Bloomberg American Dream — the New Jersey mega-mall that was slated to open its stores and a huge water park on Thursday — will postpone its grand opening, another setback for the $5 billion project. Some entertainment elements at the mall, such as the indoor ski slope and ice rink, that had opened late last year will close starting from …

Bloomberg The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, saying cases outside China have risen 13-fold. The US’s top infectious-disease specialist told lawmakers the pathogen is 10 times more deadly than the seasonal flu. Britain announced a $39 billion stimulus package, hours after the Bank of England cut interest rates. German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged to do “whatever …

Bloomberg Los Angeles is aiming to become the first city in the nation to use renewable hydrogen to produce electricity, with the goal of ending the use of carbon-based natural gas entirely. The city has a two-step plan to replace 1,900 megawatts of coal-fired generation produced at a Utah power plant owned by the Intermountain Power Agency. The first step: …