Virgin Atlantic says still talking with UK government on coronavirus funds
Virgin Atlantic is still talking with the British government about a bailout package to cope with the devastating effects of the coronavirus outbreak on travel as...
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Potbelly says it will return $10 million small business loan, following others after outrage
Potbelly, which received the maximum loan amount, has a market cap of $71.2 million.
U.S. airlines receive extra $9.5 billion in payroll support: U.S. Treasury
The U.S. Treasury Department said on Saturday it has released $9.5 billion in additional funds from the Payroll Support Program to U.S. air carriers, bringing to...
Special Report: Countries, companies risk billions in race for coronavirus vaccine
By Julie Steenhuysen, Peter Eisler, Allison Martell and Stephanie Nebehay
Embraer hits out after Boeing scraps $4.2 billion tie-up
Boeing Co on Saturday pulled out of a $4.2 billion deal to buy Embraer's commercial jets division, sparking a furious response from its jilted partner and...
As U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 50,000, handful of states edge toward reopening
With the U.S. coronavirus death toll topping 50,000, Georgia, Oklahoma and a handful of other states took the first tentative steps at reopening for business on...
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...
Exclusive: Trial of Gilead's potential coronavirus treatment running ahead of schedule, researcher says
A key U.S. government trial of Gilead Sciences Inc's experimental coronavirus treatment may yield results as early as mid-May, according to the study's lead investigator, after...
U.S. retailers offer purses, shoes 'to go' as restrictions ease
Several staffers at major retail chains, including J.C. Penney Co Inc and Saks Fifth Avenue, reported for duty at some Texas-based stores on Friday, selling merchandise...
France, Germany in standoff with Silicon Valley on contact tracing
A standoff between the two largest nations in the European Union and Silicon Valley escalated on Friday as Apple and Google rebuffed demands by France and...
Oil prices could remain under pressure, according to satellite imagery analysis
The rout in U.S. oil prices will extend globally without a sharp cut to production, according to satellite data analysts.
Halliburton follows Chevron in halting Venezuelan operations
Oilfield services provider Halliburton Co said on Friday it would cease most of its operations in Venezuela after the U.S. Treasury Department imposed tight new regulations...
Apple, Google update coronavirus contact tracing tech ahead of launch
Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google on Friday updated technical details of the coronavirus contact tracing system they plan to release next month, saying new features...
Oil heads for another weekly slide on coronavirus turmoil
Oil prices rose on Friday, but both the Brent and U.S. benchmarks were on track for their third straight week of losses as global production shutdowns...
Atlantia to grant free shares to Italian workforce
Atlantia will give about 1,000 euros ($1,080) of shares to each of the 12,000 workers employed by the group's Italian companies, the motorway and airport operator...