The latest on stock market and business news during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Saudi Arabia’s Big Dreams and Easy Living Hit a Wall
The coronavirus pandemic and falling oil prices have yanked the rug out from under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s development plans and curbed government largess.
Modi’s Popularity Soars as India Weathers the Pandemic
Recent polls have the prime minister’s approval ratings topping 80 or 90 percent. But the economic devastation from the coronavirus has yet to be reckoned with.
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Stocks Fall as Powell Warns of Lasting Economic Damage
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Fed Chief Warns of Lasting Economic Damage: Live Updates
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Modi Announces $260 Billion Coronavirus Rescue Package for India
He was scant on details. But the relief is more than economists predicted and comes as Indian cities are hemorrhaging jobs and workers.
Live Stock Market News During the Coronavirus Pandemic
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Lebanon’s Economic Crisis Explodes, Threatening Decades of Prosperity
Bad planning, corruption and the sudden shock of a pandemic have caused the Lebanese currency to crash and consumer prices to jump. Hunger looms.
Virus Forces Persian Gulf States to Reckon With Migrant Labor
The Mideast’s wealthiest countries depend on foreigners to do jobs their citizens won’t. But the virus has hobbled the arrangement and drawn attention to its inequities.