More than 2,000 people have died in the United States after testing positive for the novel coronavirus, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
The death toll amounted to 2201 while those who were confirmed to have contracted the disease (...)
US President Donald Trump said he was considering a quarantine as early as today for coronavirus hotspots in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
He told reporters that he had spoken with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, among others, and (...)
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Asian stocks were mixed Thursday, AP reported.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 fell 4.5% to 18,664.60 and the Shanghai Composite Index dropped 0.6% to 2,765.66. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong declined 0.9% to 23,313.16.
The Kospi in Seoul lost 0.9% to 1,688.12 and (...)
U.S. stocks surged for a third consecutive session Thursday, The Dow Jones industrial average rose 1,352, or 6.4 percent, to 22,552.17.
The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 154.51, or 6.2 percent, to 2,630.07.
The technology-heavy Nasdaq (...)
Shares rose in Asia on Wednesday, AP reported.
Japan's Nikkei 225 index jumped 8%, while Hong Kong added 3.3% and Sydney climbed 5.5%. Markets across Asia were all up more than 2%.
Tokyo's Nikkei closed at 19,546.63, while the Hang Seng rose to (...)
U.S. stocks were mostly higher Wednesday, The Dow Jones industrial average rose 495.64, or 2.4 percent, to 21,200.55.
The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 28.23, or 1.15 percent, to 2,475.56.
The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index fell (...)
Asian stock markets gained Tuesday, AP reported.
The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo rose 5.9% to 17,884.57 and Seoul's Kospi gained 5.9% to 1,571.00. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 1.1% to 2,688.40.
The Hang Seng in Hong Kong was 3.8% higher at 22,513.57 (...)
U.S. stocks rebounded aggressively from a three-year low Tuesday, with the Dow industrials posting their biggest daily surge since October 2008, as investors hoped U.S. lawmakers were nearing agreement on stimulus legislation to rescue the economy (...)
U.S. futures slipped more than 3% on Monday and share benchmarks in many world markets logged sharp losses as governments tightened restrictions to fight the coronavirus pandemic, AP reported.
Stocks fell in Paris, Frankfurt and London after a (...)
Emirates, one of the world's biggest international airlines, is suspending all flights to France, Germany, Nigeria, New York and New Jersey due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to internal emails seen by Reuters.
The airline has already (...)
Major Asian stock markets rose on Wednesday, AP reported.
The Shanghai Composite Index rose 1.3% to 2,814.70 and the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo gained 1.9% to 17,342.71. Hong Kong's Hang Seng added 0.5% to 23,384.51. The Kospi in Seoul gained 0.5% to (...)
The Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations, Ambassador Abdullah bin Yahya Al-Maalami, here today met with Director of the Representative Office in New York to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), (...)
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, welcomed the Child Protection Code, which emphasizes that children associated with armed groups should be considered primarily as victims and (...)
U.S. stocks fell sharply Wednesday, The Dow Jones industrial average fell 1,338, or 6.3 percent, to 19,898.92.
The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 131.09, or 5.2 percent, to 2,398.10.
The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index fell 344.94, (...)
U.S. stocks plunged Monday—suffering their worst day since the "Black Monday" market crash in 1987—even after the Federal Reserve (Fed) began a massive monetary stimulus campaign to limit slowing economic growth amid the coronavirus (...)
Asian stock markets fell Monday, AP reported.
The Shanghai Composite Index declined to 2,818.94 and the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo sank to 17,002.04. The Kospi in Seoul lost 2.1% to 1,733.64. In Sydney, the S&P-ASX 200 fell to 5,002.00. Hong Kong's Hang (...)
U.S. stocks plummeted again Thursday, with the three major indexes losing more than 9 percent.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 2,352, or 10 percent, to 21,200.95.
The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 260.75, or 9.5 percent, to (...)
Delegations of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to the United Nations delivered here yesterday a copy of agreement on dividing the Neutral Zone to the United Nations, which was signed by Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Minister of (...)
Stocks across the globe bounced back on Friday but hopes of more central bank stimulus and government spending went only so far and indexes were set to post large weekly drops after days of pandemic-related panic-selling across markets.
Volatility (...)
The coronavirus-induced sell-off reached a new low Wednesday—with the Dow industrials falling into a bear market and the Standard & Poor's 500 and Nasdaq nearly reaching that level—as Wall Street considered the rapid spread of COVID-19 as well as (...)
Mini Committee of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the membership of Turkey, Bangladesh, Malaysia, and Indonesia, and the OIC Observer Mission to the United Nations held yesterday evening a meeting (...)
Asian shares plunged Thursday, AP reported.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 dived 4.9% to 18,468.99. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 dropped 6.6% to 5,348.60. South Korea's Kospi dipped 4.7% to 1,815.98. Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 3.8% to 24,269.06, while the (...)
The Deputy Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations, Dr. Khalid bin Muhammad Manzalawi, here today met with the Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of India to the United Nations, Ambassador Nagaraj (...)
