U.S. mulls paying companies, tax breaks to pull supply chains from China
U.S. lawmakers and officials are crafting proposals to push American companies to move operations or key suppliers out of China that include tax breaks, new rules,...
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U.S. auto industry to begin reopening plants in recovery from pandemic
The U.S. auto industry is slowly returning to life, with vehicle assembly plants scheduled to reopen on Monday and suppliers gearing up in support as the...
Asia shares dragged higher by S&P 500, oil and gold jump
Asian shares were hauled higher by S&P 500 futures on Monday and oil prices hit a five-week peak as countries' efforts to re-open their economies stirred...
Coronavirus widens climate rift between European and U.S. oil majors
Europe's top oil and gas companies have diverted a larger share of their cash to green energy projects since the coronavirus outbreak in a bet the...
SoftBank in talks to sell down T-Mobile U.S. stake to Deutsche Telekom - WSJ
SoftBank Group Corp is in talks to sell "a significant portion" of its T-Mobile US stake to controlling shareholder Deutsche Telekom AG, the Wall Street Journal...
SoftBank in talks to sell down T-Mobile US stake to Deutsche Telekom: Wall Street Journal
SoftBank Group Corp is in talks to sell "a significant portion" of its T-Mobile US stake to controlling shareholder Deutsche Telekom AG , the Wall Street...
Cryptocurrency Payments Processor CoinPayments Appoints Jason Butcher as New CEO
Crowdfund Insider Samantha Hurst May 14, 2020 Cryptocurrency payments processor CoinPayments announced on Wednesday it has appointed Jason Butcher as its new CEO. CoinPayment reported that...
Total calls off plan to buy Occidental Petroleum's Ghana assets
Total has called off a plan to acquire Occidental Petroleum's assets in Ghana, which was conditional on the completion of the acquisition of Occidental's other assets...
Stimulus, vaccine hopes drive S&P 500 to 10-week high
U.S. stocks surged on Monday, with the S&P 500 hitting a 10-week high, as encouraging early data from a potential coronavirus vaccine trial boosted sentiment, with...
Costs have skyrocketed for retirees. Here's why Social Security benefits aren't keeping up
Retirees who rely on Social Security may feel their monthly checks aren't stretching as far as they used to. And they're not wrong. Benefits have lost...
Tech has an ageism problem: 3 things to do if you’re over 40 and want to stay relevant
FastCompany Lisa Smith May 14, 020 Zapier’s engineering manager points out that unless you’re Gen Z, you’re closer than you think to being old—or you’re already...
Oil futures on track for two-month highs as lockdowns ease
Oil prices jumped on Monday, with both U.S. and Brent benchmarks on track for their highest settles in two months, supported by optimism about resumption in...
Walmart trailed supermarkets amid peak panic-buying: data
Americans increased their visits to supermarkets far more than to Walmart Inc stores as panic-buying peaked in mid-March, a Reuters analysis of foot traffic to retailers...
Coronavirus devastating small businesses: One-third won't reopen, 55% won't rehire same workers, Facebook survey finds
Facebook surveyed 86,000 small and mid-size businesses with the World Bank and OECD.
Uber to focus on core rides, delivery business as cuts more jobs
Uber Technologies Inc will concentrate on its core businesses in ride-hailing and food delivery, Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi said in an email to employees on...