The U.S. faces its most severe economic collapse since 2008, on several fronts. One is the economics of quarantine—canceled schools, conventions, business travel, tourism, and all...
OTTAWA—The Bank of Canada slashed a key interest rate Wednesday in a bid to blunt the economic impact of the spread of COVID-19 even as Prime...
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Even as officials insist their outlook for the economy is good — and that coronavirus will not present a serious threat — there have been continuing...
SYDNEY — Australia recorded its second death from the coronavirus, the first from a “local transmission,” and warned on Thursday the crisis will subtract at least...
Airlines are a barometer for sentiment. When people are traveling, it’s generally a sign the economy is doing well. Right now people are staying home —...
An assembly line at a plant of Brazilian cosmetics company Natura in Cajamar, Brazil. Photo: nelson almeida/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images By Jeffrey T. Lewis Jeffrey T. Lewis...
Economic activity sharply declined across the board in February as companies struggled to reopen for business or hire workers during a government-mandated shutdown, according to official...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that COVID-19 — with several new cases reported in Canada and the United States — is a moment of “real challenge”...
Last week was stock market nastiness at its worst. Prepare for the possibility of more to come. How, exactly? Veteran financial planner Rona Birenbaum has some...