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Which Companies Benefit Most During the Virus Lockdown?
Apr.16 -- There will be consolidation in certain sectors and winners will emerge, says Isabelle Toledano-Koutsouris, head of private capital markets at UBS. She speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: European Open” in a conversation about how...
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No ‘Business As Usual’ With China After Virus, U.K. Says
Apr.17 -- U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who is standing in for Boris Johnson as the prime minister recovers from Covid-19, said it could no longer be “business as usual” with China when the coronavirus pandemic is over, the latest...
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Spain's Economy Could Shrink 12.4% in 2020, Forecast Says
Apr.20 -- Spain’s gross domestic product could contract this year by more than 12% in a worst-case-scenario forecast by the country’s central bank, the first official figures that spell out the potential toll of the coronavirus pandemic...
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World in 'Silent Economy,' Aletheia Capital's Walker Says
Apr.22 -- Jim Walker, chief economist at Aletheia Capital, discusses how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting economies and policies, and explains why he thinks fiscal stimulus plans are ineffective if they concentrate on adding demand....
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McConnell, Schumer Discuss $484 Billion Interim Stimulus Package
Apr.21 -- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer talk about the $484 billion pandemic relief package that was passed Tuesday to bolster a tapped-out small business aid program, pay for coronavirus...
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AstraZeneca to Start Covid-19 Testing This Week
Apr.29 -- AstraZeneca Plc plans to start Covid-19 testing this week, says Chief Executive Officer Pascal Soriot. He made the comments on "Bloomberg Surveillance" after the company maintained its earnings outlook for the year as...
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Porsche Is Reopening China Dealerships
Mar.03 -- Porsche Chief Executive Officer Oliver Blume discusses the transformation to electric engines, competition with Tesla Inc., and the impact of the coronavirus on China sales. He speaks from Stuttgart, Germany, on "Bloomberg...
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Fitch Has Been Cutting Growth Forecasts for Asia Economies: Schwartz
Apr.26 -- Stephen Schwartz, head of Asia-Pacific sovereigns at Fitch Ratings Inc., discusses how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting the region's economies. He speaks with Haidi Stroud-Watts and Shery Ahn on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia."
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Trump Seeks Quick FDA Approvals of Covid-19 Treatments
Apr.29 -- President Trump says he wants to see quick Food and Drug Administration approvals on drugs that work and that recent Gilead Sciences Inc. coronavirus-drug trial results are a “building block.” The Trump administration is...
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Jim Beam Whisky Maker Says Sales Are Slipping Down
Apr.01 -- Takeshi Niinami, president and chief executive officer at Suntory Holdings Ltd., discusses the impact of coronavirus on the business and the challenges he’s facing in the work from home environment. He speaks exclusively on...
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New York City Virus Deaths Top 1,000
Mar.31 -- The coronavirus death toll in New York City has surged past 1,000, while the reported number of cases in the entire state surpasses that of the original epicenter in China. More than 160,000 people in the U.S. are now infected....
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China Reveals Symptom-Free Cases
Mar.31 -- China has revealed the number of people with the coronavirus, but who don’t have symptoms. The National Health Commission says that it has put more than 1,500 symptom-free cases under observation as of Monday, providing a...
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Virus Deaths Accelerate in Italy, Spain and France
Apr.02 -- The numbers out of Europe showing the rate of virus infection in Italy slowed after three weeks of lockdown, but the number of deaths rising again to 760. Spain and France are also seeing a rise in fatalities. Bloomberg’s...
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WHO: Discussing New Mission to Seek Source of Covid-19 in China
May.06 -- Maria Van Kerkhove, a World Health Organization epidemiologist, says the United Nations agency is considering a new mission to seek the source of the coronavirus in China. She speaks at a press briefing in Geneva.
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U.S. Virus Cases Top 4 Million; Infections Doubled in Six Weeks
Jul.24 -- As U.S. coronavirus cases pass 4 million, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Professor and Virologist Andrew Pekosz says there is a "systemic issue going on across the country" in the way the spread of Covid-19 is...
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Asia’s Economy to Shrink for First Time Since 1960s: ADB
Sep.15 -- Yasuyuki Sawada, chief economist of the Asian Development Bank, explains why the multilateral lender lowered its forecast for the region’s gross domestic product for this year to a contraction of 0.7% from its June’s projection...
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BASF Expects China Supply Chain Issues in Next Few Weeks
Feb.28 -- The chemical industry became the latest sector to be hit by the coronavirus after German giant BASF SE warned the outbreak could lead to the lowest growth in production since the financial crisis more than a decade ago. BASF...
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Wizz Air CEO Sees Aviation's Virus Disruption Limited to 3 or 4 Months
Jan.29 -- Wizz Air Holdings Plc Chief Executive Officer Jozsef Varadi discusses earnings and the impact of the expanding coronavirus outbreak on global airlines. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance" after Eastern Europe’s biggest...
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Fauci Says U.S. Testing System for Coronavirus Is `A Failing'
Mar.12 -- Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told lawmakers Thursday that the U.S. testing system for coronavirus is “a failing” and not yet ready to ramp up to test more Americans. “The...
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Florida Governor: Cases Jumping as Youths Socialize
Jun.28 -- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis points to young people out with friends as the main cause for accelerating infection rates in the State. He speaks at a press briefing in Pensacola. (Excerpts)
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Australia's Victoria State Records 723 New Virus Cases
Jul.29 -- Daniel Andrews, premier of Australia's Victoria, says the state recorded 723 new Covid-19 cases, a record for the country. He also says mask-wearing would be mandatory across the state, extending the order from just Melbourne,...
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Singapore's Zilingo Says Fashion Tech Starup Cut Jobs Amid Pandemic
May.07 -- Ankiti Bose, chief executive officer of Zilingo, a Singapore-based fashion technology platform backed by Temasek Holdings Pte, discusses how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting her business. Zilingo was valued at $970 million...
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Treasury Wine CEO: Demand in China Recovering 'Strongly'
Aug.13 -- Tim Ford, chief executive officer of Australia's Treasury Wine Estates Ltd., discusses how the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting his business. Its full-year profit fell 25% while its shares rose as much as 15% Thursday on signs of...
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Trump Turns Up Pressure to Open Schools
Aug.12 -- President Donald Trump turns up pressure to open America’s schools by hosting an event featuring parents, educators and researchers at the White House promoting in-person learning. (Excerpts)