Stunning Supercut Exposes Fox News’s Dangerous Hypocrisy On Coronavirus

Many of the voices on Fox News spent more than a month minimizing the coronavirus outbreak and accusing the rest of the media of over-hyping the threat to make President Donald Trump look bad.

Now, the network is finally taking the spread of the infection seriously. 

A Washington Post video, above, shows how quickly the network’s hosts changed their tune, from downplaying the risk and blaming Democrats for using the virus to attack Trump to warning viewers of the dangers. 

Stock Alert: Five Below Quarterly Results Today

Specialty discount store chain Five Below, Inc. (FIVE) is set to report its fourth-quarter results on March 18, after market close.

On average, 20 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters forecast earnings of $1.94 on revenue of $687.05 million for the quarter.

In January, the company had reported that holiday sales for the period from November 3, 2019 through January 4, 2020, had increased 13.4% to $596.6 million from $526.1 million in the comparable period last year.

However, the stock has been tumbling in the past one month with nearly 50% loss amidst coronavirus scare.

After touching the 52-week low of $55.13 on Monday,the stock rose $7.05 or $12.33% yesterday before closing at $64.22.

Restaurant Group Issues Trading Update; Reports Financial Impacts Of Covid-19

The Restaurant Group plc (RTN.L) reported that Group like-for-like sales for the first eight weeks of the fiscal year were up 4.5%, in a period unaffected by Covid-19. However, in the last two weeks, due to material impact from Covid-19, Group like-for-like sales were down 12.5%. The Concessions business like-for-like sales were down 21.7%, during the two week period.

The Restaurant Group noted that the increasing effects of Covid-19 will result in a material reduction in its expectations for revenue and profit across the business for the first half of the fiscal year.

For the fiscal year ending 27 December 2020, the Group currently estimates adjusted EBITDA to be between 95 million pounds. An overall decline in Group like-for-like sales of 25% is anticipated in fiscal 2020, with a significant decline in Concessions business.

The Group will reduce capital expenditure for 2020 by at least 45 million pounds from the previous guidance of 75 million pounds. The Group would retain a minimum of 75 million pounds of cash liquidity throughout the remainder of fiscal 2020.

Stock Alert: Five Below Quarterly Results Today

Specialty discount store chain Five Below, Inc. (FIVE) is set to report its fourth-quarter results on March 18, after market close.

On average, 20 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters forecast earnings of $1.94 on revenue of $687.05 million for the quarter.

In January, the company had reported that holiday sales for the period from November 3, 2019 through January 4, 2020, had increased 13.4% to $596.6 million from $526.1 million in the comparable period last year.

However, the stock has been tumbling in the past one month with nearly 50% loss amidst coronavirus scare.

After touching the 52-week low of $55.13 on Monday,the stock rose $7.05 or $12.33% yesterday before closing at $64.22.

India says 276 citizens have tested positive for coronavirus overseas

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A total of 276 Indians have tested positive for coronavirus overseas to date, an Indian government minister said on Wednesday.

The vast majority, 255, tested positive in Iran, with others in the United Arab Emirates, Italy, Kuwait, Sri Lanka, Rwanda and Hong Kong, V. Muraleedharan, minister of state for external affairs, said in a written reply to a question in India’s parliament.

Coronavirus: Indonesia reports 55 new cases, biggest daily increase, as deaths rise to 19

JAKARTA (REUTERS) – Indonesia announced on Wednesday (March 18) 55 new coronavirus cases, taking the total to 227 in the South-east Asian nation and marking the biggest daily rise in positive cases.

Mr Achmad Yurianto, a health ministry official, also told a news conference that the number of deaths from the disease rose to 19, with deaths recorded in seven different provinces, while 11 patients had recovered. More to come.

Indonesia reports 55 new coronavirus cases, biggest daily rise

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia announced on Wednesday 55 new coronavirus cases, taking the total to 227 in the Southeast Asian nation and marking the biggest daily rise in positive cases.

Achmad Yurianto, a health ministry official, also told a news conference that the number of deaths from the disease rose to 19, with deaths recorded in seven different provinces, while 11 patients had recovered.

Portugal government announces 9.2 billion euro package for companies and workers affected by coronavirus

(Reuters) – Portugal’s government announced on Wednesday a 9.2 billion euro package supporting workers and providing liquidity for companies affected by the coronavirus outbreak.

The package, presented by finance minister Mario Centeno and economy minister Pedro Siza Vieira, includes 5.2 billion in fiscal stimulus, 3 billion in state-backed credit guarantees and 1 billion related to social security payments.

Rush Limbaugh Stand-In: S.F. In Coronavirus Lockdown Because It’s ‘A Big Gay Town’

Mark Steyn filled in for Rush Limbaugh on his radio show on Tuesday and picked up where the right-wing host had left off with offensive and false comments about the coronavirus pandemic.

Steyn, who frequently appears on and guest-hosts Tucker Carlson’s primetime Fox News show, suggested the San Francisco Bay Area was among the first locations to implement a shelter-in-place order to tackle the spread of the virus because “they’ve got all the gay guys there.”

He continued:

It’s a big gay town, San Francisco, and they’re the ones with all the compromised immune systems from all the protease inhibitors and all the other stuff. And they don’t want all the gays dropping dead on the San Francisco mayor’s watch. So that’s why they’ve got all that sheltering in place there.

Steyn, who has previously defended white supremacists, also claimed President Donald Trump “would get blamed” if there was “a big gay apocalypse.”

“He’d be. It would be his homophobia that would have struck down all these people in San Francisco,” he added. “So that’s why they’ve all been ordered to stay home. And it’s not easy staying home. “

Check out the audio, courtesy of Media Matters, here: