Indian economy to contract sharply as pandemic cripples activity - S&P

12 minutes ago | RT | 3 articles

The impact of the coronavirus crisis on the Indian economy will be severe, according to S&P Global Ratings. It said on Thursday the country's economy will shrink five percent...
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World shares mostly higher after Wall Street rally

23 minutes ago | Stl Today

BANGKOK - Global markets were mostly higher on Thursday as investors pinned their hopes on an economic rebound from the coronavirus pandemic.
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How Can I Get It? The Evidence on Virus Transmission

28 minutes ago | Washington Post | 2 articles

World Health Organization officials have said since February that the new coronavirus that causes Covid-19 spreads in most cases via virus-containing droplets emitted when an...
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5 things to know for May 28: Coronavirus, Hong Kong, Twitter, health, climate

39 minutes ago | Stl Today | 7 articles

The Most Magical Place on Earth is planning its comeback: Disney World plans to start reopening its parks in July.
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Mohamed El-Erian compared coronavirus stimulus packages to a poker game, and warned policymakers going 'all in' could backfire

43 minutes ago | Business Insider

Global economic stimulus packages have rapidly been used in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, but an "all in" approach is not sustainable, famed economist Mohamed...
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How to grow your Instagram audience as a team

49 minutes ago | Inman

Mauricio Umansky shares how his team grew The Agency's Instagram account to be one of the most-followed residential real estate accounts in the world.
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Global stocks bounce as investors shrug off approval of China's new draconian law on Hong Kong, and look to 'galactic' coronavirus stimulus

55 minutes ago | Business Insider | 5 articles

Most global stocks rose on Thursday, shrugging off the approval of a new security law in Hong Kong, which many fear will allow Beijing to rule the semi-autonomous region with...
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Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Lost 70% In 3 Months: Can It Recover?

1 hour ago | Forbes

Considering how Covid-19 spread on cruise liner Diamond Princess, and the measures taken by governments all over the world, the entire cruise line industry is on its knees with...
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Hong Kong's business hub status imperiled by security law

1 hour ago | Chron | 5 articles

HONG KONG - A national security law proposed by China could imperil Hong Kong's status as one of the world's best places to do business. The law, approved Thursday in Beijing...
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A Soccer Player's Lessons From The ‘World's Most Competitive Industry'

1 hour ago | Forbes

Keynote speaker and former Premier League player Paul McVeigh wants other athletes to know there is a path after playing.
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Stocks continue to rally despite China-Hong Kong tensions and mounting...

This is the web version of the Bull Sheet, Fortune's no-BS daily newsletter on the markets. Sign up to receive it in your inbox here . Good morning, Bull Sheeters. How's this... Read more ...

China passes landmark legislation to force national security laws in Hong...

China passed new national security legislation for Hong Kong on Thursday in a major blow to the city's autonomy. The proposal was voted on by the annual and largely... Read more ...

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn dumped all of his Hertz shares at an almost...

Carl Icahn dumped his 39% stake in Hertz at a loss of nearly $2 billion on Tuesday. The billionaire investor sold his 55.3 million shares for less than $40 million after the... Read more ...

These are 10 European startups born out of the COVID-19 pandemic

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, online small businesses are booming in the UK. Everything from food delivery services to entrepreneurship lessons for kids is launching... Read more ...

Asia Today: Virus cases jump again in South Korea, India

BANGKOK - South Korea on Thursday reported its biggest jump in coronavirus cases in more than 50 days, a setback that could erase some of its hard-won gains. Health officials... Read more ...

10 things in tech you need to know today

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Thursday. Trump will sign an executive order 'pertaining to social media' on Thursday, shortly after he accused... Read more ...

A new poll shows one in 5 people would refuse a COVID-19 vaccine as...

A new AP-NORC poll published Wednesday revealed about one in five people would refuse a coronavirus vaccine, and only about half of Americans would get the vaccination, as... Read more ...

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey responds to criticism after dustup over adding...

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey responded to criticism from President Donald Trump and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a series of tweets Wednesday night. Trump lashed out at Twitter... Read more ...

Boeing restarted 737 Max production just hours after saying it would lay off...

Boeing has resumed production of the 737 Max , the same day it announced it was laying off nearly 7,000 workers. The plane was grounded worldwide in March 2019, and production... Read more ...

More than 100,000 people have died of COVID-19 in the US, which is...

The US surpassed 100,000 deaths due to the novel coronavirus on Wednesday. That's the equivalent of the entire population of Edison, New Jersey dying. More than 4,000 US cities... Read more ...