Jacinda Ardern delays New Zealand elections by four weeks while crawling to deal with coronavirus outbreak in Auckland Jacinda Ardern has postponed New Zealand’s federal elections until October 17 The decision was backed by opposition leader Judith Collins Auckland has been put on lockdown with 49 people infected with coronavirus …

Health officials in Collin and Denton counties reported a combined 481 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. Collin County Health Care Services reported 395 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total in the county to 10,007; the 7-day average for new cases in Collin County is now 342 and …

In financial markets, gold has suffered the worst week in 5 months. This is because the Dow Jones outpaced the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100. Long-dated government share yields of the developed world accelerated higher, perhaps speaking to standing confidence in the broader economic outlook and creeping inflation expectations. Recommended by Paul …

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to the media during a press conference at the Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand on 17 August. Hagen Hopkins / Getty Images New Zealand has postponed its general election for four weeks over concerns about coronavirus – despite only 58 active cases in the community. …

European stocks slipped at the start of trading on Monday amid a retreat in travel stocks. Chinese shares gained after the central bank boosted liquidity in the financial system. S&P 500 futures pointed to a positive open in the US day, while the dollar weakened against most of its peers. …