by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 17, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
TOKYO : U.S. stock futures and several Asian shares fell in choppy trade on Wednesday, as worries about the coronavirus pandemic eclipsed hopes broad policy support would combat the economic fallout of the outbreak. Most traditional safe-haven assets were...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 17, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
WASHINGTON/LONDON: The world’s richest nations prepared more costly measures on Tuesday to combat the coronavirus that has infected tens of thousands of people, triggered social restrictions unseen since World War Two and sent economies spinning towards...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 17, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: The Trump administration said on Tuesday it was pursuing a $1 trillion stimulus package that could deliver $1,000 checks to Americans within two weeks to buttress the economy as the number of deaths from coronavirus nationwide crossed 100....
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 17, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: S&P Global Ratings on Wednesday lowered India's economic growth forecast to 5.2 per cent for 2020, saying the global economy is entering a recession amid the coronavirus pandemic. The agency had earlier projected a growth rate of 5.7...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 17, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
SYDNEY/PARIS: Boeing and other U.S. aviation companies are seeking billions of dollars in aid as they battle to survive a plunge in demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic, while Airbus is pausing production at two sites to bolster health and safety measures. ...