Oil prices tick up amid mixed signals from U.S. data
Oil prices ticked up on Thursday after U.S. oil product stocks shrank, providing bulls with ammunition ahead of a meeting between OPEC producers and their allies...
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Sharp learning curve for bosses as WFH goes global
Two weeks into the coronavirus lockdown and Sergei Holmeckis, a boss at Deutsche Telekom's Czech operations in the city of Brno, was frustrated with staff video...
JPMorgan gets China's nod for first fully foreign-owned futures business
China on Thursday approved JPMorgan's application to operate the first fully foreign-owned futures business, as the world's second-largest economy pushes ahead with opening its multi-trillion-dollar financial...
PepsiCo drops Aunt Jemima branding; Uncle Ben's, others under review
PepsiCo Inc said on Wednesday it will change the name and brand image of its Aunt Jemima pancake mix and syrup which have been criticized as...
U.S. Chamber urges China to accelerate purchases of U.S. goods
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Thursday underscored the importance of functional U.S.-China ties and urged Beijing to step up its purchases of U.S. goods and...
Audi boss to head carmaker's R+D division: sources
Markus Duesmann, the head of Audi , will also head the research and development division at German carmaker Volkswagen's premium brand, two sources told Reuters on...
Coronavirus raises stakes as auto unions ready for a fight
The coronavirus crisis has forced carmakers to speed up layoffs that must be matched with hefty payouts and deft negotiation to retain the support of powerful...
Saudi Aramco cuts hundreds of jobs amid oil market downturn, sources say
State oil giant Saudi Aramco started laying off hundreds of employees this month, two sources familiar with the matter said, as global energy companies reduce their...
Cramer rails against wealthy money managers for scaring investors out of market with bubble talk
"Our viewers don't want to be talked out of" investing in stocks and potentially making money, CNBC's Jim Cramer said Thursday.
U.S. retail foot traffic rebounds, more staff at work, as lockdowns ease
Retail foot traffic recovered to approach pre-lockdown levels last week and businesses appeared to bring more employees back to the job, according to data from firms...
World stock markets slip on second wave virus fears, safe-havens rise
Global stock markets drifted lower on Thursday as an increase in new coronavirus cases in some U.S. states and China crushed hopes of a swift economic...
Health-care workers on the front-line of the pandemic have another concern: Crushing student loan debt
Many of the health-care workers on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic have another concern: crushing student loan debt.
Vans, not glamorous, but key as EU weighs autos mega-merger
Their silhouettes don't stir dreams of adventure like a sports car or trendy SUV, but vans are a rare source of profit for European carmakers, which...
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Kroger says demand easing after coronavirus stockpiling
U.S. supermarket chain Kroger Co stopped short of raising its annual forecasts on Thursday, saying a coronavirus-driven surge in demand for essential goods was fading as...