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Find all your student opinion questions here.This week, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. And in the past 48 hours, we have seen dramatic events take place in the United States that have affected nearly every aspect of our lives, from schools to the economy, from travel to the world of entertainment.Below are excerpts from four of this week's biggest stories related to the outbreak. You can also find all of the latest coronavirus coverage from The New York Times here.NBA suspends season after player tests positive for coronavirusThe NBA abruptly suspended its season on Wednesday…

While the COVID-19 epidemic may be slowing down in China, it is spreading rapidly in other countries, including Japan, South Korea, and Iran. As of February 24, 2020, more than 33 countries have confirmed cases. Most countries have relatively few cases, but that may only be the “tip of the iceberg,” according to World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Already, officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are preparing for a scenario in which the virus develops into a pandemic, a scenario in which businesses and schools would have to close for weeks to…

When shocks hit the global economy, Wall Street looks to history to see what will happen next. The outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in China has drawn comparisons to the previous outbreak, SARS. The outbreak hit China hard in 2003, but it has since made a strong recovery. Although COVID-19 has now claimed more lives than SARS, investors are optimistic that its economic impact will follow a similar path.Please listen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.What browser are you using? element is not supported.On February 13, Hubei province, the epicenter of the…

London (CNN Business) It's been nearly 20 years since the coronavirus known as SARS emerged in China, killing hundreds of people and sparking panic that sent a chill through the global economy. The virus currently raging across China has the potential to cause even greater damage. Since the SARS outbreak in 2003, China has become an integral part of global business. The company grew into the world's factory, churning out products like the iPhone and driving demand for goods like oil and copper. The country also has hundreds of millions of wealthy consumers who spend large amounts of money on…

English, Chinese, Spanish, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Русский The global economy is slowing at the same time, and we have revised down the growth rate for 2019 again to 3%, the slowest pace since the global financial crisis. Growth continues to slow due to rising trade barriers and rising geopolitical tensions. We estimate that the US-China trade conflict will cumulatively reduce global GDP levels by 0.8% by 2020. Structural factors, such as country-specific factors in some emerging market economies and low productivity growth, are also weighing on growth. and demographic aging in developed countries. The October World Economic Outlook forecast a…

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The global economy has enjoyed a long period of expansion since the worst of the financial and economic crisis in 2009. Many are worried about another major recession. But few can claim to be able to predict when or if it will happen. Today, the IMF issued a weak six-month forecast and revised down its forecast for global output growth.The IMF has revised down its 2019 global growth forecast to 3.3%, down from the 3.7% forecast in October (also down from 3.6% in 2018). This would be the slowest annual growth rate since 2009, when global production was shrinking at…

This article is over 4 years old. Nobel laureate in physics and new president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgal) Nobel laureate Stephen Chu said the world economy is based on an ever-growing population, a plan that economists won't talk about and governments won't confront, making sustainability impossible and ultimately said it was a plan likely to fail. “The world needs new models that create improved standards of living without relying on pyramid schemes,” Chu said at the University of Chicago. Chu did not say what the new model would look like, but he…

Steven Chu, former U.S. Secretary of Energy, 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics winner, and new… [+] President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgal) Nobel laureate Stephen Chu said the world economy is based on an ever-growing population, a plan that economists won't talk about and governments won't confront, making sustainability impossible and ultimately said it was a plan likely to fail. “The world needs new models that create improved standards of living without relying on pyramid schemes,” Chu said at the University of Chicago. Chu did not say what the new model would look…

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