Bloomberg debate debacle may be ‘beginning of the end’
Billionaire former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s performance in his first Democratic presidential debate was so bad that it may be the “beginning of the end” for his already late-starting campaign, pollster Frank Luntz said Thursday. Just days before Saturday’s Nevada caucuses, Bloomberg was attacked on all sides WednesdayContinue Reading
Warren, Sanders raise nearly $3 million each day after debate
Democratic presidential hopefuls Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders speak ahead of the ninth Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season co-hosted by NBC News, MSNBC, Noticias Telemundo and The Nevada Independent at the Paris Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada, on February 19, 2020. MarkContinue Reading
Here’s why Morgan Stanley is spending $13 billion to buy E-Trade
Morgan Stanley, the tony investment bank for rich Americans and corporations, is making a play for the masses with its $13 billion takeover of discount brokerage pioneer E-Trade. The move, announced early Thursday, is the biggest takeover by a U.S. bank since the financial crisis. It represents CEO James Gorman’sContinue Reading
Japan creates automotive task force to address coronavirus impact
A passenger walks past a notice for passengers from Wuhan, China displayed near a quarantine station at Narita airport on January 17, 2020 in Narita, Japan. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images Japan’s government and auto industry are establishing a new task force to combat the impact of the coronavirus onContinue Reading
Plague of locusts threatens East African economies as UN sounds alarm
The worst desert locust infestation in 70 years is ravaging East Africa, potentially endangering economies in a region heavily dependent on agriculture for food security. In recent days, locust swarms have begun to impact South Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania, having already decimated crops throughout Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, Eritrea andContinue Reading
‘China is still China’ so start making post-epidemic business plans
A Chinese woman wears a protective mask as she walks in a nearly empty and shuttered commercial street on February 7, 2020 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images Business activity in China may look like it’s at a standstill amid the COVID-19 outbreak, but investors should start planningContinue Reading
South Korea confirms first death from COVID-19; Hubei extends work suspension
A disinfection worker in protective gear sterilizes a restaurant against the novel coronavirus, also known as Wuhan coronavirus, in Tong-in Market placed in the center of Seoul, on February 07, 2020. Woohae Cho 7.14 pm: Mixed signals from European firms over coronavirus impact European companies have been sending mixed signalsContinue Reading
World Health Organization holds press conference on the coronavirus outbreak
[The stream is slated to start at 10 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] World Health Organization officials are holding a press conference Thursday to update the public on the coronavirus outbreak, which has infected more than 75,700 andContinue Reading
US hospitals brace for coronavirus outbreak to become global pandemic
A woman wears a masks in Chinatown following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. January 30, 2020. Kamil Krzaczynski | Reuters “This is the time to open up your pandemic plans and see that things are in order,” Dr. Anne Schuchat, a top official of theContinue Reading
Norwegian Cruise Line cancels Asia voyages due to coronavirus
Tourists take photos at the Overseas Passenger Terminal as the Norwegian Jewel cruise ship is in lock down while health authorities test a man for Coronavirus on February 14, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Lisa Maree Williams | Getty Images Norwegian Cruise Line has canceled its voyages in Asia through theContinue Reading