New North American trade pact to take effect July 1: USTR
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Friday said he has notified Congress that the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement will take effect on July 1, a month...
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Ryanair may cut 10-20% of jobs in winter season, CEO tells German paper
Ryanair may have to lay off 10-20% of staff in the winter season as it will operate fewer flights due to the coronavirus crisis, Chief Executive...
The growing worry for bondholders: Getting 'primed'
Bondholders in particularly hard-hit sectors like energy, travel and leisure have another issue to watch for as companies struggle to survive the economic shutdown - getting...
Swatch CEO says China sales rise but global situation still grim
Swatch Group's sales at its own stores in China are up by almost a quarter during April, the watchmaker's Chief Executive Nick Hayek told Blick newspaper,...
Nestle posts better than expected first-quarter sales as customers stockpile food
Nestle reported a 4.3% rise in organic sales growth for the first quarter, the food giant said on Friday, as consumers filled cupboards with Purina pet...
Virgin Australia owes $4.4 billion, to seek aircraft lease waivers -administrator
Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd owes A$6.9 billion ($4.39 billion) to more than 10,000 creditors based on an initial review and will seek a three-month payment waiver...
Volkswagen pushes back possible restart of operations in Mexico
German automaker Volkswagen will extend until at least May 18 a suspension on operations at its Puebla production plant in Mexico due to the ongoing coronavirus...
Democrats urge U.S. to provide at least $5 billion in loans to bus industry
Two senior U.S. House Democrats on Friday asked the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve to direct at least $5 billion in loans to struggling over-the-road bus...
Main Street's mainstays: How some U.S. states tapped crisis loans
As the coronavirus crisis gripped the U.S. economy and Congress approved hundreds of billions of dollars in emergency small business loans, Utah builder Clark Ivory knew...
Brokerages restrict clients on positions they can take in oil
Several brokerages, including discount giant TD Ameritrade Corp are restricting customers from buying new positions in certain crude oil contracts after an unprecedented sell-off that sent...
Oil prices rise more than $1 after week of turmoil amid viral outbreak
Oil prices jumped again on Friday, gaining more ground as producers like Kuwait said they would move to cut output and as the United States approved...
Burberry will not take British state crisis cash to pay staff
Luxury brand Burberry will pay all its staff globally even if they are unable to work due to coronavirus crisis store or site closures, adding on...
How to Talk About Your Crowdfunding Raise
When planning for a crowdfunding raise, you should have a game plan on how you will talk about it – including what you should and shouldn’t...
U.S. weighs taking stakes in U.S. energy companies, other options: Mnuchin
The Trump administration is considering taking stakes in U.S. energy companies as one possible option as it seeks to help the nation's oil and gas sector...
Airbnb booking data from China offers glimpse of a rebound
While the coronavirus pandemic has frozen global travel and hit the travel industry hard, data from home-sharing startup Airbnb Inc shows the number of domestic bookings...