China bank balance sheets put to test by coronavirus impact
HONG KONG -- Chinese banks are at risk of having to set aside billions of dollars more to cover loans...
Linda J. Dodson
Is lockdown making you wish you had moved to the sticks? Meet the families who did
The farmer and wildlife presenter Kate Humble has spent the past 10 months tracking the progress of six couples who...
Bumper March and Easter may not be enough to secure supermarket profit boost
Supermarkets are the few uncontested winners of the market turmoil since the outbreak took hold, raking in billions of pounds...
India extends lockdown to May 3 to contain coronavirus
NEW DELHI – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced that the country's three-week lockdown will be extended until May...
Rift fears as eurozone bailout fund is sunk
The eurozone’s emergency plan to fight Covid-19 has unravelled within days. Italy’s prime minister has rejected the central element of the...
times could get worse before they get better, but CLS is a solid long-term bet
In keeping with many investors, this column has suffered its share of dividend cuts, deferrals or cancellations, but there have still...
Recovered coronavirus patients’ immunity in question, WHO says
GENEVA -- It is unclear whether patients who have recovered from COVID-19 are immune to further infection, the World Health...
China unlikely to emerge as leader of post-coronavirus world
TOKYO -- As the novel coronavirus spreads across the world like wildfire, there is no doubt the pandemic will affect...
Australia tightens foreign investment rules after market tumble
SYDNEY -- Australia is adopting an increasingly defensive posture toward Chinese investment after years of embracing massive and steady streams...
Into Africa: India vies with China for post-pandemic clout
NEW DELHI -- India and China appear to have found a new arena in which to compete for global power...
