Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson on Thursday complained to Fox News’ Sean Hannity that President Donald Trump is not receiving enough credit for being “incredibly courageous” in his handling of
Continue reading »Covid boost for spread-betting firm run by ex-Tory party treasurer
CMC Markets, the financial spread-betting firm run by city tycoon Peter Cruddas, said business has boomed in the first quarter this year as the coronavirus wrought havoc on global financial
Continue reading »Tucker Carlson Gripes About Putting Health Experts In Charge Of Coronavirus
Fox News host Tucker Carlson suggested on Thursday that public health experts were to blame for the government’s bungling of the coronavirus pandemic. In a diatribe on “Tucker Carlson Tonight,”
Continue reading »Coronavirus is hitting the travel industry hard
Hong Kong (CNN Business)Cathay Pacific (CPCAY) is used to carrying about 100,000 daily passengers. At one point this week, it flew just 582 customers in a day. The is the
Continue reading »Saudis Face Pricing Dilemma as Oil War Enters Second Month
Vanishing demand and alternative grades at never-seen-before prices are fueling expectations that Saudi Aramco will need to price its crude at aggressively low levels this month to keep its customers
Continue reading »ADB Cuts Developing Asia’s Growth Outlook Sharply On Covid-19 Impact
The Asian Development Bank cut its growth projection for developing Asia due to the effects of the novel coronavirus, or covid-19 pandemic. In the Asian Development Outlook, released Friday, the
Continue reading »Dr. Sanjay Gupta Boggles At Georgia Governor’s ‘Inexcusable’ Coronavirus Ignorance
Dr. Sanjay Gupta harshly criticized Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) on Thursday after Kemp defended his delayed response to the coronavirus pandemic by claiming he’d just learned that the virus
Continue reading »White House To Advise Americans To Wear Face Masks Due To Coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is formalizing new guidance to recommend that many, if not almost all, Americans wear face coverings when leaving home, in an effort to slow
Continue reading »Trump’s Labor Department Takes A Hacksaw To Coronavirus Paid Sick Leave
What started out as a valiant effort to provide Americans with paid sick leave during an unprecedented health care crisis has ended with a paltry measure that will barely cover
Continue reading »Hostplus, Rest slash valuations of unlisted assets
The $54 billion superannuation fund representing the hospitality and tourism industries has slashed the valuations of unlisted investments on its books which represent up to 30 per cent of member
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