Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Travel giant Expedia to cut 3,000 jobs: report – Tech Xplore
- How Fast Can a Virus Destroy a Supply Chain? – Bloomberg
- Amazon is expanding its cashierless Go model into a full-blown grocery store – The Verge
- The Coronavirus Is Now Infecting The Economy, Stock And Job Markets – Forbes
- Oil Steadied Above $56 A Barrel After Two Days Of Declines – Stock Market News
- Some of the world’s biggest economies are on the brink of recession – MSN
- Coronavirus Is Coming for the Global Economy – Vice
Americas:
- Trump’s Legacy: US Economy Faces Long-lasting Damage From Trade War: Fed Official – IB Times
- Workers’ pay is rising faster in Dallas than the rest of the U.S. – Dallas News
- The Struggle to Mend America’s Rural Roads – NY Times
- Rosenberg: If US Consumer Gets Spooked, We’ll Get a Recession – Financial Sense
- U.S. household income hits 1999 peak; poverty rate lowest since 2001 – IBJ
Europe:
- Falling Exports Bring German Economy to Standstill in Fourth Quarter – NY Times
- Coronavirus spreads to Switzerland – The Guardian
- Prague renames square in front of Russian embassy after slain Putin critic Boris Nemtsov – CNN
- Merkel irritated by ‘childish Rutte’ at EU summit – Dutch News
- Italy admits hospital mess-up as officials scramble to contain coronavirus outbreak – CNN
- EU demands UK keeps chlorinated chicken ban to get trade deal – The Guardian
Asia:
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- Japan stocks plunge 3% as virus fears grow; Malaysia markets edge higher despite political turmoil – CNBC
- Coronavirus: China considers ‘complete ban’ on wildlife trade – Straits Times
- Mainland China Reports 508 New Cases of Coronavirus on February 24, Deaths Up By 71 – Reuters
- Asian tourism could lose over 100 billion dollars to Coronavirus – Brussels Times
- South Korea Declares Highest Alert Over Coronavirus – BBC
Trans-Tasman:
- Government to spend millions buying water from company it already paid $80m – The Guardian
- ‘Stigma, shame and frustration’: cashless welfare card found to do more harm than good – The Guardian
- Carbon pricing: it’s a proven way to reduce emissions but everyone’s too scared to mention it – The Conversation
- ‘People weren’t ready’: Australian massacre aired at Berlin festival – The SMH
- Michael McCormack grants exemption to live export ship that fails new rules – The Guardian
- Education Minister seeks to cancel university ‘cancel culture’ – SBS
- Regulator expects “second wave” of wind and solar projects if grid issues sorted – Renew Economy
- Virus emergency blueprint: Australia pulls trigger on pandemic plan – The SMH
- Australia would need 1.8 million beds if coronavirus pandemic hits – The Age
- Treasury flags cost of new user pays infrastructure financing model – Interest.co.nz
- The rise of New Zealand’s renters by choice – Interest.co.nz