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 […]
U.S. job openings rebound; labor market strong before coronavirus outbreak
Economic Indicators12 hours ago (Mar 17, 2020 10:46AM ET) (C) Reuters. Job seekers speak with potential employers at a City of Boston Neighborhood Career Fair on May Day in Boston By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job openings rebounded in January after two straight monthly declines, but signs of […]
U.S. business inventories slip in January
Economic Indicators13 hours ago (Mar 17, 2020 10:34AM ET) WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. business inventories fell as expected in January, suggesting that any lift to gross domestic product in the first quarter from a shrinking trade deficit was likely to be offset by a slow pace of inventory accumulation. The […]
Moving Your Class Online? Tips for Keeping Students Engaged
So, yes. You can do this. Will it be as good as a real, in-person class? Honestly, I’m not sure. My first answer is no, but maybe I just haven’t found the key yet. It seems clear that you can have small group meetings online. I do that now with […]
Turkey Cuts Key Rate to Single Digits, Announces Emergency Steps
Economic Indicators15 hours ago (Mar 17, 2020 08:02AM ET) (C) Reuters. Turkey Cuts Key Rate to Single Digits, Announces Emergency Steps (Bloomberg) — Turkey’s central bank cut its key interest rate by a full percentage point to single digits and announced a series of measures to boost liquidity amid the […]
Researchers Will Deploy AI to Better Understand Coronavirus
In the months since the novel coronavirus emerged in Wuhan, China, last December, almost 2,000 research papers have been published on the health effects of the new virus, possible treatments, and the dynamics of the resulting pandemic. This outpouring of research is a testament to the speed with which science […]
Researchers Will Deploy AI to Better Understand Coronavirus
In the months since the novel coronavirus emerged in Wuhan, China, last December, almost 2,000 research papers have been published on the health effects of the new virus, possible treatments, and the dynamics of the resulting pandemic. This outpouring of research is a testament to the speed with which science […]
Coronavirus puts German economy on ‘red alert’
Economy16 hours ago (Mar 17, 2020 07:43AM ET) (C) Reuters. Coronavirus puts German economy on ‘red alert’ By Madeline Chambers and Michael Nienaber BERLIN (Reuters) – The mood among German investors slumped in March to levels last seen at the beginning of the world financial crisis in autumn 2008 due […]
Why the Coronavirus Hit Italy So Hard
With the world descending deeper and deeper into coronavirus chaos, we all face unnerving unknowns: how long we’ll have to remain in isolation, when the pandemic will peak, the depths to which the stock market will tumble. But what’s abundantly clear is that this novel disease is most deadly for […]
UK jobs boom gathers pace but unemployment rises too: ONS
Economic Indicators17 hours ago (Mar 17, 2020 05:46AM ET) (C) Reuters. UK jobs boom gathers pace but unemployment rises too: ONS LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) – Britain created more jobs than expected in the three months to January but unemployment rose too by the largest amount since 2011, a sign […]