Investors much less confident about market outlook, Trump re-election chance: survey
The markets are much less confident about Europe and the United States getting back to business ahead of the summer, a Deutsche Bank investor survey showed...
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Standard Chartered, Astra International agree to reduced sale price for stake in Indonesian bank
Standard Chartered said on Monday it had agreed with Indonesian conglomerate PT Astra International to sell their stake in Indonesia's PT Bank Permata to lender Bangkok...
Expiring U.S. crude oil futures contract posts 'epic' 40% slide
An extreme situation has developed in the U.S. crude oil futures markets, as the current front-month May contract expiring on Tuesday has dropped by a whopping...
Plunge in U.S. oil prices sinks equities; bonds yields edge lower
Plunging U.S. crude oil prices pulled global equity markets lower Monday, kicking off a busy week of data and earnings that will further reveal the economic...
Exclusive: Russia orders companies to cut oil output by 20% from February levels - sources
The Russian energy ministry has told domestic oil producers to reduce oil output by around 20% from their average February levels, two industry sources told Reuters...
IMF's Georgieva says most worried about crisis impact on developing countries
Developing countries may be the hardest hit economically by the fallout from the spread of the new coronavirus, IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday.
U.S. House Republican leader: still no deal on more coronavirus money for small businesses
U.S. Democrats and Republicans were near agreement on Monday for extra money to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, a top Republican lawmaker said,...
U.S. restaurants seek more aid, on track to lose $240 billion by end of 2020
U.S. restaurants asked Congress for more financial aid on Monday to help weather the coronavirus crisis ravaging the industry, saying they are on track to lose...
HSBC cuts top investment bank jobs despite wider firing freeze
HSBC has cut a number of top management roles in its investment bank, memos seen by Reuters showed, as Chief Executive Noel Quinn presses on with...
Investor groups call for UK firms to provide a virtual AGM
Britain's biggest listed companies have been urged to hold 'virtual' annual general meetings after two-thirds of the firms to announce meetings so far opted to hold...
U.S. crude futures plunge to 1986 low on scant storage, weak demand
Oil prices tumbled on Monday, with the U.S. crude futures contract plunging more than 40% to its lowest level since 1986, as investors worried about lack...
IMF may need 'exceptional measures' to facilitate pandemic response: Georgieva
The IMF may need to step outside its comfort zone and consider "exceptional measures" to help countries deal with the coronavirus pandemic and mitigate its economic...
Congress feuds as deal still elusive on small business coronavirus aid
U.S. Democrats and Republicans feuded on Monday over who was responsible for delay even as they worked on details of a possible $450 billion-plus deal to...
NatWest presses ahead with more job cuts in face of coronavirus crisis
British state-backed lender NatWest is pressing ahead with further job cuts, axing more than 30 jobs in its digital ventures arm despite rivals halting redundancies during...
Halliburton books $1.1 billion charge, slashes spending by 50%
U.S. oilfield services giant Halliburton on Monday reported a $1 billion first-quarter loss on charges and outlined the largest budget cut yet among top energy companies...