Oil drops over 4% on China-U.S. tensions, demand doubts
Oil fell over 4% on Friday to below $35 a barrel on rising U.S.-China tensions and doubts about the pace of demand recovery from the coronavirus...
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Take Five: Coronavirus vaccine race is on
U.S. President Donald Trump has put his faith in anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine to ward off COVID-19, but governments and investors are focusing on a vaccine. Without...
Deere signals recovery as U.S. farmers to benefit from relief program
Deere & Co on Friday topped quarterly sales and profit estimates and forecast a smaller-than-expected fall in farm equipment sales for the year, signaling a recovery...
GM delays resumption of second shift at three North American truck plants: source
General Motors Co is delaying the resumption of second shifts at truck assembly plants in Michigan, Indiana and Mexico because of a lack of parts from...
Exclusive: BP's Looney halves top management roles in energy transition plan
BP is more than halving the size of its senior management team as part of Chief Executive Bernard Looney's drive to make the 111-year-old oil company...
Unemployment rose in all 50 U.S. states in April: Labor Department's BLS
Unemployment rates rose and total employment fell in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia in April as efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic...
Wall Street dips on U.S.-China tensions, economic woes
U.S. stock indexes moved in a flat-to-low range on Friday as simmering Sino-U.S. tensions weighed on markets struggling to gauge the pace of economic recovery from...
Australia's Wesfarmers to shut or rebrand over 100 Target stores in virus slump
Australian retail giant Wesfarmers Ltd said it will close or rebrand nearly two-thirds of its Target department stores and take one-off charges totalling up to A$650...
Roche buys U.S. gene sequencing tech company Stratos Genomics
Pharmaceutical group Roche has acquired U.S.-based Stratos Genomics to further develop DNA-based sequencing for diagnostic use, it said on Friday.
Memorial Day car deals are luring buyers back into the market. What shoppers can expect
With the three-day Memorial Day weekend marking the first big sales push since the coronavirus crisis took hold, shoppers can expect to find deals aplenty as...
What to Include in Your Investor Update
As a startup, it’s important to keep your investors in the loop with regular updates. Here is what you should include in an effective investor update....
Why bond investors are willing to bet on money-losing Pemex after oil price crash
Mexico's state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos has seen investor sentiment improve in recent weeks despite sky-high debts, a slump in demand and no clear direction about...
Rudderless after a rally, stock markets look for next catalyst
Global equity markets have shuffled up about 1% this month despite the world starting to re-open after the coronavirus-driven lockdowns and U.S. and European economic data...
Oil falls as China omits 2020 growth target amid pandemic
Oil prices fell on Friday after China failed to set an economic growth target for 2020, sparking concerns that the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic will...
Renault could disappear and needs to be able to adapt: Le Maire
France's Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday that Renault could disappear if it does not get help very soon to cope with the fallout...