South Korea stocks dive beyond 3% after Dow sees worst drop since 1987; Philippines suspends trading

View in Browser  |  Forward to a Friend Tue, 17 Mar 2020 MORNING SQUAWK APAC TOP NEWS          GUEST HIGHLIGHTS DJIA 20,188.52 2,997.10 -12.93%  S&P 500 2,386.13 324.89 -11.98%  NASDAQ 6,904.59 970.28 -12.32%  HSI 23,063.57 0.00 0.00%  STI 2,495.77 138.23 -5.25%  ASX 200 5,049.30 47.30 +0.95%  Quotes and charts as of Tue, 17 Mar 2020 08:44 AM SGT. Top News Tue, 17 Mar 2020 08:18 AM SGT South Korea stocks dive beyond 3% after Dow sees worst drop since 1987; Philippines suspends trading Overnight on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 2,997.10 points to close at 20,188.52 â€" its worst decline since its "Black Monday" crash three decades ago when it fell more than 22%. Tue, 17 Mar 2020 06:14 AM SGT WHO considers 'airborne precautions' for medical staff after study shows coronavirus can survive in air The coronavirus can go airborne, staying suspended in the air depending on factors such as heat and humidity, WHO officials said. Tue, 17 Mar 2020 06:02 AM SGT Trump says coronavirus crisis could stretch into August, may look at lockdown for 'certain areas' Trump, speaking to reporters in the White House briefing room, also said his administration may look at lockdowns for "certain areas" or "hot spots" in the nation. Tue, 17 Mar 2020 04:58 AM SGT Amazon to hire 100,000 more workers and give raises to current staff to deal with coronavirus demands Amazon said it was having trouble delivering items on time due to a rise in online shopping amid the coronavirus outbreak. Tue, 17 Mar 2020 06:03 AM SGT Canada closing borders to noncitizens because of coronavirus, U.S. citizens exempt from ban 'for the moment' Canada is closing its borders to noncitizens because of the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday. Guest Highlights – Today on CNBC All times given in SIN/HK. 10:45 Nelson Loh Chairman and Cofounder, Novena Global Healthcare YPO Chief Executive Global Survey on Impact of COVID-19 11:10 Yan Hui Ping CFO, ZTO Express ZTO earnings 11:20 Abdulla Shahid Foreign Affairs Minister, Maldives Virus in Maldives and India-Maldives relations 11:30 Sayuri Shirai Professor, Keio University Bank of Japan emergency MPM to hopefully bring much needed stability 11:40 Soon Sze-Meng President, JD.com International Supply chains and virus 12:30 Stephen Roach Senior Fellow, Yale University Virus/world economy 13:40 Jan Friedrich Head of Middle East and Africa Sovereign Ratings, Fitch Ratings Coronavirus impact on Middle East and African economies . Terms Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Advertise with us