Bloomberg Ever since mid-January, Adnan Durrani, chief executive officer of frozen-food company Saffron Road, knew the coronavirus outbreak was poised to create a spike in demand. For the past six weeks, his factories have been running at full capacity in order to keep items like frozen chicken pad thai and sesame ginger udon bowls on the shelves at Kroger, Walmart …

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 …