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Posted by The Analyst | 28 May 2020 | Breaking News
France to launch its contact-tracing app this weekend after lawmakers’ approval

The French government is preparing a weekend launch of its contact-tracing app, a tool developed independently of the more widely used Apple/Google platform. The plan for the ‘StopCovid' app in France had led to a standoff with Apple, which had refused French officials' request to change the settings to let their app access Bluetooth in...

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Posted by The Analyst | 28 May 2020 | Business
German economy may shrink by over 9% this year due to coronavirus crisis

Europe's biggest economy, Germany, may decline by 9.3 percent in 2020, according to the worst-case scenario outlined by one of the country's largest economic think tanks, the Ifo Institute. The Munich-based institute presented three possible scenarios in its latest economic forecast update on Thursday. Based on a survey conducted among companies in May, it could...

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Posted by The Analyst | 28 May 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Analysis: With a new law for Hong Kong, Beijing makes clear sovereignty is its bottom line

SHANGHAI – The Chinese Communist Party and its leader, President Xi Jinping, emerged from their post-coronavirus political meetings this week with a clear message: Beijing's bottom line is sovereignty, at … Click to Continue »

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Posted by The Analyst | 28 May 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Analysis: With a new law for Hong Kong, Beijing makes clear sovereignty is its bottom line

SHANGHAI – The Chinese Communist Party and its leader, President Xi Jinping, emerged from their post-coronavirus political meetings this week with a clear message: Beijing's bottom line is sovereignty, at … Click to Continue »

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Posted by The Analyst | 28 May 2020 | Politics
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in shareholder meeting rejects notion that workers were fired in retaliation

Jeff Bezos rejected the notion that Amazon has fired employees in recent weeks for speaking about working conditions. "We support every employees' right to criticize their employer's working conditions, but … Click to Continue »

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Posted by The Analyst | 28 May 2020 | Politics
Michael Hiltzik: Developing a coronavirus vaccine should not be rushed. Here’s why

If anything is known for sure about the scientific battle against the novel coronavirus, it's that the quest for a vaccine has been unprecedentedly intense, with rapid development and speedy … Click to Continue »

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Posted by The Analyst | 28 May 2020 | Politics
J.C. Penney plans to have 500 of its stores open by next week

J.C. Penney said its stores are reopening at a faster pace now. The Plano, Texas-based department store chain which filed for bankruptcy earlier this month, said Thursday it has opened … Click to Continue »

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