The silver lining for the Trump administration during this coronavirus pandemic: It makes for fabulous television, apparently. A real blockbuster. Must-see TV! Like, we’re talking “The Bachelor” and “Monday Night Football” ratings, according to data cited by the president. In fact, “numbers are continuing to rise,” Trump tweeted, though he didn’t clarify whether he was […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sharpened her criticism of President Trump’s early dismissal of the coronavirus, saying the delay cost American lives. “His denial at the beginning was deadly,” said Pelosi to open her interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper. “His delaying of getting equipment — it continues — his delaying of getting equipment to where it […]
1 / 3 Spain toughens restrictions as coronavirus death toll surges Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Madrid By Jessica Jones MADRID (Reuters) – Spain prepared to enter its third week under near-total lockdown on Sunday, as the government approved a strengthening of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus and the death toll rose […]
U.S. stocks staged an impressive rebound in the past week as the Federal Reserve and Congress have delivered unprecedented fiscal and monetary stimulus aimed at dampening the blow the coronavirus epidemic has dealt to the U.S. economy. The question investors must now ask themselves is whether or not the equities market has already hit the […]
If ever there were doubts about how the superaffluent are faring amid a pandemic for the ages, media mogul David Geffen wants to make it abundantly clear that, for his part, he’s doing just fine — and he wishes us all the best. Geffen, whose net worth is estimated at $7.5 billion, according to Forbes, […]
Americans want the federal government to show them the money — and lawmakers are eager to do just that. A key provision of the economic-relief package passed by Congress is a plan to send one-time cash payments, worth an estimated $250 billion in total, to more than 150 million American households. See: Trump wants his […]
MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE President Donald Trump passed the historic bill on Friday. See full story. I’m retired and claim Social Security — do I still get the $1,200 stimulus check? Congress is expected to pass a bill giving Americans hurt by the coronavirus crisis financial relief. See full story. Coronavirus update: 615,519 cases, 28,717 deaths; […]
Investors are trying to get ahead of an eventual turnaround for the stock market, even as the coronavirus spreads further across the U.S. Analysts at Jefferies have published a list of 47 stocks that they believe have “strong fundamentals” and attractive valuations, with opportunities created by “indiscriminate selling” over the past month. The largest of […]
SAN FRANCISCO — In a world desperate for good news about the coronavirus, a dip in global carbon emissions caused by the outbreak’s economic downturn might be seen as a silver lining. But climate scientists and policy experts aren’t encouraged. Global oil demand has plummeted by an estimated 20 percent as economies around the […]
STR/AFP via Getty Images Wei Guixian, a 57-year-old seafood vendor in Wuhan, China, was among the first 27 people to be diagnosed with the coronavirus, which originated from the wet market where she worked. Wei first began exhibiting coronavirus symptoms on December 10 and was admitted to the hospital less than a week later, with […]