A Boeing 777X airliner lifts off for its first flight at Paine Field on January 25, 2020 in Everett, Washington. Washington state lawmakers moved on Wednesday to remove a key tax break for Boeing and other aerospace firms in a bid to head off possible European tariffs on U.S. goods and ease a transatlantic trade dispute over aircraft subsidies. Washington state lawmakers in Olympia said they had introduced companion bills in the Senate and House that would remove the aerospace tax break, which s

Police gave no details of the suspected gunman but said “there are currently no indications of further perpetrators.” The number of dead in the shootings Wednesday evening rose to nine, a police statement said. They said a dark vehicle was seen leaving the location of the first attack and another shooting was reported at a scene about 2 1/2 kilometers (1 1/2 miles) away. Police officers swarmed central Hanau, cordoning off the area of one of the shootings as a helicopter hovered overhead. Hanau

The laggards, which included Somalia (178th), Chad (179th) and the Central African Republic (180th), dropped well short on those counts. However, the World Health Organization, which was among 40 child and healthcare organizations to co-author the report, was quick to say that no country was doing enough to support the next generation. “This report shows that the world’s decision makers are, too often, failing today’s children and youth: failing to protect their health, failing to protect their

Rapa Nui, otherwise known as Easter Island (or Isla de Pascua), is one of the most remote inhabited places on the planet. Despite its extreme seclusion, most people know of Easter Island for one reason: the moai sculptures. Aside from the language, imported food and household goods, the connection between Rapa Nui and Chile is obscure. The moai of Rapa NuiEnormous and iconic, the cartoon-like moai statues scatter the windswept island as sentient guardians of the local culture. Feral horses wande

China said on Thursday it lowered its benchmark lending rates — a move that was widely expected by analysts as the world’s second-largest economy faced threats from an outbreak of a deadly coronavirus. The country’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China, cut the one-year loan prime rate from 4.15% to 4.05%, and the five-year rate from 4.80% to 4.75%. Loan prime rate is the interest rate that banks charge their most creditworthy clients. The PBOC, in a revamp to China’s interest rates regime l

An employee works on a truck production line at a factory in Zhangjiakou in China’s northern Hebei province on January 13, 2020. The new coronavirus outbreak in China has hit global supply chains hard and spurred sourcing away from the world’s manufacturing hub — a shift that started amid the U.S.-China tariff fight. As business activity and transportation has been restricted in many Chinese cities, companies unable to fulfill contractual obligations are applying for force majeure certificates i

European markets opened mostly lower on Thursday despite a slowdown in the spread of the coronavirus in mainland China, that has helped other markets to advance. As of February 19, China’s National Health Commission reported an additional 114 deaths from the virus, and 394 new confirmed cases. The number of new cases was drastically lower than the 1,749 reported the day before. Stocks in Asia were also boosted after China lowered its benchmark lending rates to mitigate the economic impact of the

This is how the fallout from the outbreak will affect various sectors in China, according to reports from S&P Global and Morgan Stanley this week. Restaurants, retail and leisureThe restaurant sector in China will see a “significant” fall in first-quarter sales, S&P Global said. The firm projected those figures will only be around 45% to 55% of sales revenue during the same period last year. Real estateAs compared to the 2002-2003 SARS epidemic, the new coronavirus outbreak will have a “more sev

China will likely seek to keep “abundant” liquidity in the country as it continues to grapple with the economic impact of a coronavirus outbreak, according to the world’s largest investment firm BlackRock. Seth’s comments came before China cut its loan prime rate (LPR) on Thursday morning, a move that could lower borrowing costs for businesses. In a widely expected move, the People’s Bank of China on Thursday cut its 1-year LPR by 10 basis points, while the 5-year LPR saw a 5 basis points reduct

Business activity in China may look like it’s at a standstill amid the COVID-19 outbreak, but investors should start planning their next moves, experts said on Thursday. “China is still China, the economy is still the economy, the consumers are still consuming,” said Frank Lavin, CEO of Export Now, a digital solutions company. Lavin said he thinks there could still be a few more weeks of bad news after China “got off to a very bad start” handling the new coronavirus crisis. “But most people (who

U.S. government debt prices were higher Thursday morning, as investors awaited economic data and Treasury auctions. ET, the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves inversely to price, was lower at around 1.5576%, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond was lower at around 2.0049%. Market focus is largely attuned to the coronavirus outbreak, as investors continue to assess the potential economic impact of the deadly pneumonia-like virus. On the data front, the latest weekly jobless clai

U.S. stock index futures are pointing to a slightly higher open on Wall Street Thursday morning after closing at fresh record highs, as investors continue to monitor the global economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak. ET, Dow futures were 22 points higher and pointed to an implied positive open of more than 23 points, while futures on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq were fractionally higher. Tech shares led the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite to new record highs on Wednesday, and some cautious optimism

The quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship sits docked at Daikoku Pier on February 19, 2020 in Yokohama, Japan. – Holly Ellyatt2:57 pm: Japan confirms two elderly passengers from Diamond Princess diedJapan’s ministry of health has confirmed the deaths of two passengers who were on board the virus-stricken Diamond Princess cruise ship which was under quarantine at Yokohama Port, near Tokyo. The coronavirus-stricken cruise ship is currently docked in Japan, near Tokyo. — Weizhen Tan11:07 am: Two

Stock in Asia were set to trade higher at the open on Thursday, with the People’s Bank of China widely expected to cut its loan prime rate as the country grapples with the economic impact of an ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Futures pointed to a higher open for Japanese stocks. Meanwhile, stocks in Australia were higher in early trade as the S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.17%. Investors will await the release of the PBoC’s loan prime rate, set to be out around 9:30 a.m. HK/SIN. Hong Kong-listed stocks of cas

“It’s important to develop those phone and emailing skills,” says Nashville-based career strategist Jena Viviano. In fact, says Viviano, those kind of soft skills, which make it easier to connect with colleagues and do your job well, are “the No. In a professional email, she explains, this means being grammatically correct, and briefly and effectively expressing your purpose. Viviano also stresses that when writing a professional email, you need to be formal, without “sounding like a robot.” Vid

A perfect credit score of 850 is hard to get, but an “excellent” credit score is more achievable. When you apply for credit, lenders review a detailed summary of your financial history, known as your credit report, to determine whether you qualify for a particular form of credit. And one part of your credit report is the three-digit number known as your credit score. When determining your credit score, credit agencies consider several factors related to your financial history, including payment

Can the rich buy longevity? If you can’t defeat death, what if you could postpone it, or at least postpone the diseases commonly associated with getting old? Many people, especially the ultra-wealthy in Silicon Valley, are investing money into companies trying to answer exactly those questions. So what’s real—because there really is new science worth being excited about—and what’s just wishful thinking? Watch the video to find out more.

Many people, especially the ultra-wealthy in Silicon Valley, are investing money into companies trying to answer exactly those questions. In 2013, Google formed aging research company Calico. Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison has donated hundreds of millions of dollars to aging research, The New Yorker reported. There are a slew of other companies tackling aging, including BioAge, BioViva, The Longevity Fund, AgeX and the Methuselah Foundation. “And in this case, the market for age-related disease

Put another way, just one in six job seekers say they didn’t stretch the truth in any way during their recent hiring experience. The survey included responses from 400 job applicants as well as 400 hiring managers, recruiters and other human resources professionals. Not all job candidates are as honest in-person. Roughly half of hiring managers, however, say they would never hire someone who lied during a reference or background check. “These results may feel discouraging for honest applicants t

First, the basicsOriginal, or basic, Medicare consists of Part A (hospital coverage) and Part B (outpatient and medicare equipment coverage). Other people stick with basic Medicare and pair it with a stand-alone Part D plan. This may be due to lower premiums and other cost-sharing aspects such as copays or co-insurance, or lower costs for prescriptions under the group plan. Some 65-year-olds with younger spouses also might want to keep their group plan. If you do choose to remain on your employe