Latest from Jonathan Frewin

• Feb 4, 2020

  IndyCar is looking for a jump

  

  Global markets rebound Tuesday after the coronavirus spooked investors. Can Penske’s acquisition of the IndyCar series bring in viewers and, just as importantly, financial backers?

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• Feb 4, 2020

  Dem mess in Des Moines

  

  Democrats try to sort out the mess with the Iowa Caucus vote tally. What’s the status of the American health care system ahead of the State of the Union address? Coronavirus fears force Disney to shut down two major theme parks in Asia.

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• Feb 4, 2020

  World’s largest gambling center shuts casinos on coronavirus fears

  

  Macau shuts down its casinos on coronavirus concerns. Will OPEC cut oil supply as virus fears reduce demand? Air Asia becomes the subject of a bribery probe. Nigerians complain about new U.S. visa restrictions.

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• Feb 3, 2020

  A pandemic’s economic ripple

  

  China’s central bank cuts interest rates slightly as the coronavirus scare sinks stocks. U.S. markets feel the impact of that economic disruption. Even the losers of the Super Bowl get bonuses.

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• Feb 3, 2020

  Are you ready for some sick days?

  

  Coronavirus fears cause Chinese stocks to plunge following the Lunar New Year holiday. The economy is doing great, unless you ask Millennials and young people of color. Businesses adapt to people calling in sick the Monday after the Super Bowl.

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• Feb 3, 2020

  China shares plunge on coronavirus fears

  

  Coronavirus fears cause Chinese stocks to fall on the first trading day following the Lunar New Year holiday. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson lays out next steps for Brexit. Drought in Zambia means millions now rely on food aid.

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• Jan 31, 2020

  Settled status update

  

  China’s latest economic data are looking good thanks to some “creative” accounting. European bank regulators are figuring out which stress tests are the best to prognosticate a downturn. EU citizens in the U.K. navigate their post-Brexit status paperwork.

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• Jan 31, 2020

  We’re running out of money to fight an outbreak

  

  Federal funding to fight a pandemic in the U.S. will run out soon if Congress doesn’t renew the program. Brexit might force the U.K. to choose between Europe and the U.S.

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• Jan 31, 2020

  It’s Brexit day

  

  Following over 1,000 days of wrangling, the U.K. prepares to leave the E.U. Could luxury UK carmaker Aston Martin be saved by an F1 billionaire?

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• Jan 30, 2020

  There’s an appetite for a Scotch exit

  

  The Fed moves to ease banking restrictions set in the Volcker Rule. Oil companies are dealing with a lack of demand and, more recently, the coronavirus outbreak. Politicians in Scotland are looking at Brexit as a way to break away from the U.K. themselves.

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