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  • Fed makes emergency moves
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    Fed cuts interest rates by half a percentage point. Amazon cracks down on those selling COVID-19-related products at inflated prices. Quebec, Canada, as a potential giant storage battery to fight climate change.

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  • What effect will cutting interest rates have on the global economy?
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    G-7 leaders hold an emergency call on how to lift the global economy amid virus threats. What COVID-19 is doing to supply chains. And what travel insurance will and will not cover.

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  • Australia cuts interest rates
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    Australia’s central bank cuts interest rates. The airline industry asks regulators to suspend rules on takeoff and landing slots. Paris could ban patio heaters due to climate concerns.

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  • A subway car full of passengers is seen on Feb. 28, 2020 in Milan, Italy.
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    U.S. 10-year interest rate probes new lows. Worker sick days in the context of COVID-19. Travel industry grapples with cancellations, changes amid the outbreak.

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  • This picture taken on March 2, 2020 shows a screen with a graphic updates on the progress of the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak around the world, on March 2, 2020.
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    Fresh economic forecasting from the OECD points to global growth slowdown. Market volatility beyond the coronavirus. The British food industry adapts to veganism.

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  • A couple wearing protective face mask walks past an electronic quotation board displaying share prices of Bangkok Stock Exchange in Bangkok on Feb. 29, 2020.
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    Financial markets open higher after losses last week. British negotiators arrive in Brussels to begin talks about a new trade deal with the EU. Overnight sleeper trains in Europe are making a comeback.

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  • We're on track for the week with the biggest stock losses since the 2008 financial crisis.
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    Stock indices and bond yields are falling again on Friday. S&P 500 sees its fastest correction in history. One drug with the potential to fight coronavirus already in the development pipeline.

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  • Screens show drops in stock prices on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on February 27, 2020 in New York City.
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    A global recession on the horizon? An official reading on consumer spending. The worst day for the Dow since February 2018.

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  • Vietnam Airlines staff wear protective suits as they disinfect a plane at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi.
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    COVID-19 coronavirus weighs heavily on global markets. Airlines and hotels hit hard as cancellations mount. The important difference between points and percentages in the stock markets.

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  • Bank of America has cut its global growth forecast for 2020 to 2.8%, which would be the lowest reading since 2009.
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    Can economic policymakers compensate for this virus? Housing shortages move to the heartland. Contrary to Keynes’ prediction, the American workweek is still really long.

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