Almost 300,000 new coronavirus cases were reported to the World Health Organization over the last 24 hours, marking the largest single-day increase ever, the agency said Friday.

More than half the 292,527 new cases reported on Thursday came from the Americas, which had 171,946 cases, according to data from the WHO. Southeast Asia reported the second-highest number of cases, with 60,113 reported infections, followed by Europe, with 25,241, according to the WHO.

Globally, the virus has infected more than 17 million people and killed at least 668,910 since it emerged almost seven months a...

Almost 300,000 new coronavirus cases were reported to the World Health Organization over the last 24 hours, marking the largest single-day increase ever, the agency said Friday.

More than half of the 292,527 new cases reported on Thursday came from the Americas with 171,946 cases , according to data from the WHO. Southeast Asia reported the second most number of cases with 60,113 reported infections, followed by Europe with 25 241, according to the WHO.

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A coronavirus relief agreement in Congress remained in doubt, just as extended unemployment benefits are set to end and new economic data showed a U.S. economy buckling under the pandemic’s weight. The Commerce Department said gross domestic product from April to June plunged 32.9% on an annualized basis, the biggest quarterly plunge in activity ever. Meanwhile, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield warned Congress of “significant public health consequences” if schools don’t reopen in the fall.

Here are some of today’s biggest developments:

The following data was compiled by Johns Hopkins University:

• Global cases: More than 17.3 million 
• Global deaths: At least 673,822
• U.S. cases: More than 4.4 million
• U.S. deaths: At least 152,075

بازارهای سهام اروپا بسته کردن ماه در قلمرو منفی در روز جمعه به عنوان سرمایه گذاران هضم درآمد شرکت ها و داده های اقتصادی است.

پان-شاخص Stoxx 600 بسته را نزدیک به 0.9% ثبت نام اول آن ماه-به روزترین رها در چهار ماه. شرکت های هواپیمایی و مسافرتی مربوط به سهام شد برخی از بدترین نهفته اجزای آبی تراشه شاخص با easyJet سقوط 22 درصد و شرکت هواپیمایی پدر و مادر IAG پایین 20% در ماه جولای.

هر دو شرکت دچار بدترین ماه از مارس...

Fiat Chrysler said Friday it lost $1.24 billion (1.05 billion euros) in the second quarter as the coronavirus caused rolling shutdowns at its plants across the globe.

The company managed to beat Wall Street’s earnings expectations but missed on revenue, which declined 56% from a year earlier. Here’s how Fiat Chrysler performed versus what Wall Street expected, based on average analysts’ estimates compiled by Refinitive.

• Adjusted EPS: A loss of 77 cents (65 euro cents) per share versus a loss of $1.36 (1.15 euros) per share expected.

• Revenue: $13...

بازارهای سهام اروپا بسته کردن ماه در قلمرو منفی جمعه به عنوان سرمایه گذاران نظارت درآمد شرکت ها و داده های اقتصادی است.

پان-شاخص Stoxx 600 بسته در حدود 0.6% موقت ارسال اول آن ماه-به روزترین رها در چهار ماه.

شرکت های هواپیمایی و مسافرتی مربوط به سهام شد برخی از بدترین نهفته اجزای آبی تراشه شاخص با easyJet سقوط 22 درصد و شرکت هواپیمایی پدر و مادر IAG پایین 20% در ماه ژوئن. هر دو سهام خود را به حال بدترین ماه از مارس.

اقتصاد منطقه یورو قرارداد با 12...