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Coronavirus Death Toll at More Than 490
Feb.04 -- The coronavirus death toll is nearing 500 now, with infections over 24,000. The province at the center of the outbreak reporting yet more fatalities. This comes as Top White House Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow says that the...
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Assessing the Health of Japan's Economy
Feb.16 -- Jesper Koll, chief executive officer of WisdomTree Japan, talks about the economy, the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and policies. The economy shrank by the most in more than five years last quarter, fueling recession...
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Dubai Moves to Shield Prized Emirates Airline From Virus Fallout
Apr.01 -- The coronavirus has forced state-owned airline Emirates to suspend operations. The Dubai government is quickly swooping in to protect its most important growth engine. Bloomberg’s Layan Odeh reports on “Bloomberg Daybreak:...
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Nobel Laureate Doherty on Coronavirus, Lockdowns, Vaccines
May.03 -- Peter Doherty, a researcher who won a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1996 for discovering how the immune system recognizes virus-infected cells, talks about the covid-19. The patron and namesake of the Peter Doherty...
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China Says Coronavirus Cases Rise to 80,151, Death Toll Climbs to 2,943
Mar.02 -- China reports 125 additional coronavirus cases by end of March 2, bringing the total case count to 80,151, according to statement from China’s National Health Commission. The country’s total death toll rises by 31 to 2,943. Tom...
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Deutsche Post Sees 'Encouraging Signs' While Virus Impact Not Over: CEO
Mar.10 -- Deutsche Post AG Chief Executive Officer Frank Appel discusses how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting the company and the outlook for freight markets. The German mail operator, which owns the DHL express-package and freight...
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Pence Self-Isolating After Aide Tests Positive for Covid-19
May.10 -- Vice President Mike Pence is self-isolating away from the White House following his press secretary’s diagnosis of Covid-19 on Friday, according to three people familiar with the situation. Yvonne Man reports on "Bloomberg...
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California to Issue Guidelines for Some Reopenings: Governor Newsom
May.04 -- California Governor Gavin Newsom discusses the steps toward reopening as the state plans to start loosening its lockdown Friday. Newsom also says individual counties could relax stay-at-home rules even further, if they are...
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Fed's Powell Says U.S. Economy Faces Unprecedented Risks
May.13 -- Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says the U.S. economy faces unprecedented downside risks that could do lasting damage to households and businesses if fiscal and monetary policy makers don’t rise to the challenge. He speaks...
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Austria's Kurz on Lockdown, Virus Impact, Italy's Debt
May.12 -- Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz discusses the country's coronavirus lockdown and its impact on the economy. He also comments on Italy’s debt load and his view that Austria's neighbor, and second-biggest trading partner,...
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Commerzbank 'Confident' Will See Recovery in Valuation Results: CFO
May.13 -- Commerzbank AG Chief Financial Officer Bettina Orlopp talks about the company's financial results, outlook and strategy. The Frankfurt-based lender took a 479 million-euro ($520 million) hit to deal with the fallout from the...
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China to Support Markets as Coronavirus Spreads
Feb.02 -- China has pledged support for its financial markets that are scheduled to reopen Monday following the extended Lunar New Year break as the coronavirus outbreak shows no signs of slowing. Selina Wang reports on "Bloomberg Markets."
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China’s Total Coronavirus Confirmed Cases Rise to 72,436
Feb.17 -- China said there were 1,807 new cases of coronavirus and 93 deaths in Hubei on Monday, the center of the outbreak, bringing the total number of cases in the stricken province to nearly 60,000. Bloomberg’s Tom Mackenzie reports...
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Hong Kong Heads for First Back-to-Back Recessions on Record
Feb.18 -- Hong Kong is heading for its first back-to-back annual recessions on record, as the coronavirus shutdown cripples an economy already battered by months of political unrest. The jobless rate rose to 3.4% in January for a fourth...
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California Monitoring 8,400 for Signs of Exposure, Governor Says
Feb.27 -- U.S. authorities have moved to expand testing for the coronavirus as California says it is monitoring more than 8,000 people for signs of exposure. Bloomberg’s David Baker reports on “Bloomberg Markets: Asia.”
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Xi Warns Virus May Impact China’s Stability
Feb.04 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping called on all officials to quickly work together to contain a deadly new virus at a rare meeting of top leaders, saying the outcome would directly impact social stability in the country. Selina Wang...
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Tech Mahindra CEO on Coronavirus Impact, Challenges, Share Buyback
Apr.03 -- C.P. Gurnani, chief executive officer and managing director at Tech Mahindra Ltd., discusses how coronavirus is impacting business, the challenges the firm is facing and the possibility of a share buyback. He speaks on...
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Foodpanda Sees 'Very Large Opportunity' in Japan
Sep.17 -- Jakob Angele, chief executive officer for Asia-Pacific at meal-delivery firm Foodpanda, a fully-owned subsidiary of Berlin-based Delivery Hero AG, talks about its entry into the Japanese market, demand for its services in the...
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China’s Race for First Covid-19 Vaccine Raises Safety Questions
Nov.02 -- China’s drug makers are racing to leapfrog other pharma firms in developing a coronavirus vaccine. But that speed is raising questions about how stringently they’re vetting and reporting potential safety issues. Bloomberg’s...
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Democrats Crafting New Stimulus Bill
Sep.24 -- House Democrats are reportedly working on yet another version of their stimulus proposal and they may be ready to return to the negotiating table as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin say they are...
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Russia to Miss Virus Vaccine Goal Amid Production Hurdles: Minister
Oct.15 -- Denis Manturov, the Minister who is overseeing Russia's vaccine production, says the country is going to miss its target of making 30 million doses of an experimental Covid-19 vaccine this year due to setbacks maintaining the...
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EU’s Record Bond Issuance
Oct.12 -- Johannes Hahn, the European Union’s commissioner for budget and administration, discusses bond issuance and the EU’s recovery fund. He speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: European Open.”
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Trump Tweets About Being ‘Immune’ to Covid-19
Oct.11 -- President Donald Trump on Sunday pitched what he called his post-infection immunity to Covid-19 as an advantage over Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Bloomberg’s Ros Krasny reports on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia.”
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Pence: Stop Undermining Confidence in a Vaccine
Oct.07 -- Vice President Michael Pence talks about the potential for a coronavirus vaccine. He speaks at the vice-presidential debate in Salt Lake City.