Bloomberg Ireland’s chief medical officer warned people to avoid shops and not to mix with people from other households indoors, as coronavirus cases soar. People should “avoid crowded places including retail environments” and shop online “where possible,” chief medical officer Tony Holohan said. “Do not socialise or meet indoors with people from the other households,” he added. The nation ...

  Bloomberg The European Union is weighing a broad set of new powers, including possible export controls, that would give it the ability to protect the bloc’s supply chain during periods of crisis. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, will unveil the proposal as soon as the spring, according to an EU official familiar with the plan. The new ...

  Bloomberg Stocks in Europe advanced along with US equity futures as traders evaluated the resilience of the global recovery to a record spike in coronavirus cases. The Stoxx Europe 600 index nudged closer to last month’s record high, with utilities and car makers leading the advance as all industry sectors gained. Contracts on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 ...