Economic Indicators8 hours ago (Mar 30, 2020 07:55PM ET) (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People walk inside a building in Tokyo TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s jobless rate held steady while the availability of jobs dropped in February, government data showed on Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.4% in February, […]
UK business confidence crashes on coronavirus hit: Lloyds
Coronavirus8 hours ago (Mar 30, 2020 07:20PM ET) (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People look out onto the Canary Wharf district as they walk through Greenwich Park in London LONDON (Reuters) – Confidence among British companies slumped in the second week of March as the coronavirus crisis gathered pace but before […]
Facebook Could Help Journalism by Making News Easier to Find
Facebook announced on Monday that it was going to spend $100 million to help local news outlets during the coronavirus crisis. “It’s a moment where getting accurate news about the coronavirus is vital for all us,” says Campbell Brown, the former television news anchor and Facebook’s vice president of global […]
Should I Stop Ordering Packages? Is It Ok to Get Takeout? Your Covid-19 Questions, Answered
Create a space dedicated to work, outside of the bedroom and away from the couch, if you can. Put on some clothes you wouldn’t be totally embarrassed to enter the office in, and keep the TV off until you’re done for the day. It’s hard to believe, but when you […]
A Wearable for Opioid Patients Gets Retooled for Covid-19
Hospitals already use telemedicine to monitor the manageably sick, but few apps have any built-in capability to detect or respond to a change in patient vitals. So far, four patients have begun at-home monitoring, according to Peter Pronovost, the chief clinical transformation officer for University Hospitals, a health care network […]
U.S. pending home sales rise 2.4% in February
Economic Indicators4 hours ago (Mar 30, 2020 10:05AM ET) (C) Reuters. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Contracts to buy previously owned homes rose for the second straight month in February, the National Association of Realtors said on Monday. The NAR’s pending home sales index increased to a reading of 111.5, up 2.4% […]
Charge a Car Battery in 5 Minutes? That’s the Plan
Anna Tomaszewska, a chemical engineer at Imperial College London who recently coauthored a review paper on fast-charging lithium-ion batteries, says one possible solution to lithium plating is to add silicon to the anode. Silicon is cheap, abundant, and can change the anode’s crystal structure in such a way that makes […]
The Mathematics of Predicting the Course of the Coronavirus
So Brandenburg’s team got to work. They had already begun ordering more masks, gloves, face shields, and ventilators. They had opened a drive-thru testing station. Now they moved to deploy a surge plan, canceling all elective surgeries and trying to clear out as many beds as possible. They built wedding-party-size […]
One in five Britons fear a coronavirus depression: YouGov
Economic Indicators8 hours ago (Mar 30, 2020 06:31AM ET) (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People walk through autumnal leaves in front of the financial district in London LONDON (Reuters) – One in five people in Britain fear an economic depression because of the impact of coronavirus and a further 52% expect […]
Euro zone sentiment in record plunge as coronavirus strikes
Coronavirus9 hours ago (Mar 30, 2020 05:25AM ET) (C) Reuters. BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone sentiment suffered its steepest ever monthly decline in March as the coronavirus led to declining confidence among consumers and all sectors of the economy, in many cases even before crippling lockdowns were imposed. Economic sentiment […]