China isn’t a country that cares a lot about human lives or human rights. Their #1 focus is economic growth and progress. So, I was a little surprised when I first heard about China’s draconian policies about containing the coronavirus epidemic. Just a few w…
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Month: March 2020
Coronavirus causes ‘upheaval and uncertainty’ for toy manufacturers
Photograph: Reuters It feels like a rollercoaster, but the dip down is followed by another dip down, said Jay Foreman, chief executive of Basic Fun, a toy distributor in Boca Raton, as the coronavirus outbreak started to play havoc with his business. Were wa…
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Coronavirus: US reports fourth case of infection of unknown origin
US health officials reported on February 28 a fourth case of novel coronavirus of unknown origin, indicating the disease was spreading in the country. The latest case is a boy under 18 in Washington State who tested “presumptive positive”, local authorities …
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Elon Musk calls this a ‘powerful, powerful way of thinking’—but is ‘hard to do.’ Here’s how it works
From building PayPal and SpaceX to running one of the world’s most disruptive automobile companies, Elon Musk has a number of impressive accomplishments under his belt. And he’s only 48 years old. In a 2013 TED talk, the billionaire entrepreneur revealed his…
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China data portends more punishment for bruised stock markets – Investing.com
By David Randall, Lewis Krauskopf and April Joyner NEW YORK (Reuters) – World stock markets should fall further on Monday after a record contraction in China’s manufacturing and service sectors because of the coronavirus outbreak, illustrating the massive po…
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