Bloomberg US coal production will fall even more sharply than expected this year as the coronavirus forces businesses to close down, dragging down demand for electricity. Mines will supply about 537 million tons of coal this year, down 22% from 690 million tons last year, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) said. A month ago, before lockdown orders took effect …

Bloomberg European stocks fell after a late-session drop on Wall Street and as the region’s finance chiefs failed to reach a deal on an economic response to the coronavirus. US equity-index fluctuates and the dollar gained. The euro and Italian bonds also took a hit after European Union officials struggled to reconcile contrasting visions for the steps needed to help …

Bloomberg As analysts struggle to assess India Inc.’s corporate earnings and debt-servicing capabilities amid the nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, they have begun relying on alternative indicators to inform their investment recommendations. Equity analysts speaking in interviews with Bloomberg highlighted measures ranging from volatility and cash levels to daily infection numbers and technical charts. So far, the drop …