owing to a drop in spending by Chinese tourists, the head of the World Travel and Tourism Council said on Thursday (Feb 27). The COVID-19 epidemic has killed more than 2,760 people, mostly in China -...
Fears of a sustained global economic impact as the coronavirus rapidly spreads beyond China have sent investors scrambling to find safety less than 10 days after the U.S. stock market set record highs.
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund and World Bank are ready to provide countries in need with immediate emergency funding to fight the coronavirus outbreak, a spokesman said on Thursday (Feb 27). While they have yet to receive a request for aid, the institutions "have now developed ...
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is set to propose fining four major U.S. mobile phone companies expected to total at least US$200 million in total for improperly disclosing some consumer real-time location data, two people briefed on the matter said.
Tellurian Inc stock dropped on Thursday after the company said it extended the amount of time India's Petronet LNG Ltd had to finalize an agreement to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Tellurian's Driftwood plant in Louisiana.
The growth slowdown in India has been dramatic, while politics takes an aggressively disturbing turn, says the Financial Times' Martin Wolf.
Home furnishing retailer Bed Bath & Beyond Inc said on Thursday it would cut about 500 jobs, including management positions, as part of a restructuring program.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Thursday it had ordered Wells Fargo & Co to pay US$35 million to settle charges it failed to adequately supervise investment advisers.
Occidental Petroleum Corp reported a quarterly loss on Thursday, as it took more than US$1.7 billion in impairment and other charges.
Drugmaker Mylan NV reported a nearly 60per cent fall in its fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, hurt by a higher income tax provision.





















