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As the share of remote workers explodes amid the coronavirus pandemic, more companies are offering to cover their staff's home-office expenses.
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Wall Street surges on signs of economic rebound
Wall Street jumped in a broad rally on Wednesday, closing ground on all-time highs as signs of recovery from mandated economic shutdowns helped investors look beyond...
U.S. senator Cotton cautions Britain over Huawei cooperation
U.S. Republican Senator Tom Cotton cautioned Britain on Wednesday that a decision to allow China's Huawei a role in 5G networks could hurt military cooperation and...
Nomura considers having fewer staff at headquarters permanently
Nomura Holdings Inc is considering having fewer staff work at its Tokyo headquarters permanently now that the coronavirus pandemic has spurred a huge shift to remote...
Geely's Volvo Cars sales soar 40% in May vs month-ago as virus curbs ease
Volvo Cars, owned by China's Geely Holding, said on Wednesday it sold 40% more cars in May than in April, as restrictions to contain the spread...
Lufthansa vows extensive revamp as losses balloon
Lufthansa has pledged a wide-ranging restructuring, from job cuts to sales of non-core assets, as it seeks to repay a 9 billion euro ($10.1 billion) state...
Global shares hit 3-month highs on economic recovery hopes
World shares hit three-month highs on Wednesday and the dollar fell for the sixth day running as easing lockdowns and hopes for more monetary stimulus gave...
Renault finalises 5 billion euro state-backed loan
Renault finalised on Wednesday a 5 billion euro ($5.60 billion) loan from with the French government, strengthening the carmaker's finances in the wake of the coronavirus...
Shell weighs sale of $2 billion-plus stake in Queensland LNG facilities
Royal Dutch Shell is considering raising more than $2 billion from the sale of a stake in the common facilities at its Queensland Curtis LNG plant...
Geely's Polestar to open 20 showrooms in China to compete with Tesla
Polestar, the premium electric vehicle maker owned by China's Geely, plans to open 20 showrooms in the mainland, as it prepares for delivery of its Polestar...
China drives global oil demand recovery out of coronavirus collapse
China's oil demand has recovered to more than 90% of the levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic struck early this year, a surprisingly robust rebound that...
TUI strikes compensation deal with Boeing, delays 737 MAX orders
TUI Group , Europe's biggest travel company, said it had struck a deal with aircraft maker Boeing for compensation and slower delivery of the 737 MAX...
Renault finalises 5 billion euros credit facility with French state
Carmaker Renault finalised on Wednesday a 5 billion euros ($5.60 billion) credit facility with the French government, strengthening Renault's finances in the wake of the coronavirus...
World stocks jump to 3-month high as recovery hopes outweigh looming risks
Global shares vaulted to a near three-month high on Wednesday as hopes of more stimulus and further easing in social restrictions around the world outweighed caution...
Virgin Australia bidders get 10-day extension for final offers, source says
Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd's administrator has given final bidders Bain Capital and Cyrus Capital Partners until June 22 to lodge binding offers, an extension of 10...