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...
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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...
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...
Lufthansa to start flying 80 more aircraft in June to meet travel demand
German flagship carrier Lufthansa on Friday said it would start flying 80 more of its aircraft again in June, including to serve tourism destinations after the...
Take Five: Trade War II
China's exports rebound has been quickly overshadowed by dire predictions of Trade War II between the world's two biggest economies.
Working parents find it's nearly impossible to make plans with dwindling child-care options
Even before the pandemic, affordable child care was a struggle for most. Now parents are squeezed by a near-complete lack of help, with daycare centers, schools...
Why the stock market is up even with historic job losses
The most Americans in history lost their job in April, but markets are moving higher. Here's why.
U.S. joblessness slams Latinos, less educated with brutal force
The U.S. economy's record run of job growth and historically low unemployment has been stopped in its tracks by the fight against the coronavirus pandemic: joblessness...
Coronavirus deals U.S. job losses of 20.5 million, historic unemployment rate in April
The U.S. economy lost a staggering 20.5 million jobs in April, the steepest plunge in payrolls since the Great Depression and the starkest sign yet of...
Tesla aims to restart Fremont plant on Friday
Tesla Inc is aiming to restart production in its U.S. car plant in Fremont, California on Friday afternoon, according to an email sent by Chief Executive...
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...
Tesla aims to restart Fremont plant as soon as Friday: Bloomberg News
Tesla Inc plans to reopen its sole U.S. car plant in Fremont, California as soon as Friday, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing an email from the...
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.
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,...