Author: Atlee McHeffey

After nudge from Macron, Trump and other G7 leaders agree on coronavirus coordination

(CNN) — Leaders of the world’s advanced economies agreed Monday to coordinate their response to a growing coronavirus pandemic even as fractures emerge between Europe and the United States over travel restrictions and efforts to develop a vaccine. In a morning videoconference, the Group of 7 leaders agreed to pool some medical resources and align their central banks as the…

A state-by-state breakdown of US coronavirus cases

SEATTLE, WA – FEBRUARY 29: A healthcare worker prepares to transport a patient on a stretcher into an ambulance at Life Care Center of Kirkland on February 29, 2020 in Kirkland, Washington. Dozens of staff and residents at Life Care Center of Kirkland are reportedly exhibiting coronavirus-like symptoms, with two confirmed cases of (COVID-19) associated with the nursing facility reported…

Dow drops to three-year low as stocks tumble again

(CNN) — US stocks are sharply lower on Monday, with the Dow falling to its lowest level in nearly three years. Worries mounted that central banks’ emergency measures over the weekend meant the economy is in much worse shape than previously believed. Instead of soothing the markets, another emergency interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve had the opposite effect….

Tenn. brothers clear stores of sanitizer products for resale

Two Tennessee brothers cleared stores shelves in two states of thousands of bottles of hand sanitizer and packs of antibacterial wipes in an elaborate plan to resell them for profit during the U.S. coronavirus outbreak. An online retailers soon halted their sale and the state attorney general sent them a cease-and-desist letter. The New York Times reports Matt and Noah…