[ad_1] NEW YORK/LONDON/BOGOTA (Reuters) – Coffee importers in some of the largest consuming countries are stockpiling, bringing forward orders by up to a month to avoid shortages if supply chains are disrupted by coronavirus lockdowns.
Gold edges lower as investors opt for cash amid deepening virus fears
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Gold prices edged lower on Monday as a flight to cash to cover losses in equities overshadowed measures by global central banks to contain the economic fallout from the coronavirus epidemic. FILE
Sensex, Nifty fall as domestic coronavirus cases cross 1,000
[ad_1] BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian shares edged lower on Monday morning as the number of coronavirus infections in Asia’s third-largest economy showed no signs of slowing in spite of a nationwide lockdown. FILE PHOTO: A
Crude oil futures drop as pandemic darkens demand outlook
[ad_1] MELBOURNE/TOKYO (Reuters) – Crude oil benchmarks fell sharply on Monday, with Brent hitting its lowest since November 2002, as the global coronavirus pandemic worsened and the Saudi Arabia-Russia price war showed no signs of
Asia shares suffer virus chills, central banks offer what they can
[ad_1] SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares slid on Monday and oil prices took another tumble as fears mounted that the global shutdown for the coronavirus could last for months, doing untold harm to economies despite
Saudi Arabia assures India of uninterrupted LPG supply: Dharmendra Pradhan
[ad_1] Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih addresses the media flanked by India’s Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan (L) and Saudi Aramco Chief Executive Officer Amin Nasser (R) during International Energy Forum (IEF) to announce Saudi Aramco’s
Novartis CEO says Malaria drug is biggest hope against coronavirus – SonntagsZeitung
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan addresses the Swiss drugmaker’s annual news conference in Basel, Switzerland, January 30, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo ZURICH (Reuters) – Novartis Chief Executive Vas Narasimhan said his Sandoz generics
German health institute warns pandemic could overstretch system: paper
[ad_1] FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s health system could face strains similar to those in Italy if the coronavirus outbreak in the country worsens, the head of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the federal agency responsible
Worry, problems and strife: Investors fear markets not out of woods despite big rally
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – After a brutal meltdown, some investors have been wading back into U.S. stocks. But others are wary of another leg down as the coronavirus spreads and its economic impact is
IndiaNivesh shuts portfolio management business, citing coronavirus
[ad_1] MUMBAI (Reuters) – IndiaNivesh Investment Managers has decided to wind up its portfolio management business due to fallout from the coronavirus, becoming one of the first casualties of the current market meltdown in India.