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Taylor Swift's presence at Kansas City Chiefs games has attracted a new audience to American football, specifically young women aged nine to 17. The economic impact of Swift's involvement is significant, but the social impact is expected to be long-lasting, as it is believed to be creating lifelong fans for the NFL. Swift's relationship with Chiefs player Travis Kelce has brought a new level of celebrity to the team's Arrowhead Stadium. This phenomenon is similar to Lionel Messi's impact on Major League Soccer teams, including FC Dallas, where the team's president, Dan Hunt, has observed increased interest. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Group of 20 nations will hold a virtual summit to "advance a coordinated global response" to the coronavirus pandemic Thursday, as the disease continues its rapid spread across the world. Indonesian President Joko Widodo will join the summit and the country will call for global solidarity and a coordinated action plan ensuring access to health equipment and vaccines, the Indonesian foreign ministry said. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigiegtook paternity leave and, while he nested, the criticsfeasted. In most states, employers decide how much leave toprovide workers. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The U.K. and the European Union are embroiled in a fresh stand-off, with Britain calling for the Northern Ireland Protocol -- the crucial agreement on which the whole Brexit deal rests -- to be replaced. If Britain invoked Article 16, the EU has the right to take immediate and proportionate re-balancing measures, depending on the U.K.'s actions. The EU is the U.K.'s largest trading partner, the destination for 43% of Britain's exports, and the source of 52% of its imports. [Extracted from the article]

QS0U8VT1UM0Z (Bloomberg) -- National Bank of Canada Chief Executive Officer Louis Vachon said the country should consider ending blind bidding to cool the nation's housing market while also studying broader pandemic-related factors that may be driving the recent home-price surge. Keywords: NA@CN; ALLTOP; BNK; BON; BUSINESS; CANADA; CATOP; COS; CST; FIN; GEN; GOV; INDUSTRIAL; INDUSTRIES; MARKETS; NORTHAM; POL; REL; TOP; WORLD; WWTOP; WWTOPAM EN NA@CN ALLTOP BNK BON BUSINESS CANADA CATOP COS CST FIN GEN GOV INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIES MARKETS NORTHAM POL REL TOP WORLD WWTOP WWTOPAM National Bank of Canada Chief Executive Officer Louis Vachon said the country should consider ending blind bidding to cool the nation's housing market while also studying broader pandemic-related factors that may be driving the recent home-price surge. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Immigration is at an inflection point, with rich nations concerned about the economic and social consequences of increased arrivals while poorer countries are reliant on the cash flows provided by their expatriates. Bloomberg Economics calculations show that the U.S., Canada and Australia are the biggest winners from inbound immigration, and Nigeria, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Vietnam benefit most from foreign workers' remittances. [Extracted from the article]

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan canceled plans to reimpose lockdowns in major cities to avoid further damage to the economy. "Lockdowns had been reimposed due to fears over rising infections, but Erdogan seems to have overridden these due to concerns over the economy", Ash said. [Extracted from the article]

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday canceled a decision to reimpose lockdown in major cities to avoid what he described as "some social and economic consequences." Turkey reopened restaurants, beaches and ended travel restrictions earlier this week to restore some measure of mobility for the population of 83 million who've been under curfews and lockdowns since March. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: AGR; ALLTOP; BUSINESS; CMD; CMDTOP; CONS; CONSS; COS; EUROPE; EURTOP; EXE; GEN; GOV; INDUSTRIAL; INDUSTRIES; MARKETS; NORTHAM; RUSSIA; TOP; TRN; US; WORLD EN AGR ALLTOP BUSINESS CMD CMDTOP CONS CONSS COS EUROPE EURTOP EXE GEN GOV INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIES MARKETS NORTHAM RUSSIA TOP TRN US WORLD (Bloomberg) -- Ukraine's grain shippers echoed assurances from the economy ministry that Russian naval drills shouldn't block access to the nation's ports, but warned that the uncertainty risks deterring some vessel owners. The Ukrainian government has given conflicting signals concerning the potential economic impact of the exercises, which when announced covered both the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, a shallower inland sea shared by Russia and Ukraine. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits surged for a second week and reached about 10 million over the last two weeks, highlighting the devastating economic impact of the coronavirus as shutdowns widened across the country. "It is likely the unemployment rate will be rising above where we saw it in '08 and '09 and may come as soon as that April employment report, if not certainly into the May report.". [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- South Africa's government is considering a range of proposals to help the economy recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, including the potential sale of a 100 billion-rand ($5.3-billion) social-impact bond. The government is also considering other proposals from the group of economists, put together by Miriam Altman, an economist who serves on the government's National Planning Commission. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump is determined to ease coronavirus restrictions on most Americans by the Easter holiday -- auspicious timing for his evangelical base and business allies but a worrisome deadline for public-health experts shaping the U.S. response to a still mushrooming outbreak. Trump disclosed the Easter plans on Tuesday during a "virtual town hall" hosted by Hemmer in the White House Rose Garden. [Extracted from the article]

But it does call out posts from businesses and brands, and it's possible these change will result in lower ad load in the News Feed...We expect near-term weakness in Facebook shares". "The end result in our view is that Facebook is once again making the same volume versus monetization trade off (slowing down ad load growth) which started late 4Q16. At this point Facebook's ability to offset with better ad price growth should not be a matter of debate given the results of 1Q17-3Q17. [Extracted from the article]