Life inside a red zone: Gino Verani, 87, sits a table in a piazza in San Fiorano, one of the towns on lockdown due to a coronavirus outbreak. Marzio Toniolo | Reuters Empty streets, eerily quiet malls, dark storefronts and seldom there are a few people willing to take the risk to venture outside. Cities
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People are wearing masks at Myeongdong on February 20, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea. Jong-Hyun Kim |Anadolu Agency | Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Eastern time. Total confirmed cases: More than 81,400 Total deaths: At least 2,770 8:13 am: Former FDA chief calls
A view of a Best Buy retail store on August 29, 2019 in San Bruno, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Best Buy‘s fourth-quarter results exceeded analysts’ expectations, driven by strong sales gains over the holidays. Shares are up less than 1% in premarket trading. Shares have gained about 36% over the past 12 months,
Papa John’s shares tumbled more than 10% Wednesday after the company said it has temporarily closed 50 franchised stores in China as a result of the coronavirus and reported a decline in same-store sales for the year. The company has seen a countrywide sales impact year to date, with sales in China down mid- to
This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Eastern time. Total confirmed cases: More than 81,000Total deaths: At least 2,764 9:54 am: Brazil Health Ministry confirms first coronavirus case in Latin America The Brazilian government confirmed the first case of a fast-spreading new coronavirus in Latin America, officials from