Oil prices surged as much as nearly 20% on Thursday, bouncing back from days of heavy losses in a relief rally that may yet be short-lived, analysts warned, but which was stoked by economic stimulus efforts

People who are showing particular symptoms are being told to self-isolate in order to stop the coronavirus from spreading further.If you have a fever or a persistant cough, you and the rest of your household

Don't take ibuprofen. That was the advice tweeted by France's health minister, Olivier Veran, a couple of days ago. Veran, who also happens to be a qualified doctor, wrote: "Anti-inflammatories

There are great cars, trucks and SUVs for nearly every budget today. However, new car transaction prices in the US continue to creep upward toward $40,000. If buyers have a bit more cash to spend than

Coronavirus: How to safely clean your smartphoneWhile you may want to clean your smartphone, some substances can damage the device.Dr Lena Ciric, a microbiologist from University College London, says you

The U.S. dollar resumed its decline against the Japanese yen and Swiss franc on Wednesday, as fears over the spreading coronavirus pushed investors into safe havens, even as sterling recovered after the

Billionaire art collector David Nahmad can't fully recall why he bought "Nature Morte," a charmingly simple oil on canvas that Pablo Picasso painted in 1921.Given that Nahmad owns about 300 of the Spanish

As the rest of the world grapples with a burgeoning virus outbreak, China's ruling Communist Party has deployed its propaganda playbook to portray its leader as firmly in charge, leading an army of health

Two people who tested positive for the new coronavirus have died in Florida, marking the first deaths on the East Coast attributed to the outbreak in the U.S., health officials said Friday.Helen Aguirre

Russia's tourism sector has already taken a 27 billion rouble ($406 million) hit from the impact of coronavirus, the head of the Russian Association of Tour Operators said on Thursday in a plea for government

As global concern mounts about the spread of the coronavirus. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has been pictured wearing gloves at a ceremony.The monarch wore long gloves at the investiture ceremony Tuesday,

Israelis began voting Monday in the country's unprecedented third election in less than a year to decide whether longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stays in power despite his upcoming criminal

Health officials in Washington state said on Saturday a coronavirus patient has died, marking the first death in the U.S. from COVID-19, the illness associated with the virus.The U.S. Centers for Disease

Dealing a significant blow to a signature Trump administration immigration policy, a federal appeals court ruled Friday that the government can no longer make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico while their

Google is sharing the planet with other browsers, literally. The search giant's aerial mapping service is now available to those who prefer to not use Chrome. Google Earth is accessible via Firefox,

Tunisia's top tennis player Ons Jabeur is having a breakthrough year on the court and is hungry for more success. The 25-year-old Tunisian made history last month, becoming the first Arab woman

JPMorgan, the biggest U.S. bank by assets, reported record earnings last year and easily met management's stated goals for expenses and profitability.But its metrics are best-in-class among big U.S. banks,

Barbara "B." Smith, one of the nation's top black models who went on to open restaurants, launch a successful home products line and write cookbooks, has died at her Long Island home at age 70 after battling

Some parents see it as a test of nerves, or at times, a sport: The daily challenge of keeping connected devices like smartphones out of the hands of their teenage offspring - or at least controlling their

Republican lawmakers vocally objected to an intelligence briefing assessment that Russia prefers President Donald Trump to win in 2020 — and Rep. Devin Nunes of California, a close Trump ally, told the