Business Recorder

NEW YORK: Florida has registered more than 15,000 new cases of coronavirus in a day, easily breaking a record for a...

• The state also recorded a one-day toll of 45 deaths attributed to COVID-19.

• With the virus setting new records by the day in many parts of the country, a top health official warned that "everything should be on the table" and even US President Donald Trump wore a mask in public for the first time.

• President Trump's decision to commute the sentence of top campaign advisor Roger Stone is an act of staggering corruption, Nancy Pelosi tweeted.

• California has confirmed more than 300,000 coronavirus cases and over 6,800 deaths from the disease.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump headed to coronavirus-stricken Florida on Friday to attend a campaign...

• As he jetted into Florida for a campaign fundraiser -- ignoring health advice about the dangers of large gatherings -- Trump warned of frayed ties with the Asian nation where the virus emerged late last year.

• The Canadian Coalition for Genetic Fairness, bringing together 15 groups, challenged the appellate ruling in the Supreme Court.

• In the 12 months to June, Brazil recorded 2.13% inflation, roughly in line with a Reuters poll of economists which had predicted prices would increase by 2.16%.
• Annual inflation is well below the central bank's official 2020 target of 4.0%, even allowing for the margin of 1.5 percentage point allowed on either side of that figure.

• "It's a pleasant high-side surprise," Doug Porter, chief economist at BMO Capital Markets. "It's a big step in the right direction."
• Employment in the goods producing sector rose by 158,600, while the services sector gained a record 794,400 positions.

WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday took its first major action to stop "horrific" abuses against China's...

• Biden's plan relies on what the campaign described as the "full power of the federal government to bolster American industrial and technological strength."

• Guterres said the region could see a stunning 9.1 percent drop in GDP, the worst in a century.

• The decline in the latest week slowed the four-week moving average to 1.44 million.
• 18 million remained on the jobless rolls through the week ended June 27.

WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday passed another grim coronavirus milestone with three million confirmed...

NEW YORK: Donald Trump's niece describes the US president as a lying narcissist who was shaped by his domineering...

• TikTok is led by an American CEO, with hundreds of employees and key leaders across safety, security, product, and public policy here in the US.

NEW YORK: A centerpiece of US President Donald Trump's economic relief program was under renewed scrutiny Tuesday...

• "We need to reopen the schools. We can do this safely. We need to commit to it and we need just to get it done," Redfield said.

• Wray issued the unusual appeal in an address to a think tank in which he reiterated US charges that China is using espionage, cyber theft, blackmail.
• The families of those who refuse to return are threatened and some have been arrested in China "for leverage," he said.

• Novavax shares jumped 35% in premarket trade.
• What this Warp Speed award does is it pays for production of 100 million doses, which would be delivered starting in the fourth quarter of this year.

WASHINGTON: The Supreme Court ruled Monday that US states have the right to remove and punish members of the...

WASHINGTON: Protesters in the US city of Baltimore pulled down a statue of Christopher Columbus on Saturday, local...

UTAH: Former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Tyson Brummett was among four killed when a small plane he was piloting...

• Admissions of new permanent residents from Hong Kong jumped 75.7% in January and February 2020 compared to the previous year.
• Beijing imposed the legislation on Hong Kong this week despite protests from Hong Kongers and Western nations.

• The panel made a last-minute revision taking out an earlier proposal which would have required online platforms to enable law enforcement access to encrypted materials or face losing any liability protection.

• His cheering drew a sharp rebuke from former vice president Joe Biden, who is challenging Trump in the November election and said there is little to celebrate with the economy still in a dire state.

• "And we hope therefore, that there will also be gestures from Europe to have a much more objective position on the events in our country," he said.

• It is only three days since Menem, who was president from 1989-99, was discharged after two weeks in hospital receiving treatment for a severe pneumonia.

• Total exports rose 6.7% to C$34.6 billion ($25.5 billion) in May, its largest jump since January 2014 bouncing back from historic declines in April.
• "Looks like the worst is behind us, there's a small rebound and it's broadly based, which is good news," said Peter Hall.