China

A growing number of imported coronavirus cases in China, where the epidemic originated in December, risked fanning a second wave of infections when domestic transmissions had “basically been stopped”, a senior health official said on Sunday.

China said on March 18 it was revoking the press accreditations of all American journalists in the China bureaus of the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post.

Their earnings sank 38 percent from the prior year to 410.7 billion yuan ($58.15 billion), according to China’s National Bureau of Statistics. The data from January and February are combined to smooth the impact of the Chinese Lunar New Year.

The U.S. alleges Huawei gear could be used by Beijing to spy globally, which Huawei has repeatedly denied

Xi told Trump that China was willing to support the U.S.in dealing with the coronavirus

China says it is temporarily barring most foreigners from entering the country as it seeks to curb the number of imported coronavirus cases.

Chinese authorities said Tuesday they will end a two-month lockdown of most of coronavirus-hit Hubei province at midnight, as domestic cases of what has become a global pandemic subside.

China is planning to inject $7 trillion into its economy in the aftermath of the coronavirus. However, among the projects the plan is said to include are coal-fired power plants, which has sparked criticism among detractors

Streets, squares and highways were deserted in large parts of the world Saturday as curfews and lockdowns multiplied in the face of a rapidly advancing virus that is severely straining many health systems.

The Trump administration pointed to Chinese officials as being responsible for delaying information about the early days of the coronavirus outbreak.

Coronavirus cases could have been reduced by 95 percent had China responded to the outbreak just three weeks earlier.

Factories in China, struggling to reopen after the coronavirus shut down the economy, face a new threat from U.S. anti-disease controls.

The Chinese city of Wuhan reported no new homegrown infections.

Italy registered 2,978 deaths on Wednesday after another 475 people died.

The NYSE said it will temporarily close its trading floor and move to all-electronic trading beginning Monday

President Trump tweeted at Americans who are facing economic hardship caused by the pandemic that "the onslaught of the Chinese Virus is not your fault."

Wall Street rebounded on Tuesday following President Trump's promise of aid to get the U.S. economy through the coronavirus outbreak

Urban investment and retail sales also fell sharply

BERLIN — Spain prepared to declare a state of emergency on Saturday and Italy tightened its lockdown by closing down parks, while Denmark and Poland became the latest countries to shut their borders to most travelers in a bid to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.

Gains in equity futures contracts have been capped at 5 percent during overnight trading under rules imposed after the "flash crash" of 2010.