Gates warned that areas that have not had major outbreaks yet are still at risk, and a second wave of outbreaks remains possible if states reopen too soon…
— Read on www.marketwatch.com/story/bill-gates-says-for-the-us-to-safely-reopen-it-needs-testing-testing-testing-2020-04-26
Tag: Coronavirus
How COVID-19 Consumer Spending is Impacting Industries
Today’s infographic showcases the industries that will benefit from COVID-19 consumer spending, and the industries that have a very uncertain future.
— Read on www.visualcapitalist.com/consumer-spending-impacting-industries/
Bill Gates: As things get back to ‘semi-normal,’ it’s impossible to overstate the pain that lies in the years ahead – MarketWatch
The good news, he said, is that we can look to a “semi-normal” world over the next two months.
— Read on www.marketwatch.com/story/bill-gates-as-things-get-back-to-semi-normal-its-impossible-to-overstate-the-pain-that-lies-in-the-years-ahead-2020-04-23
World leaders to launch WHO COVID-19 plan, but U.S. won’t take part – Reuters
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will help launch a global initiative on Friday to accelerate work to fight COVID-19, the World Health Organization said, but the United States said it will not take part.
— Read on www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/world-leaders-to-launch-who-covid-19-plan-but-u-s-wont-take-part-idUSKCN2261M7
The next 45 days are the ‘most critical period in U.S. financial history,’ says stock-market expert who profited in 1987 and 2008 crises – MarketWatch
After recovering a chunk of the losses racked up during the worst of the coronavirus-induced selloff last month, the stock market finds itself at a crucial…
— Read on www.marketwatch.com/story/the-next-45-days-are-the-most-critical-period-in-us-financial-history-says-stock-market-expert-who-profited-in-1987-and-2008-crises-2020-04-15
Goldman: Downturn will be four times worse than the financial crisis
Goldman sees a second quarter GDP decline of 11% from a year ago and 35% from the previous quarter on an annualized basis.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2020/04/14/goldman-downturn-will-be-four-times-worse-than-the-financial-crisis.html
Jamie Dimon says companies might send employees back to work by June
Businesses from banks to automakers are pondering how to balance the desire to jumpstart the economy with the need to protect employees’ health.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2020/04/14/jamie-dimon-says-companies-might-send-employees-back-to-work-by-june.html
Virus News: U.S. May Face 18 Months of Rolling Shutdowns – Bloomberg
Without an effective therapy or a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, the U.S. economy could face 18 months of rolling shutdowns as the outbreak recedes and flares up again, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-12/fed-s-kashkari-says-u-s-may-face-18-months-of-rolling-shutdowns
Two Pandemics Over a Century Apart Reveal the Transformation of the U.S. Workforce – Bloomberg
Today more than 80% of American workers are in services, double the share of a century ago.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-06/two-pandemics-over-a-century-apart-reveal-the-transformation-of-the-u-s-workforce
1 million people infected: How coronavirus spread around the world – BNN Bloomberg
1 million people infected: How coronavirus spread around the world – BNN Bloomberg
— Read on www.bnnbloomberg.ca/1-million-people-infected-how-coronavirus-spread-around-the-world-1.1416597