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"The entire Pacific Rim has less than 1,000 infections a day. Having a raging epidemic is not inevitable," former FDA chief Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC.

Paris and its surrounding suburbs are to be put under "maximum alert" Monday as coronavirus cases surge in the city.

Indian ride-hailing app Ola has been stripped of its license by London transport regulator TfL over public safety concerns.

The IMF believes governments should step up public investments to support the economic recovery after the massive shock from the coronavirus pandemic.

Nvidia has announced plans to build a £40 million ($52 million) supercomputer in Cambridge, England, weeks after saying it intends to buy British rival Arm for $40 billion.

The markets are coiling and compressing as they process jarring events, with potential energy building up for eventual release.

Crowdcube and Seedrs shook up the capital markets by allowing the general public to buy shares in start-ups to help them raise money.

The president has been administered dexamethasone, a steroid that treats inflammation in Covid-19 patients, Trump physician Dr. Sean Conley said. 

Malaysia’s debt levels are set to go up, says its finance minister, as the country embarks on measures to support businesses and citizens to deal with the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Oil prices saw a rebound in Monday trade following a Friday drop as investors continue to watch for developments on U.S. President Donald Trump's health after he tested positive for the coronavirus last week.

Top business leaders say the global economy is facing its worst crisis in a hundred years, and "downside risks remain elevated" unless urgent reforms are enacted during the G-20 summit hosted by Saudi Arabia in November.

Invesco's David Chao added, however, that the extent of recovery this time around is unlikely to be on par with 2010, when China's fiscal stimulus "grabbed other Asian economies by the boot straps."

With the U.S. presidential election just over a month away, former president Barack Obama has urged citizens to cast their votes in a race that matters not only nationally but globally.

Technology companies from China have seen their businesses thrive during the coronavirus pandemic, but the country's industry is at something of a crossroads.

India's youth population is driving a boon in the country's investment landscape as millions have been piling into stock trading during the pandemic. 

Federated Hermes’ Phil Orlando signals his bull case may be on borrowed time.

Sean Conley said Trump's medical team had begun treating the president with dexamethasone, a steroid that has shown promise for critically ill patients but may cause harm to those with less severe cases of Covid-19. 

The NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll found voters thought Biden did a better job than Trump in last week's 2020 presidential debate.

President Donald Trump's oxygen level fell rapidly Friday morning, fueling concerns about his health, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said Saturday night.

Recent events have contributed to Chinese confidence that their single-party, autocratic system – for all its failings and inefficiencies – is better designed to provide public needs and political stability than the disorder of American and Western democracy.