Hong Kong tensions unnerve world stock markets, oil tumbles
Global equity markets edged lower on Friday as Beijing moved to impose a new security law on Hong Kong after last year's pro-democracy unrest, further straining...
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Self-employed workers face an uphill battle on PPP loan forgiveness
Accountants continue to be puzzled when it comes to forgiving loans from the Paycheck Protection Program. Even more uncertainty lies ahead for independent contractors and the...
Vodafone names Heineken's Van Boxmeer as new chairman
Vodafone , the world's second-biggest mobile operator, has recruited Jean-Francois Van Boxmeer, the current CEO of brewer Heineken , to succeed Gerard Kleisterlee as chairman from...
GM delays resumption of second shift at 3 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...
Americans take a dim view of raiding their Social Security to cover pandemic expenses, poll finds
Americans want more financial aid from the government. Proposals have ranged from giving individuals as much as $2,000 per month in income to letting them borrow...
Big changes could be coming for student loan borrowers
More relief could be on its way to those struggling with student loan debt. Here are the proposals on the table.
Oil drops 4% on China-U.S. tensions, energy demand doubts
Oil prices tumbled about 4% on Friday on rising U.S.-China tensions and doubts about how quickly fuel demand would recover from the coronavirus crisis.
Wall Street dips as U.S.-China tensions add to economic woes
U.S. stock indexes dropped on Friday as Sino-U.S. tensions weighed on markets struggling to gauge the pace of economic recovery from the coronavirus.
No U.S. state avoided job losses in April: Labor Department
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...
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...
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...