The United States and Swiss Governments have finalized the Swiss Humanitarian Trade Arrangement (SHTA) to “facilitate the flow of humanitarian goods to the Iranian people while safeguarding against the Iranian regime’s diversion of humanitarian trade for malign purposes.” U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin commented that “[t]he Swiss Humanitarian Trade…
Dow Jones Closes Down 1,190 Points, 10% on Week in Historic Selloff
February 27, 2020
The Dow Jones finished today down 1,190.95 points. Markets continued to react strongly to recent developments concerning the Coronavirus, now dropping more than 10% in the past week. As of this morning, there have been 82,294 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus globally, with 2,804 deaths.
Japan Temporarily Closing All Schools due to Coronavirus
February 27, 2020
Japan is directing “all elementary schools, junior high schools and senior high schools as well as special needs schools to close temporarily from March 2, next week, until spring break” due to the Coronavirus outbreak within the country. Prime Minister of Japan Abe Shinshu says the decision to close schools…
Coronavirus in California
February 26, 2020
A person in California is confirmed to have the Coronavirus by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The person, “reportedly did not have relevant travel history or exposure to another known patient with [the Coronavirus]”. This brings the total number of Coronavirus cases in the United States to…