Coronavirus17 hours ago (Apr 27, 2020 05:05PM ET) (C) Reuters. SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean consumers turned the most pessimistic in more than 11 years in April, a central bank survey found on Tuesday, as the coronavirus pandemic curbed business and social activity, fuelling worries of slowdown in Asia’s fourth-largest […]
Nearly 7% of U.S. mortgage borrowers receiving payment relief, industry survey shows
Economic Indicators6 hours ago (Apr 27, 2020 04:10PM ET) WASHINGTON (Reuters) – About 3.5 million mortgage borrowers have had their payments paused or reduced as the novel coronavirus outbreak in the United States continues to throw millions out of work, a survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association showed on Monday. […]
Mexican economy likely shrank 1.7% in first quarter: Reuters poll
Economic Indicators9 hours ago (Apr 27, 2020 01:35PM ET) MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s gross domestic product likely contracted in the first quarter of this year as the coronavirus pandemic put the brakes on economic activity, a Reuters poll showed on Monday. The median forecast of a poll of 12 […]
A Brain Implant Restored This Man’s Motion and Sense of Touch
Burkhart says that having the ability to move objects was “fantastic,” but he was limited without a sense of touch. Without this feedback, grabbing objects required his full attention. Unless he was looking at it, he couldn’t say whether he was holding something or not. “That’s really challenging, especially if […]
The Race to Get Convalescent Plasma to Covid-19 Patients
“This has just been an incredibly big lift,” says Goodhue of the push to get all their blood centers ready to collect convalescent plasma. “It’s coming up a little more slowly than we anticipated.” Jed Gorlin, vice president at Innovative Blood Resources, a network of blood centers in several states […]
That is What He Said, Though
On Friday The White House accused the media of taking President Trump’s comments “out of context,” when he asked the doctors at the Coronavirus Task Force press conference, if disinfectants could be injected directly into the body to combat the disease. “President Trump has repeatedly said that Americans should consult […]
Many U.S. businesses unlikely to seek government aid: NABE survey
Economic Indicators9 hours ago (Apr 27, 2020 12:10AM ET) (C) Reuters. Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Maine WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A majority of U.S. companies expect to stay afloat for more than six months without government assistance, according to a survey on Monday, even though the novel coronavirus […]
China’s industrial firms’ profits contract in March but at slower pace
(C) Reuters. Workers wearing face masks are seen on a production line manufacturing parts for trailers to be exported to U.S. at a factory, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Taizhou BEIJING (Reuters) – Profits at China’s industrial firms fell in […]