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- Yahoo Finance AU
Driver hits bike, then sues cyclist for $1,000
Motorist claims the bike was travelling at 128kph, faster than a descent in the Tour de France.
- Yahoo Finance AU
BP staffer who made Hitler video sacked unfairly
Fair Work Commission recognises satire and orders employer to reinstate employee.
- Bloomberg
Iran Has 50% Jump; Infections Spread on West Coast: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) -- Iran and South Korea reported hundreds more cases of coronavirus while unexplained infections in California, Oregon and Washington indicated the disease is spreading within the community on the U.S. West Coast.Iran reported another 205 cases, including five lawmakers, while the number
- Reuters
Australia to bar foreigners traveling from Iran due to coronavirus risk - minister
Australia will deny entry to all foreign nationals traveling from Iran due to the escalating outbreak of coronavirus in the Islamic republic, the government said on Saturday. Foreign nationals traveling from Iran to Australia would need to spend 14 days in another country from March 1, Health Minister
- Bloomberg
China Posts Weakest Factory Activity on Record
(Bloomberg) -- Activity in China’s manufacturing sector contracted sharply in February, with the official gauge hitting the lowest level on record, highlighting the devastating impact of the coronavirus on the economy and raising the risk of a worsening global stock rout.The manufacturing purchasing
- Bloomberg
Mexico Has Three Coronavirus Cases, Health Officials Say
(Bloomberg) -- Health officials confirmed three coronavirus cases in Mexico, all with mild symptoms and likely from the same source, according to remarks from a press conference late Friday.The first patient whose case was confirmed, a 35-year-old man, has been put in quarantine along with family members
Australian Associated PressVirus causing global economic ripples
The economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak is becoming evident, on the sharemarket, in workplaces and schools, and in cancelled public events.
- Australian Associated Press
US stocks fall for seventh straight day
US stock declined for a seventh straight session, with the three main indices recording their biggest weekly losses since the 2008 global financial crisis.
- Reuters
Hoarding in the USA? Coronavirus sparks consumer concerns
American consumers awoke this week to the coronavirus threat and are beginning to display a symptom of the illness seen in Asia and Europe - hoarding. "I'm buying some flu therapy and pain killers - If I wait until next week there may be nothing left," said Dean McKnight, a engineer in
- Bloomberg
Germany Boosts Border Checks; Google Scraps Event: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) -- Germany said it would intensify health checks for people coming into the country. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the U.S. central bank is prepared to cut interest rates. Amazon.com Inc. warned workers about travel, and Google canceled a conference in Las Vegas.Italy, the epicenter
Australian Associated PressVirus may doom failing airlines: BA owner
IAG, owner of British Airways and Iberia, says the effects of the coronavirus could force some troubled airlines out of business.
- Reuters
Take Five: The virus data fog
China's official Purchasing Managers' Index is due on Saturday, and is expected to show the sharpest manufacturing contraction since the 2008 global financial crisis. What it won't show are the multiplier effects of chaos and fear in a globalized world. On top of that, collapsing confidence
- Reuters
Competition court says global banks can be fined in S.Africa over alleged rate rigging
South Africa's Competition Appeal Court has overturned a decision that a host of international banks cannot be fined if found guilty for alleged exchange rate rigging, the country's Competition Commission said on Friday. The watchdog has been investigating the case since 2015, but when it tried
- Bloomberg
China Is Making Progress in the Battle to Get Back to Work
(Bloomberg) -- China is slowly starting to get back to work, as it battles the coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 2,600 people and sickened tens of thousands.Government controls and the fear of going outside have curtailed spending, and many factories are still not working at full capacity
- Bloomberg
Korea Cases Top 2,000; Nigeria Confirms Infection: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) -- The number of coronavirus cases in South Korea crossed 2,000. Japan is closing schools to limit the spread of the outbreak. New cases continue to appear outside of China with New Zealand and Lithuania reporting their first infections. Nigeria confirmed its first case, the first reported
- Bloomberg
Chinese Firms Seek Bridge Loans to Ease Bond Repayment Pressure
(Bloomberg) -- Some of China’s state-owned and large private firms are in preliminary talks with banks to use bridge loans to refinance bonds under imminent repayment pressure, according to loan arrangers at four banks.The discussions about the popular form of interim financing have emerged as these
- Australian Associated Press
Stocks to watch
Stocks of interest at the close of trading on Friday, February 28.
- Business Insider
Uber claims there are 'no plans to operate a helicopter fleet of any size in Melbourne', after key aspects of its Uber Air service were revealed by the ABC
Image: Supplied * The ABC has revealed documents outlining Uber's plans for its Melbourne air service. * According to the report, the Uber Air helicopters will fly at an altitude of roughly 457 metres and up to 321 kilometres an hour. * A senior lecturer from RMIT explained why he believes the
Australian Associated PressASX 200 suffers second-worst week ever
Australians stocks have fallen by more than three per cent as ferocious selling dominated trading amid fears the coronavirus could spread out of control.
- Yahoo Finance AU
Email claims to show coronavirus victims list, places of work
Don't click on a message from 'Dr Li Wei' from Wuhan.
- Business Insider
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave Scott Morrison a serve over Australia's deportations policy, while he stood right beside her
* New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern tore into Australia's deportation policy in Sydney, while Scott Morrison stood directly beside her looking profoundly awkward. * The two normally chummy countries have clashed over Australia's policy of deporting NZ citizens, no matter how long they
