Governments around the globe figure out how to fight back against COVID-19. The Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals scheduled for next month get postponed. The federal government still needs to find 500,000 people to work the 2020 census.
President Trump’s push for a payroll tax cut. What action will Europe take to support its economy during the new coronavirus outbreak? How banning political ads on certain social media platforms is affecting campaigns.
The Bank of England has announced an emergency cut in interest rates to shore up the economy amid the COVID-19 outbreak. U.K. Chancellor Rishi Sunak will unveil his first budget today. Singapore presents an instructive test case for virus containment.
Is a payroll tax cut coming? A CDC budget meeting in the middle of COVID-19 response. How the virus outbreak may interfere with medical school clinical rotations.
A sharp dip in stock prices pauses trading for 15 minutes Monday morning. Government bonds in demand, pushing the 10-year interest rate to a new low. COVID-19 challenges for emerging markets.
Crude oil and U.S. futures plummet. The CDC has new guidelines for how to clean airplanes. And, with South by Southwest canceled, how Austin, Texas, businesses are responding.
Financial markets in fresh turmoil amid an oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia. Some European markets are now set to enter a bear market at the close of trade.
February jobs report shows no signs of COVID-19. What a state of emergency declaration actually means. How the T-Mobile-Sprint merger could affect cheaper, prepaid phone plans.
