The experience of the SARS epidemic in the early 2000s suggests the coronavirus could have material impacts on the global and Australian economies.

Shares slid on Monday as investors shunned equities on growing concerns over the scope of a China virus outbreak.

The hedge fund industry has no shortage of aggressive, in-your-face players, but few are as tough as Chris Hohn.

Elon Musk said concern that a Tesla assembly site in a rural area near Berlin would cause water shortages is exaggerated

Japan's effort to nudge its more than 100 struggling regional lenders into the digital age is floundering.

While the global economic outlook is brightening, policymakers and business leaders say they have little wiggle room if new threats arise.

Karen Andrews says the coronavirus crisis has highlighted the need for the country to be self-sufficient in the manufacture of essential medical equipment.

President Donald Trump is on the verge of getting the global oil deal he has been seeking - without taking steps to ratchet down US production.

Gains of 10 per cent or more are common in bear markets - and the crisis at many of the world's businesses is in its early stages.

Another person has died from COVID-19 in Victoria; Boris Johnson leaves intensive care.

In just three weeks, more than 16 million US workers have lost their jobs — more losses than the most recent recession produced over two years.

Airbus's decision to reduce production of its best-selling a320 marks a huge shift for the company but there are fears there are still too many planes being made.

Asian billionaires are looking to snap up assets pummelled in the global pandemic at bargain prices, but they are also facing hurdles as more governments seek to deter foreign takeovers of local firms.

OPEC and its allies led by Russia agreed to cut their oil output by more than a fifth and said they expected the US and other producers to join in their effort to prop up prices hammered by the coronavirus crisis.

The Trump administration has a plan for helping drain US storage tanks filling up with crude: Persuade other countries to buy those American barrels first.

The Federal Reserve's latest titanic effort to support the economy through the coronavirus outbreak helps the S&P 500 record its best week in more than 45 years.

Passionately held opinions should not be a replacement for considered ideas and debate.

While many funds are fighting to retain positive returns or bracing for negatives, the tech investors are seeing double digit growth as the world moves online.

Victoria's second wave of coronavirus has thrown a spanner in Qantas take off plans.

The enforced lockdown due to the global pandemic has seen the rate of online shopping hit new heights with estimations it could reach upwards of 15 per cent of total retail sales.

Boutique property finance development outfit Pallas Group has pre-leased 60 per cent of the space of its new South Melbourne headquarters.

Merging Vodafone's struggling Australian operations with TPG Telecom was always the plan for Inaki Berroeta, who has knack for untangling difficult projects.

The Arts Epicentre at Caroline Chisholm College in Braybrook, is the 12th project that the school has commissioned from Branch Studio Architecture.

Centuria Capital is set to boost its international platform as it mops up its takeover of New Zealand's Augusta Capital after its offer went unconditional on Wednesday.

A visit from Nelson Mandela at her school in Central London helped this teacher realise the impact schools can have on society.