Green hydrogen's time has come, say advocates eying post-pandemic world
Hydrogen has long been touted as a clean alternative to fossil fuels. Now, as major economies prepare green investments to kickstart growth, advocates spy a golden...
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Explainer: Why Friday's U.S. jobless figures won't capture the true state of the coronavirus economy
The U.S. economy is expected to have shed 22 million jobs in April, tripling the nationwide unemployment rate to 16%, when new government data is published...
Siemens sees bigger hit from coronavirus impact coming as second-quarter profit plunges
Siemens on Friday said it expected "even stronger impacts" from the coronavirus pandemic in the weeks ahead as it ditched its 2020 guidance and posted an...
Rupert Murdoch gives up bonus after News Corp post $1 billion loss
News Corp Executive Chairman Rupert Murdoch is forgoing his cash bonus for the year after the media company posted a $1 billion quarterly loss due to...
Great Depression-like U.S. job losses, unemployment rate expected in April
The U.S. economy likely lost a staggering 22 million jobs in April, in what would be the steepest plunge in payrolls since the Great Depression and...
Germany's BaFin investigating Wirecard communication ahead of audit publication
Germany's financial market watchdog BaFin is investigating Wirecard's communication with investors directly ahead of the publication of a critical audit by KPMG, a spokeswoman for the...
Investors exit stocks at fastest rate since March, 'tech fatigue' sets in: BOFA
Investors pulled $16.2 billion from stocks in the past week in the largest weekly redemption since the March stock market slump, according to the Bank of...
Tesla aims to restart Fremont plant as soon as Friday: Bloomberg
Tesla Inc plans to reopen its sole U.S. car plant in Fremont, California as soon as Friday, Bloomberg reported https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-08/tesla-aims-to-restart-fremont-plant-as-soon-as-friday-musk-says?sref=y3YMCJ4e on Friday, citing an email from...
Sony to make, donate face shields to Japan hospitals
Sony Corp said on Friday it will manufacture and donate medical face shields to hospitals in Japan, amid worries about the availability of protective equipment for...
Futures climb as Sino-U.S. tensions ease
U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday as signs of improving relations between the United States and China boosted sentiment ahead of a key jobs report...
Siemens surges as cuts costs and presses on with energy IPO
Siemens stock surged on Friday after the German engineering company said it was speeding up cost savings to tackle the coronavirus downturn and the flotation of...
Cryptocurrency market jumps by over $13 billion driven by bitcoin as major technical event approaches
A rally in bitcoin led the cryptocurrency market higher ahead of a major technical event for the digital coin and as industry participants report an increased...
U.S. Post Office board meets as COVID takes its toll and funding dries up
The U.S. Postal Service's Board of Governors meets on Friday at a critical juncture as it faces accusations from the White House that it charges package...
Turkey charges seven people over Ghosn escape: lawyer
Turkish prosecutors have prepared an indictment charging seven people, including four pilots, over former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn's escape via Istanbul to Lebanon after fleeing Japan,...
Stocks boosted to weekly highs as risk appetite improves; U.S. jobs data looms
Global shares rallied on Friday, hitting weekly highs, on signs of improving Sino-American relations and the prospect of more governments gradually reopening their economies.