World food prices fall sharply in April because of coronavirus: U.N.
World food prices fell for a third consecutive month in April, hit by the economic and logistical impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the United Nations food...
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German economy minister: We'll prevent Lufthansa from being sold out
The German government will prevent Lufthansa , the country's flagship carrier, from being sold out, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier told Bild newspaper on Thursday.
BT scraps dividend, invests in fibre as rivals agree merger
Britain's biggest telecoms group BT suspended its dividend and said it would spend billions more on faster fibre broadband connections, on the day two of its...
AB InBev sees worse ahead, but some light in China
Anheuser-Busch InBev , the world's largest beer maker, forecast a "materially worse" second quarter as coronavirus restrictions curb drinking across the globe, although China was showing...
GSK sells $3.35 billion stake in Hindustan Unilever
GlaxoSmithKline said on Thursday it sold its stake in Unilever's Indian business for $3.35 billion, which Refinitiv says is the largest block trade ever to have...
Air France-KLM boss right to tackle subject of jobs: minister
Air France-KLM Chief Executive Ben Smith is right to tackle the subject of jobs at the struggling airline, said French government minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari on Thursday,...
Norwegian Air says share issue oversubscribed
Norwegian Air's deeply discounted 400 million crowns ($39 million) share issue, part of the company's financial rescue plan, has now been oversubscribed by investors, the budget...
Britain's GSK to sell entire stake in Hindustan Unilever
(Reporting by Pushkala Aripaka in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)
UK parliament tells Barclays CEO: explain emergency business loans delays
The British parliament's treasury committee chairman has told the chief executive of Barclays to explain delays to granting emergency loans to small businesses.
Nintendo smashes Switch sales forecast as Animal Crossing sales top 13 million
Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd said on Thursday it sold 21 million Switch units in the year ended March, smashing its forecast of 19.5 million units, with...
Rolls-Royce signals job cuts as lowers engine output forecast
British aero-engine maker Rolls-Royce signalled on Thursday it expects to cut some of its workforce, after reports that it was considering cutting up to 8,000 jobs...
Liberty and Telefonica in $38 billion UK tie-up to take on BT
Liberty Global Plc and Telefonica SA have agreed to merge their British businesses in a $38 billion deal including debt that will step up the challenge...
Britain's Superdry sales plunge 37% as stores shuttered
British fashion retailer Superdry said on Thursday its revenue plunged 37% in its latest quarter, reflecting the closure of its stores across the world due to...
Liberty Global expects no major regulatory challenge to O2-Virgin deal: CEO
Liberty Global expects no major regulatory challenge to a deal to merge its Virgin Media unit with British mobile operator O2, owned by Spain's Telefonica ,...
Planemakers delay deliveries as crisis hits manufacturing: Air France-KLM CEO
Planemakers Airbus and Boeing have asked Air France to delay taking some wide-body jets after a manufacturing slowdown caused by the coronavirus crisis, the head of...