Backlogs, second wave of layoffs keeping U.S. weekly jobless claims high
Millions more Americans likely filed for unemployment benefits last week as backlogs continue to be cleared and disruptions from the novel coronavirus unleash a second wave...
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Asia shares temper rally, await China policy meeting
Asian shares stepped back slightly and U.S. stock futures fell on Thursday as lingering caution about the long-term impact of the coronavirus outbreak offset some of...
JPMorgan plans to hire a dozen research analysts for China brokerage: sources
JPMorgan Chase & Co plans to hire at least 12 equity research analysts in China this year, two people with knowledge of the matter said, in...
Oil prices rise to highest since March after U.S. stock drawdown
Oil prices rose on Thursday to their highest since March, as a drawdown of U.S. crude inventories and output cuts by major producers helped ease concerns...
Asia shares tread lightly, await China policy meeting
Asian shares and Wall Street futures stepped back on Thursday as resurgent concerns about the long-term impact of the coronavirus outbreak offset some of this week's...
Wanted: New head of WTO. Must thrive under global pressure and conflict
Against the backdrop of a global pandemic, steep recession, intensifying U.S-China tensions and rising protectionism, the WTO needs to name a leader. Only the resilient should...
Britons spurned by banks caught in a coronavirus credit crunch
When a payroll glitch left Natalie Gallagher so short of cash this month she couldn't afford her bus fare to work, she turned to her usual...
Sellers beware: Price collapse triggers bartering over oil and gas deals
The collapse in oil prices to 21-year lows has led potential buyers of oil and gas fields to try and renegotiate deals already agreed at higher...
SoftBank to sell 5% of domestic telco to raise cash
SoftBank Group Corp said it plans to sell 5% of its domestic telco SoftBank Corp as part of its plan to raise $41 billion through asset...
Lufthansa closes in on $10 billion state rescue deal
Lufthansa is in advanced talks over a 9 billion euros ($9.9 billion) state bailout that would see Germany take a 20% stake in its flagship airline,...
Israeli anti-viral mask maker Sonovia eyes Nasdaq listing this year
Israel's Sonovia Ltd, which makes washable and reusable anti-viral masks, is considering going public on Nasdaq by the end of this year, its chief technology officer...
Japan to seek extradition of men arrested in U.S. over Ghosn escape
Japan on Thursday said it hoped that the two men arrested in the United States and wanted in Japan on charges related to former Nissan Motor...
SoftBank to sell $3.1 billion worth of Japan telco unit stake
SoftBank Group Corp said it plans to sell 5% of its domestic telco SoftBank Corp , currently worth $3.1 billion, as part of a programme to...
More than half of small businesses are looking to have PPP funds forgiven, survey says
Frustrations are mounting on Main Street due to a lack of guidance from the Small Business Administration on PPP loan forgiveness, a new survey shows.
In SoftBank slides, tofu, a goose and unicorns underpin sales pitch
A chastened Masayoshi Son summed up SoftBank Group Corp's record $13 billion operating loss on stage this week with a striking image: unicorns tumbling into the...