Scrub that: Pandemic forces ship owners to shelve anti-pollution gear
Ship owners are postponing or cancelling the installation of "scrubbers" that extract harmful sulphur emissions from their vessels as the coronavirus pandemic tightens finances.
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U.S. insurers use lofty estimates to beat back coronavirus claims
U.S. property and casualty insurers have cast the coronavirus pandemic as an unprecedented event whose massive cost to small businesses they are neither able nor required...
Luxury food industry turns sour amid global coronavirus lockdowns
Global demand for premium foods like wagyu beef, bluefin tuna and caviar has plunged with thousands of restaurants shuttered and many economies sliding into recession amid...
Exclusive: Netflix in talks to source local Indian content from Reliance affiliate Viacom18 - sources
U.S. video streaming company Netflix is in talks with Viacom18, part of the Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries' media unit Network18, about a multi-year partnership to source...
Honda resumes production at plants hit by suspected cyber attack
Japan's Honda Motor Co has resumed production at automobile and motorcycle plants in the United States and other countries after they were hit by a suspected...
Asia stocks slide as coronavirus fears return
Asian shares fell sharply on Friday and oil prices extended losses on growing concerns that a resurgence of coronavirus infections could stunt the pace of recovery...
Oil extends slump as prospect of second viral wave in U.S. ends rally
Oil prices fell on Friday, extending heavy overnight losses as a surge in U.S. coronavirus cases this week raised the prospect of a second wave of...
Pandemic heightens chance Japan slides back into deflation: Reuters poll
The coronavirus pandemic has raised the chance Japan's economy will slip back into deflation as social curbs to halt the spread of the disease hits businesses...
U.S. lawmakers ask Zoom to clarify China ties after it suspends accounts
Three U.S. lawmakers asked Zoom Video Communications Inc to clarify its data-collection practices and relationship with the Chinese government after the firm said it had suspended...
Innovate Finance: Spotlight on Innovation: Canada Fintech Podcast
The Global City Jun 4, 2020 Welcome to part two of Spotlight on Innovation, a series of discussions that look in detail at fintech in global...
Black tech founders say venture capital needs to move past ‘diversity theater’
Washington Post Nitasha Tiku June 10, 2020 There’s a dearth of black investors in venture capital’s upper echelons and little investment in start-ups with black founders...
Bankrupt Hertz to seize on speculation frenzy with $1 billion stock sale
Hertz Global Holdings Inc said it won bankruptcy court approval on Friday to sell up to $1 billion in stock, capitalizing on a remarkable rally in...
U.S. eases criminal record provision in coronavirus business loan program
Federal authorities administering business payroll loans as part of U.S. coronavirus relief efforts on Friday eased rules prohibiting lending to business owners with criminal records, allowing...
Wall Street Week Ahead: Investors bet bounce in value stocks will stick
As the U.S. economy begins to emerge from the sharp slowdown during the coronavirus pandemic, some fund managers have been drawn to value stocks, a sector...
Canada spy agency warned of 'shock waves' from arrest of Huawei founder's daughter
Canada's intelligence agency warned that arresting the daughter of billionaire Huawei founder Ren Zheng would set off global "shock waves" and seriously affect ties with China,...