U.S. Consumer Spending Rises 5.6{f08ff3a0ad7db12f5b424ba38f473ff67b97b420df338baa81683bbacd458fca} in June
U.S. consumer spending rose sharply for a second straight month in June though economists fear the recovery may be dampened...
Day: August 1, 2020
Some (Modest) Good News on Covid-19: Doctors Are Getting Better at Treating It
ROME—When the new coronavirus swept into northern Italy in late February, doctors were so in the dark about how to...
Europe Plunges Into Recession as Economy Suffers Record Contraction
FRANKFURT—Stringent lockdowns to prevent the spread of Covid-19 weighed heavily on Europe’s economy in the second quarter, causing a record...
Citing Coronavirus, Hong Kong Postpones Legislative Elections for a Year
HONG KONG—Chief Executive Carrie Lam said she would postpone coming legislative elections for a year, citing a recent surge in...
Leader of Secretive Church at Center of South Korea’s Virus Outbreak Is Arrested
SEOUL—The leader of the mysterious church at the center of South Korea’s major Covid-19 outbreak was arrested Saturday for withholding...
