Chevron barred from drilling, transporting oil in Venezuela: U.S official
Chevron's assets in Venezuela have been mothballed and the company is not allowed to drill, transport or barter oil there as the Trump administration cracks down...
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Zoom raises encryption level with upgraded meeting app
Zoom Video Communications Inc said on Wednesday it was upgrading the encryption features on its video conferencing app to better safeguard meeting data and offer protection...
Community colleges could see a surge in popularity amid Covid-19
The coronavirus crisis could have a dramatic effect on enrollment at four-year colleges and universities, sending more students to less expensive community colleges for now.
Jump in oil sends global equities higher; bonds dip
A jump in the price of oil and the promise of more government stimulus to ease the economic pain inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic helped calm...
Netflix to raise $1 billion to fund new shows
Netflix Inc said on Wednesday it plans to raise about $1 billion in debt, a day after the streaming pioneer doubled its own projections for new...
Air France-KLM nears bailout with improved guarantees: sources
Air France-KLM is moving towards a 10 billion euro ($10.9 billion) government-backed rescue deal, sources said, after France agreed to higher guarantees on loans designed to...
Quebec’s Sabotage wraps Sea of Stars as most successful Canadian game on Kickstarter ever
MobileSyrup Bradly Shankar April 20, 2020 Quebec City-based indie developer Sabotage has confirmed that its upcoming Sea of Stars RPG has become the most successful Canadian...
Virus outbreak raises spectre of cash injection for indebted EDF
Plummeting electricity demand and falling power prices during the coronavirus outbreak could leave EDF in need of a capital injection by the end of 2020 to...
Apollo, Oaktree, BGH among those circling Virgin Australia: sources
Private equity and distressed situation specialists Apollo Global Management, Oaktree Capital Management and BGH Capital are among those that have expressed interest in restructuring Virgin Australia...
Ships, trains, caves: Oil traders chase storage space in world awash with fuel
Oil traders are struggling to find enough ships, railcars, caverns and pipelines to store fuel as more conventional storage facilities fill up amid abundant supply and...
Oil prices tumble on demand collapse, Brent at 1999 lows
Oil prices slumped again on Wednesday, with Brent falling to the lowest since 1999, as the market struggled with a massive crude glut amid a collapse...
Facebook invests $5.7 billion in Reliance unit to reach small Indian grocers
Facebook will spend $5.7 billion for 10% of Reliance Industries's digital business, as the social media firm looks to leverage its popular WhatsApp messenger to offer...
Oil prices hit 1990s low as coronavirus outbreak sinks demand
Oil prices slumped again on Wednesday, with Brent falling to the lowest since 1999, as the market struggled with a massive crude glut amid a collapse...
Brent crude rises after coronavirus drags it to lowest since 1999
Brent crude oil sank below $16 a barrel to its lowest since 1999 on Wednesday, before recovering slightly on the prospect of extra pledges to cut...
Ted Baker names easyJet executive John Barton as chairman
Troubled fashion retailer Ted Baker on Wednesday named easyJet Chairman John Barton as its non-executive chairman, less than a month after appointing Rachel Osborne to the...