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'Uncertainty' Clouding US Recovery, Fed Chief Warns
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A full US economic recovery will not occur until the American people are sure that the novel coronavirus epidemic has be... Read more
Govt Urged To Set Up Quarantine For New Maids
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A group representing recruitment agencies for foreign domestic helpers on Sunday asked the government to provide central... Read more
Virus-hit UK Economy Shrinks 20% In April
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Britain's economy shrank by more than a fifth in April from March, official data showed on Friday, as the first full mon... Read more
US Sees 1.54 Mn New Jobless Claims
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Despite moves to reopen businesses nationwide, another 1.54 million US workers filed for unemployment benefits last week... Read more
Fed Confirms Rate To Remain At Zero Amid Pandemic
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With the US economy still reeling from the damage inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic, the Federal Reserve confirmed o... Read more
World Bank Warns Of Steep Contraction Due To Virus
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The coronavirus will cause global economic output to contract by 5.2 per cent this year, the World Bank said on Monday, ... Read more
Zoom Earnings Soar As Video Meets Become Norm
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Zoom on Tuesday reported that its earnings soared as its video-meeting service became a popular way to work or socialise... Read more
Virus 'might Have Spread At Kwai Chung Warehouse'
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Hong Kong on Sunday reported its first locally-transmitted Covid-19 cases in more than two weeks, raising fresh concerns... Read more
German Engineer Tests Positive For Covid-19
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China announced on Sunday two new confirmed cases of coronavirus and four new asymptomatic cases, including one person w... Read more
New US Jobless Claims At 2.12mn, Lay-offs Pass 40mn
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Another 2.12 million people filed for unemployment in the United States last week, pushing total lay-offs since the star... Read more
No New Covid-19 Cases Reported In HK On Sunday
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Health authorities say there was no new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Hong Kong as of 4pm on Sunday, with the number of... Read more
Another 2.4m US Workers Out Of Work Last Week
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Another 2.43 million US workers were put out of work last week amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to government da... Read more
Chartered Flight Brings HK Residents Back From India
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A chartered flight bringing stranded Hong Kong residents back from India arrived shortly after 6.30 on Monday morning. ... Read more
EU Urged To Put Chinese Buyouts On Hold
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The European Union should impose a temporary ban on Chinese takeovers of companies that are currently undervalued or hav... Read more
Testing Continues As Another Covid-19 Case Confirmed
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Health authorities were continuing efforts on Friday to try to test all residents at two housing blocks in Tsuen Wan whe... Read more
New US Jobless Claims Slow, But Still High At 2.98mn
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New US claims for unemployment benefits continued to slow in the latest week but at 2.98 million showed the coronavirus ... Read more
'Pandemic Will Shrink World Economy By 3.2 Percent'
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The United Nations is forecasting that the coronavirus pandemic will shrink the world economy by 3.2 percent this year, ... Read more
Emergency Spending Costly But Worth It: Fed's Powell
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Crisis spending measures to confront the coronavirus pandemic are costly but worth the risk if they prevent even worse e... Read more
China Vows To Reform Disease Prevention System
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The mainland will reform its disease prevention and control system to address weaknesses exposed by the coronavirus outb... Read more
Virus Sends US Jobless Total To Record 14.7pc
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The US economy lost a staggering 20.5 million jobs in April, the steepest plunge in payrolls since the Great Depression ... Read more