When Joe Biden formally announced his entry into the presidential race in 2019, he said he was moved to do so while watching President Donald Trump talk about a white nationalist rally that turned violent in Charlottesville. A woman protesting the racist demonstrators had been killed in the mayhem, but rather than condemning the white nationalists, Trump said there were "very fine people on both sides."

Samsung Electronics Co. shares rose 7.1% to a record high in Seoul Friday amid signs of a rebound in the memory-chip market and off the back of a surge in earnings.

The government is considering suspending an agreement to permit the entry of business travelers from countries including China and South Korea amid a global surge in coronavirus cases.

The Public Health Ministry has debunked online reports of a fresh surge in Covid-19 cases from an outbreak at a Samut Sakhon seafood operator.

Volatility gripped financial markets, spurring a stock sell-off amid concern that a surge in global coronavirus cases could crimp the nascent economic recovery. Traders were also jittery ahead of Tuesday's runoff elections in Georgia, which could determine whether Democrats have control of Congress to push President-elect Joe Biden's agenda.

The British government will draft in the armed forces to help with coronavirus testing in schools, as pressure builds on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to delay the return of students after the holidays amid a surge in cases.

U.S. consumer spending and incomes fell more than forecast in November and filings for unemployment benefits remained at elevated levels last week, the latest signs that the autumn's surge in coronavirus cases is sapping the economic recovery.

The U.S. economy has splintered along state and city lines, with the speed of the rebound largely dependent on the magnitude of local business restrictions to combat an unending surge in covid-19 cases.

Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said on Monday the country still had sufficient budget to curb the Covid-19 outbreak, following a surge in cases over the weekend.

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index fell by 45.49 points, or 3.07 per cent, to 1,436.89 in the morning session on Monday.

The baht opened at 29.92 to the US dollar on Monday, weakening from 29.82 at close on Friday.

The latest leg of a massive vaccination effort took place in a distribution center in Olive Branch, Miss. There, vials with the nation's second coronavirus vaccine were loaded into boxes, ready to head out across the country to help states gripped by the surging pandemic.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul said on Sunday that he had called a meeting of the Medical Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) for Covid-19 at the Ministry of Public Health at 11am.

More than 38 million people in England will be ordered to comply with the toughest level of coronavirus restrictions from Saturday after ministers acted to slow a surge in infections.

Applications for U.S. state unemployment benefits unexpectedly jumped to the highest level in three months, suggesting the labor market's recovery is faltering amid the surge in covid-19 cases and widening business restrictions.

In the midst of a deep economic crisis, Canadians are becoming a whole lot richer.

As winter approaches, the United States is grappling with a jaw-dropping surge in the number of novel coronavirus infections. More than 288,000 Americans have been killed by a virus that public health officials now say can be spread through airborne transmission.

Stocks rose to a record as stimulus talks tempered concern about tougher restrictions amid a surge in coronavirus cases.

AT&T's HBO Max and Comcast's Peacock saw a surge in sign-ups in recent months, an indication they're gaining some momentum in an uphill fight against Netflix and Walt Disney.

China's exports jumped in November by the most since early 2018, pushing its trade surplus to a monthly record high and underlining how global demand for pandemic-related goods is supporting a growth rebound in the world's second-largest economy.

Canada's job market remained surprisingly resilient in November despite a new surge in covid-19 cases.

The U.S. labor-market rebound markedly slowed in November, indicating the surge in covid-19 cases is hitting workers and curbing the broader economic recovery.

The so-called “third wave” of the coronavirus pandemic has produced a surge in the number of critical cases, with the total nearing 500 nationwide as of Wednesday.

WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke Thursday amid growing momentum for a targeted coronavirus-relief deal, illustrating how Congress has snapped into action amid a surge in new cases and deaths.