Economic Indicators12 hours ago (Mar 18, 2020 12:11PM ET) Stampede to get out: bond ETFs get crushed in selloff By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) – A rush to sell global bonds in the past week has now rippled into the world of exchange-traded funds with some of the most actively […]
U.S housing market shows strength before coronavirus outbreak
Economy13 hours ago (Mar 18, 2020 11:16AM ET) By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. homebuilding fell less than expected in February as a plunge in the construction of multi-family housing units was blunted by a surge in single-family projects, suggesting some strength in the housing sector before the coronavirus […]
Mass Panic Is Unlikely, Even During a Pandemic
There’s an old trope that when faced with disaster, human beings lose all rationality, running around panicking, looting and trampling one another. But that, as it turns out, is an exceedingly rare response in real life, according to researchers who study how people respond to disaster. While it might be […]
Could Crispr Be Humanity’s Next Virus Killer?
On February 19, Tim Abbott, a PhD candidate at Stanford University’s Bioengineering Department, checked the results of an experiment that he was running as a part of a team using the gene-manipulating Crispr technology to fight coronavirus. Abbott was working out of the lab of Stanley Qi, a pioneer developing […]
Pixar Pioneers Win the Computing Industry’s ‘Nobel’ Prize
When Edwin Catmull arrived at the University of Utah’s graphics lab as a grad student in 1970, its state-of-the-art monochrome monitors showed only blocky shapes made from polygons. He spent the next few years inventing mathematical techniques to display curved surfaces, and began to dream of one day creating a […]
Japan’s exports fall, imports from China slump as virus impact widens
Economic Indicators15 hours ago (Mar 17, 2020 09:16PM ET) (C) Reuters. Japan’s exports fall, imports from China slump as virus impact widens By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s exports slipped for a 15th straight month in February as U.S. and China-bound shipments declined, suggesting a cooling of business activity […]
Amazon Warehouses Will Now Accept Essential Supplies Only
In normal times, Amazon will happily deliver almost any item to your doorstep, no matter how frivolous. These are not normal times. Millions of Americans are now largely confined to their homes as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, and many of them have turned to Amazon for household staples, […]
Jaguar plans to keep making cars at UK plants until at least end of week
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U.S. retail sales post biggest drop in a year; coronavirus drag coming
(C) Reuters. A sign states “SALE 50%” at the King of Prussia Mall, United States’ largest retail shopping space, in King of Prussia By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales fell by the most in more than a year in February and the coronavirus pandemic is expected to […]
Nissan stops production at UK factory over coronavirus impact
Economic Indicators12 hours ago (Mar 17, 2020 11:39AM ET) 2/2 (C) Reuters. Workers are seen on the production line at Nissan’s car plant in Sunderland Britain 2/2 LONDON (Reuters) – Nissan has stopped output at Britain’s biggest car factory due to the impact from coronavirus as it assesses supply-chain disruption […]