U.S. employers wary of coronavirus 'immunity' tests as they move to reopen
U.S. employers have cooled to the idea of testing workers for possible immunity to the coronavirus as they prepare to reopen factories and other workplaces.
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World stocks win a respite, oil prices highest in over a month
World stocks edged higher on Friday and oil prices rallied more than 2%, as sentiment revived after a week pressured by deteriorating U.S.-China relations.
Futures fall on U.S. plan to cut Huawei off from global chip suppliers
U.S. stock index futures turned lower on Friday as the Trump administration moved to block shipments of semiconductors to China's Huawei Technologies from global chipmakers, an...
Companies fear coronavirus liability lawsuits. So far, few exist
Businesses are urging U.S. lawmakers to shield companies from what they fear could be a flood of lawsuits by workers and consumers blaming employers for exposing...
Ryanair cuts more than 250 office staff across Europe
Ryanair has cut more than 250 staff in offices in Dublin, London, Madrid and Wroclaw, Poland, Europe's largest low-cost airline said on Friday.
Pompeo says TSMC's $12 billion investment to increase U.S. economic independence from China
Chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's $12 billion investment in the United States will increase U.S. economic independence from China, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in...
Pandemic stirs Wall Street’s social conscience
Worker welfare is having a moment on Wall Street.
Fincantieri says cooperation with Thyssenkrupp chance to talk about consolidation
Cooperation between Fincantieri and Thyssenkrupp to build submarines is a good opportunity to talk about future consolidation in the European defence sector, the Italian shipbuilder's general...
Swedish central bank to use Blackrock for corporate bond market analysis
Sweden's central bank will engage BlackRock’s Financial Markets Advisory for analysis work on the Swedish corporate bonds market, it said in a statement on Friday.
World stocks win a respite, oil prices jump over 3%
World stocks rose on Friday and oil prices jumped more than 3%, taking the sting out of a week that has seen sentiment hit as deteriorating...
Coronavirus forces HSBC to cut global growth forecasts, again
Europe's biggest bank, HSBC has cut already bleak global growth forecasts even further, as lockdown restrictions extended through April and tentative economic re-openings drag on a...
Cathay Pacific loses money, flags 'very bleak' outlook
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said on Friday it made an unaudited loss of HK$4.5 billion ($580.53 million) at its full-service airlines during January-April and flagged a...
Asia shares down on week as U.S.-China tensions rattle sentiment
Asian stocks edged up on Friday but were on course to end the week lower as deteriorating U.S.-China relations add to uncertainties over how fast economies...
Check-up after check-in: Accor bets on online medicine for hotel rebound
France's Accor , which runs hotels such as Ibis and Movenpick, said on Friday it would offer its clients free access to online medical consultations run...
Australia's Westpac admits to breaches of money-laundering laws
Australia's Westpac Banking Corp said in a defence filing in Federal Court on Friday it was admitting to a number of failures in a case where...