Crude imports for China’s independent refineries fell 19.7% to a six-month low of 2.76 million b/d, or 10.9 million mt, in February, from a record-high of 3.43 million b/d in Continue Reading
The WHO had made it clearly for many times that using COVID-19 as the name of the novel coronavirus disease. The epidemic first appeared in China but did not necessarily Continue Reading
United Airlines Holdings Inc. plans to trim flights, freeze hiring and halt merit pay raises as it grapples with a swift drop in travel demand because of the coronavirus outbreak. Continue Reading
The Federal Reserve’s latest nationwide survey of business conditions has found that the coronavirus outbreak has begun to impact tourism and disrupt manufacturing chains in parts of the United States. Continue Reading
Federal health officials announced on Wednesday that anyone who wants a coronavirus test may get one if a doctor agrees. But the nation’s testing capacity is still so limited that experts Continue Reading
I am not an expert on infectious disease. If you haven’t done so already, please read an article or listen to a podcast by someone who is—I’d suggest Laurie Garrett, Continue Reading
The global death rate of the new coronavirus is 3.4 percent, the W.H.O. says. The head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday that the global mortality rate for Continue Reading
Group of Seven finance chiefs said they’re ready to act to shelter their economies from the spreading coronavirus, though they stopped short of spelling out what specific measures they would Continue Reading
There are fears the slowdown from the outbreak could tip countries into recession The World Bank has committed $12bn (£9.4bn) in aid for developing countries grappling with the spread of Continue Reading
New refining capacity depressed margins for Chinese refiners, with profits down 42 percent on the year in 2019, Reuters reports , citing the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation. Capacity Continue Reading
