Global stocks tumble, bonds rally on downbeat Fed outlook
Global equity markets fell sharply on Thursday in their worst sell-off since markets crashed in March, while safe-haven assets rose after the Federal Reserve's sobering outlook...
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Uber, Lyft drivers are employees, says California regulator
Drivers working for ride-hailing services such as Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc will now be considered employees under California's new gig worker law, the state's...
Wall Street's 'fear gauge' jumps on fears of coronavirus resurgence
The Cboe Volatility Index , known as Wall Street's "fear gauge," jumped to its highest level in more than a month on Thursday as concerns over...
Exclusive: Pershing Square's Ackman eyes $1 billion-plus 'blank-check' company - sources
Billionaire investor William Ackman's hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management has filed confidentially with U.S. regulators for an initial public offering (IPO) of a blank-check investment...
Medicare isn't free. Here's how much you may need to pay for it in retirement
The amount you pay out of pocket through Medicare could climb well into six-figure territory over the course of your retirement, depending on your specific coverage...
Asian stocks set to fall sharply as Wall Street tumbles
Asian equities are set to fall sharply on Friday after Wall Street stocks and oil tumbled over growing concerns that a resurgence of coronavirus infections could...
PayPal pledges over $500 million to support minority-owned U.S. businesses
PayPal Holdings Inc said on Thursday it was pledging $530 million to support black and minority-owned businesses in the United States and foster diversity, amid worldwide...
Google to ban targeting housing ads based on gender, age
Alphabet Inc's Google said on Thursday it would stop allowing housing, employment and credit ads to be targeted to users based on their postal code, gender,...
LATAM Airlines bondholders in talks to supply up to $1.5 billion loan, sources say
A group of bondholders of LATAM Airlines Group SA are in talks to supply up to $1.5 billion in a debtor-in-possession loan within the Chapter 11...
Pershing Square's Ackman eyes $1 billion-plus 'blank-check' company, sources say
Ackman, whose New York-based hedge fund has more than $10 billion in assets under management, is working with investment banks Jefferies, UBS Group AG and Citigroup...
Employers face reckoning from the George Floyd protests—pressure to close the racial wage gap
Protests against police brutality are shining a light on the issue of systemic racism. Will companies finally take steps to address the racial pay gap?
Wall Street slides at open on fears of second virus wave
U.S. stocks opened sharply lower on Thursday with the Nasdaq falling after a four-day rally on fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections and a...
Apple will increase spending with black-owned suppliers as part of $100 million racial justice effort
Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook said on Thursday the iPhone maker will increase spending with black-owned partners in its supply chain and seek to increase...
Factbox: Unilever's bid to end Anglo-Dutch dual-headed structure
Anglo-Dutch Unilever plans to become a single holding company based in Britain, unwinding a dual-headed structure which has been in place for 90 years.
Zoom denies giving user information to Chinese government
Zoom Video Communications Inc said on Thursday it did not provide any user information or meeting content to the Chinese government.