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Singapore, as a "very open" economy, must prepare for the worst from the coronavirus pandemic, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat.

Mortgage bankers warned the U.S. housing market risks a "large-scale disruption," due to efforts by the Fed that were meant to help it.

Sen. Ted Cruz said a group of nine senators recently ripped into the Saudi ambassador to the United States in a conference call over its oil price war with Russia.

Expo 2020 Dubai's steering committee has agreed to study postponing the world fair by a year following requests by member states hit by the coronavirus.

Economist Mohamed El-Erian said the sell "everything" moment for investors has passed, but he cautioned against rushing into stock indexes because he believes more volatility is ahead.

The coronavirus outbreak could affect food security as the global pandemic disrupts labor availability and the supply chain.

President Trump reversed himself after saying he wanted the country to reopen for business by Easter.

In America's shale country, budgets have been slashed, capital investment put on hold, and workers laid off.

The coronavirus pandemic will likely be a "game-changer" for energy markets, according to analysts at Goldman Sachs.

Europe and China are outpacing the U.S. in shoring up their labor markets amid the historic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, according to economists.

There were at least 723,740 reported cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, and 34,018 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.

The buildings that we live and work in are becoming increasingly sophisticated.

British tech start-ups are lobbying the government for an emergency support package to help them weather the storm of the coronavirus pandemic.

The coronavirus outbreak isn't showing any major signs of easing in Italy, where the death toll surpassed 10,000 over the weekend.

Restrictive measures on every day life in the U.K. could last for months, government officials warned Sunday, as the country enters only its second week of national lockdown.

The oil market is facing a "double crisis" with a collapse in the OPEC+ alliance affecting supply and the slowdown in the world economy crushing demand, oil guru Dan Yergin said this week.

An intensifying health crisis has meant countries around the globe have effectively had to shut down.

Asia is key for garment manufacturing and many jobs in the region will be at risk in countries like Bangladesh, Cambodia and China that are dependent on the export economy.

Investors are debating whether U.S. markets have already bottomed — or if more pain is in store.

Experts tell CNBC Make It five life lessons parents can teach children while self-isolating at home due to the coronavirus.