Expanded unemployment benefits for self-employed reach 8 million workers
Expanded unemployment benefits offered through the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program are reaching nearly 8 million Americans, about 25% of all recipients.
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KKR to inject money into vending machine group Selecta: sources
U.S. buyout group KKR is preparing to inject funds into Swiss vending machine company Selecta, which is saddled with debts and faces a loss of business...
Spain aims to convince Nissan to change mind on Barcelona plant, hopes Renault stays
Spain will do everything it can to get Nissan to reverse its decision to close its Barcelona plant, Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya said on Thursday.
Southwest Airlines adds routes catering to business travelers
Southwest Airlines Co said on Thursday it was adding new routes with more frequencies and nonstop flights from Phoenix, Denver, Las Vegas and Nashville.
Stocks, euro rise on recovery hopes, U.S.-China tensions lift gold
Equity markets climbed on Thursday as more businesses returned to work and as a 750-billion-euro stimulus plan in Europe lifted regional stock indices and the euro,...
Morgan Stanley not given advisory role on Aramco pipeline sale: sources
Morgan Stanley has not been given an advisory role on the potential sale of a stake in Saudi Aramco's pipeline business, a deal worth over $10...
General Electric CEO warns of negative cash flow in 2020
General Electric Co on Thursday warned 2020 free cash flow would be negative as it struggles with weakness in its aviation and power units due to...
Champagne sales sink in a world with little to celebrate
Global champagne sales are forecast to slump by a third, or 100 million bottles, this year as the coronavirus crisis shuts bars and restaurants worldwide and...
Trump set to order review of law that protects social media companies
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to order a review of a law that has long protected internet companies, including Twitter and Facebook, an extraordinary attempt...
Volkswagen approves further projects in Ford alliance
Volkswagen said on Thursday its supervisory board had approved further projects in its alliance with Ford .
Social Security trust funds could run out even faster due to the coronavirus pandemic
The Social Security Administration's latest estimate for when its trust funds will be depleted show little change. But it did not factor in one thing: Covid-19....
Oil prices rise on higher U.S. gasoline demand, refinery runs
Oil futures rose on Thursday, erasing earlier losses, on signs U.S. gasoline demand is rising despite a big surprise build in crude inventories and worries that...
Canada's Huawei extradition ruling could unleash more Chinese backlash
A Canadian court ruling that could permit the extradition of a senior Huawei Technologies Co Ltd executive to the United States leaves Canada vulnerable to further...
U.S. major airlines roll out more options to avoid staff lay-offs
The top three U.S. airlines, hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, are rolling out fresh programs to induce tens of thousands of employees to accept voluntary...
New York's Cuomo says businesses can turn away people not wearing masks
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he would sign an executive order on Thursday authorizing businesses to deny entry to anyone who does not wear a...