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Medicare will cover coronavirus tests. Here's how to get one if you think you have symptoms

Medicare will cover coronavirus tests. Here's how to get one if you think you have symptoms

With older folks considered high-risk for contracting the new coronavirus and developing complications from it, here's what you should know about getting tested.

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Cramer: I'm more comfortable buying stocks after Trump acknowledged coronavirus stimulus need

Cramer: I'm more comfortable buying stocks after Trump acknowledged coronavirus stimulus need

"One of the things that really made things better today is this was a recognition that things have to be done. That was very reassuring," CNBC's Jim Cramer said Tuesday.

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Orders sink for Italy's luxury suppliers as virus spreads - sources

Orders sink for Italy's luxury suppliers as virus spreads - sources

By Silvia Ognibene, Riccardo Bastianello, Silvia Aloisi



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ESG Risk Comes Into Focus Companies focus on their ESG risks to build profitability for the long term.

ESG Risk Comes Into Focus Companies focus on their ESG risks to build profitability for the long term.

Morningstar | Travis Miller, Tancrède Fulop, and Seth Sherwood | March 9, 2020 Companies today face unprecedented risks as stakeholders demand accountability and transparency in how corporations approach the environment; attend to the well-being of their workers, customers, and neighbors; and govern themselves in an ethical way. To Morningstar, these factors—environmental, social, and governance—come down

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Dirty money: The case against using cash during the coronavirus outbreak

Dirty money: The case against using cash during the coronavirus outbreak

CNN Business | Samantha Murphy Kelly | March 7, 2020 New York (CNN Business)The ongoing spread of coronavirus is forcing institutions around the world to rethink one particularly germy surface that most consumers touch every day: cash. On Friday, South Korea's central bank said it was taking all banknotes out of circulation for two weeks --

6 years ago
Twitter grants Elliott board seat, Silver Lake invests $1 billion

Twitter grants Elliott board seat, Silver Lake invests $1 billion

Twitter Inc announced a deal with Elliott Management and private equity firm Silver Lake on Monday, handing both board seats after a month in which activist investors were said to be pushing for the removal of Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey.



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IMF says governments should offer cash transfers, tax relief to ease coronavirus effects

IMF says governments should offer cash transfers, tax relief to ease coronavirus effects

Government policymakers will need to implement “substantial” targeted fiscal, monetary and financial market measures to combat the economic impact from the rapidly spreading coronavirus, International Monetary Fund chief economist Gita Gopinath said on Monday.



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Saudi Aramco shares dive, Gulf debt markets hit as oil drops

Saudi Aramco shares dive, Gulf debt markets hit as oil drops

Saudi Aramco shares fell by as much as 10% on Monday, dropping below their December listing price after Saudi Arabia and Russia said they would raise oil production in a battle for market share, sending crude prices down by a third.



6 years ago
Wall Street trade halted as S&P hits down limit

Wall Street trade halted as S&P hits down limit

Trading on U.S. stock exchanges was halted immediately after opening on Monday, as the S&P 500 fell 7%, triggering an automatic 15 minute cutout put in place after the 2008-9 financial crisis.



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Business picks up pace in China, but global virus spread may slow recovery

Business picks up pace in China, but global virus spread may slow recovery

China's business and travel activities are steadily recovering after being disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak, but rapidly rising infections globally will pose a challenge to the country's broader economic resumption.



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Oil suffers rout after Saudi Arabia fires first shot of price war

Oil suffers rout after Saudi Arabia fires first shot of price war

Losing more than a quarter of their value, oil prices were set on Monday for their biggest daily rout since the first Gulf War, after Saudi Arabia cut its official prices in a market already reeling from the impact of the coronavirus on global demand.



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Saudi Aramco shares open 10% lower as the oil price crumbles

Saudi Aramco shares open 10% lower as the oil price crumbles

Shares in Saudi Aramco plunged 10% in opening trade on Monday, following a sharp drop in oil prices after Saudi Arabia slashed its official selling prices for crude and set out plans for a dramatic increase in oil production next month.



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Tesco to return $6.6 billion to shareholders after sale of Thai, Malaysia assets

Tesco to return $6.6 billion to shareholders after sale of Thai, Malaysia assets

Britain's Tesco plans to return $6.6 billion to shareholders after agreeing to sell its supermarket businesses in Thailand and Malaysia to Charoen Pokphand Group for an enterprise value of $10.6 billion.



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World stocks sink on coronavirus shock, oil price crash

World stocks sink on coronavirus shock, oil price crash

Global share markets plunged on Monday as panicked investors fled to the safety of bonds and the yen to hedge the economic trauma of the coronavirus, while oil plunged more than 30% after Saudi Arabia opened the taps in a price war with Russia.



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Amazon launches business selling automated checkout to retailers

Amazon launches business selling automated checkout to retailers

Amazon.com Inc on Monday is set to announce a new business line selling the technology behind its cashier-less convenience stores to other retailers, the company told Reuters.



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