Trump signs executive order aimed at preventing sales of counterfeit goods from overseas
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday aimed at preventing counterfeit products from abroad from being sold to U.S. citizens who shop online using Amazon.com, Walmart.com or other ecommerce websites, the White House said.
Earnings volatility set to kick in as coronavirus worries mount
Concerns over the outbreak of coronavirus from China have largely overshadowed corporate results, but the back half of the earnings season could hold greater sway over the performance of individual stocks.
China’s Hubei reports 45 new coronavirus deaths, total at 249
China’s Hubei province, the epicentre of a coronavirus epidemic, reported 45 new deaths from the outbreak on Friday, bringing the total to 249, the local health commission said on Saturday.
U.S. declares coronavirus public health emergency after imposing quarantines
WASHINGTON Reuters) – The Trump administration, while insisting the risk to Americans from coronavirus is low, nevertheless declared a public health emergency on Friday and announced the extraordinary step of barring entry to the United States of forei…
Airlines suspend China flights because of coronavirus outbreak
Airlines are suspending flights to China in the wake of the new coronavirus outbreak.
Deere temporarily closes facilities in China due to coronavirus
Deere & Co said on Friday it has temporarily closed its facilities in China because of the coronavirus outbreak until the company determines it appropriate to reopen.
Companies feel impact of coronavirus outbreak in China
Some companies have warned that a coronavirus outbreak in China that has killed more than 250 people and infected thousands could disrupt supply chains or hurt bottom lines as factories and shops shut and airlines suspend flights.
Major U.S. airlines cancel China flights as government steps up warnings
All three major U.S. airlines announced the cancellation of flights to mainland China on Friday as the U.S. government unveiled additional steps to curb the spread of the coronavirus, which originated in China.
U.S. ramps up anti-coronavirus measures at border as impact spreads
The United States ramped up its response to the coronavirus epidemic on Friday, declaring a public health emergency and saying it would halt entry to foreign nationals who had been to China within the 14-day incubation period.
For one Chinese family in New York, it was simply time to go home, virus or not
Jonathan Niu got to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport five hours early on Friday, not least because he had a lot of luggage to check for his flight to his native China: He was hauling back boxes filled with hundreds of face masks.
