[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: The logo of Google is seen in Davos, Switzerland Januar 20, 2020. Picture taken January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc said on Tuesday it has canceled its annual
U.S. cuts rates over coronavirus economic impact as global death toll rises
[ad_1] WASHINGTON/TOKY0 (Reuters) – As the new coronavirus spreads in South Korea, Europe and the United States, the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Tuesday in an emergency move to try to prevent a
Concerts, sports events cancelled in Gulf as coronavirus spreads
[ad_1] DUBAI (Reuters) – Major concerts and sporting events in Gulf Arab states have been cancelled or postponed and Saudi Arabia stepped up health screening measures in response to the spreading coronavirus. A woman wears
Fed makes emergency rate cut as coronavirus spreads
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Tuesday in a bid to shield the world’s largest economy from the impact of the coronavirus, though Fed Chair Jerome Powell suggested the
Gold soars over 3% after U.S. Fed’s emergency rate cut
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Gold surged over 3% on Tuesday after the U.S. central bank cut interest rates to help cushion the economic damage caused by the coronavirus outbreak and on expectations of policy easing by
Wash your hands, Iran’s Khamenei says, as coronavirus toll rises
[ad_1] DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that Iranians should follow the recommendations of authorities to prevent the spread of coronavirus, as the deputy health minister reported more infections
BoE’s Carney sees powerful and timely global response to coronavirus
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said policymakers around the world are working on a “powerful and timely” response to the economic hit from coronavirus which has raised fears of a
Factbox: Britain sets out measures to tackle spread of coronavirus
[ad_1] A man wearing a protective face mask is pictured in Chinatown district, in London, Britain March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES LONDON (Reuters) – The British government unveiled its action plan
UK sets out ‘battle plan’ to try to contain spread of coronavirus
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Britain unveiled its “battle plan” to tackle the spread of coronavirus on Tuesday, warning that as many as a fifth of employees could be off work at the peak of the
Gold rises on policy stimulus expectations as G7 meets
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Gold prices rose on Tuesday on hopes of interest rate cuts by central banks as leading policymakers from the Group of Seven (G7) nations met to discuss how to contain the economic