Special delivery: activists urge France to rein in Amazon
Environmental campaigners delivered a 12-foot (3.6-metre) tall mock-up of an Amazon parcel to the French finance ministry on Wednesday to demand that the government rein in...
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Digital bank Current sees 'insane' growth during pandemic as essential workers sign up for accounts
The pandemic has acted like an accelerant to an existing trend: The steady migration of most everyday banking activities to mobile apps and online portals.
Lufthansa warns of threat to its $10 billion bailout deal
German airline Lufthansa warned on Wednesday that it might need to apply for protection from creditors if its state-backed bailout deal failed to win sufficient support...
New U.S. Huawei rule targets standards, security concerns remain: Ross
A new U.S. rule regarding China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is a needed "clarification" to help develop standards, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Wednesday,...
Setting up small and medium-size enterprises for restart and recovery
McKinsey Co By Abdulaziz Albaz, Tarek Mansour, Tarek Rida, and Jörg Schubert Jun 9, 2020 Small and medium-size enterprises are a critical engine for the global...
Southwest Airlines says has enough cash for two years as demand improves
Southwest Airlines said on Wednesday it has enough cash to carry on business for the next two years, up from its prior forecast of 20 months,...
Wall Street rally wins more fans as economy hints at recovery
Record upside surprises in U.S. economic data are bolstering the case for a “V” shaped recovery from the COVID-19 recession and boosting investor confidence in a...
Coronavirus turmoil fuels the rise of AI-powered companies
For the past seven years, a Munich-based firm called riskmethods has tried to interest companies in buying software that allows them to track all their suppliers...
U.S. FAA chief to testify at hearing on jet certification after 737 MAX crashes
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration is set to testify on Wednesday before a Senate committee on the safety certification of jetliners like Boeing Co's...
Futures inch higher on hopes of quick economic revival
U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday as signs of more official stimulus supported hopes of an economic recovery from a coronavirus-led slump, even as six...
UK's Supreme Court rules against Mastercard, Visa in retailers' fees battle
Britain's highest court on Wednesday upheld an earlier Court of Appeal ruling that credit card companies Visa and Mastercard restricted competition in the way they set...
Trade war? U.S. battle over kitchen cabinets really a domestic dispute
The anti-China trade mood has reached U.S. kitchens, where a battle is being waged over competing visions of where and how cabinets should be made.
These 7 states might give you a tax break for work-from-home costs
Employees who are still working from their couches can't take a write-off on their 2020 federal return, yet a handful of states will allow you a...
Stocks grind higher as recovery hopes stand firm
Europe's shares added to their best gains in almost a month as safety plays lost their lustre on Wednesday, with hopes of a rapid economic recovery...
Wall Street set to extend three-day rally on recovery hopes
Wall Street's main indexes were set to open higher on Wednesday, building on their three-day rally as signs of more official stimulus supported hopes of an...