Indigo Partners ties up with Oaktree for Virgin Australia bid: executive
Indigo Partners is teaming up with Oaktree Capital Management in its offer for Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd and will consider adding an Australian partner as the...
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Asia stocks under pressure as vaccine rally falters
Asia stocks are likely to come under pressure on Wednesday, tracking declines on Wall Street while gold prices were buoyed by safe-haven demand as economic indicators...
Oil prices ease on dim economic outlook despite signs of firmer demand
Oil prices dipped on Wednesday as concerns over the lasting economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic outweighed signs of improving demand and production cuts by major...
Fujifilm shares tumble after report Avigan not showing apparent efficacy in coronavirus treatment
Shares of Fujifilm Holdings Corp tumbled more than 4% in early trade on Wednesday after a report its anti-flu drug Avigan was not showing apparent efficacy...
Urban Outfitters predicts 60% fall in same-store sales on slow recovery
Apparel retailer Urban Outfitters Inc on Tuesday projected a 60% decline in same-store sales in the second quarter due to tepid demand recovery from the COVID-19...
Johnson & Johnson to stop selling talc-based baby powder in U.S. and Canada
Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday announced that it would stop selling its talc-based Johnson's Baby Powder in the United States and Canada, making the decision after...
Business group cautions U.S. on 'reshoring' too much China supply
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday warned the U.S. government against overdoing a major effort underway to rip U.S. supply chains out of China in...
MGM, Caesars and Boyd will participate in employee COVID-19 testing plan
The Las Vegas gaming industry will offer COVID-19 tests to employees before they return to work, the Culinary Union announced Tuesday, moving the hard-hit sector a...
GM delays tentative restart for plant in Silao, Mexico to May 21
General Motors Co signaled it has pushed back the tentative date for restarting operations at its auto assembly plant in the central Mexican city of Silao...
Mining companies rush to shield indigenous communities from coronavirus
Big mining companies that rely on indigenous workforces or operate near remote communities have acted fast to curb the spread of the coronavirus and avoid a...
Euro gains on EU recovery-fund plan, oil wavers
The euro and European government debt rallied on Tuesday, lifted by a Franco-German proposal to fund grants for regions hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic, while...
U.S. to mandate new safety-management tools for aircraft makers
The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it would require Boeing Co and other aircraft manufacturers to adopt new safety-management tools following two fatal Boeing 737 MAX...
Exclusive: Third Point founder Daniel Loeb takes over as Munib Islam leaves firm
Billionaire investor Daniel Loeb is taking back the reins as sole chief investment officer at his hedge fund Third Point LLC, less than one year after...
Lockheed may delay delivery of up to 24 F-35 jets as COVID-19 hits suppliers
Lockheed Martin said on Tuesday it will slow production of its stealthy F-35 fighter jets at its Texas facility, possibly delaying delivery of between 18 and...
Johnson & Johnson to stop selling talc-based baby powder in U.S., Canada
Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday announced that it would stop selling its talc-based Johnson's Baby Powder in the United States and Canada, saying it was part...