EasyJet, Heathrow want early exit from UK quarantine rules
Britain's easyJet urged the government to only keep quarantine requirements for a short period, while Heathrow Airport called for a plan to re-open borders, as new...
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Roche's U.S. gRED research head to retire, be replaced by MIT's Regev
Roche said Monday it has hired a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor as the new head of the Swiss drugmaker's U.S. research arm that was...
EasyJet urges Britain to keep quarantine rules for short period
Britain's easyJet urged the government to keep any quarantine requirements on travellers arriving in the UK for only a short period, as airlines face a new...
Japanese telco SoftBank sees full-year operating profit stable at $8.6 billion
Japanese telco SoftBank Corp on Monday forecast operating profit for the current financial year at 920 billion yen ($8.6 billion), largely unchanged from a year earlier.
Toshiba sees FY2019 profit roughly in line with forecast, limited virus impact
Toshiba Corp said on Monday it expects operating profit for the year ended March to more than triple, as the Japanese industrial conglomerate sees a limited...
Korean Air to decide up to $820 million rights issue this week: Yonhap
South Korea's largest airline Korean Air will decide whether to sell up to about 1 trillion won ($820.24 million) in shares in a board meeting on...
As U.S. meat workers fall sick and supplies dwindle, exports to China soar
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered meat processing plants to stay open to protect the nation's food supply even as workers got sick and died. Yet the...
LafargeHolcim's deal to sell Philippines business collapses
LafargeHolcim's deal to sell its Philippines business, valued at $2.15 billion, has failed after the country's competition authority did not give approval in time.
Coronavirus sows doubt over bitcoin's rally after third 'halving'
As bitcoin investors brace for a long-awaited technical adjustment that will halve new supply of the cryptocurrency, the coronavirus pandemic has cast uncertainty over the expected...
Stocks rise as more economies emerge from lockdown
Asian shares followed Wall Street higher on Monday as investors looked ahead to more countries restarting their economies, even as some reported an unwelcome pick up...
Why it might not be such a crazy idea to start a company right now
Now might be the best time to start thinking about setting up a new venture, according to entrepreneurs and venture investors.
Chinese investment in U.S. drops, pandemic to weigh on this year's bilateral flows: report
Chinese direct investment in the United States dropped to the lowest level since 2009 last year amid bilateral tensions, and the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to...
For central banks, hope for precision fades amid pandemic uncertainty
Central bankers who have spent a generation researching how their words influence the economy and honing the craft of "forward guidance" are now effectively tongue-tied by...
Oil prices drop amid supply glut, fears of second coronavirus wave
Oil prices fell on Monday as concern over a persistent glut and economic gloom caused by the coronavirus pandemic combined to cancel out support from supply...
Tim Hortons China says Tencent has invested, did not disclose amount
Tim Hortons China said Tuesday it received an investment from Chinese tech giant Tencent, as the Canadian coffee brewer seeks to expand in the Chinese market.