Wall Street set for higher open on lockdown easing hopes, jobless claims
Wall Street was set to open higher on Thursday as weekly jobless claims fell slightly from the previous week and on hopes President Donald Trump would...
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Fed says backstop for small business loans fully operational
The Federal Reserve's program to back emergency government loans to small businesses is "fully operational," the U.S. central bank said on Thursday, a boost to banks...
Takeway can integrate Just Eat, British watchdog says
Britain's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has decided Dutch online food ordering company Takeaway.com can proceed with its integration of Just Eat, the company said on...
Google's fast-growing Meet video tool getting Zoom-like layout, Gmail link
Google will allow business and education users on Gmail.com to directly take calls on its video conferencing tool Meet starting Thursday, a new feature being offered...
If you use a big commercial tax preparer, your stimulus check could be delayed
Millions of Americans may have had their coronavirus stimulus payments held up by glitches if they were customers of tax preparation services, according to one new...
Dollar perched at one-week highs before U.S. jobless data
The dollar consolidated its gains against other currencies on Thursday before the release of weekly U.S. jobless data likely to provide more evidence of the world's...
Daimler/BMW's 'FREE NOW' service to restructure, integrate French app Kapten
The 'FREE NOW' taxi ride-hailing service run by Daimler and BMW announced on Thursday a corporate restructuring, which could lead to job cuts, and unveiled plans...
Options markets send cautiously bullish signal on U.S. stock rally
As Wall Street stocks pause for breath following a blistering three-week surge, signals from the options market are suggesting that some investors believe the gains may...
Vietjet agrees loan repayment delays with lenders
Vietjet Aviation has reached agreements with its lenders to delay repayments on loans it used to buy aircraft, the Vietnamese budget airline said on Thursday.
Portugal's TAP asks for state-backed loan to survive coronavirus
Portugal's flag carrier TAP has asked for a state-backed loan to aid the survival of the company, which is at its most fragile since it was...
Volkswagen withdraws outlook after first-quarter operating profit drops 81%
Volkswagen Group on Thursday withdrew its outlook for 2020 amid uncertainty related to the coronavirus outbreak which caused operating profit to drop 81% in the first...
Morgan Stanley profit plunges as dealmaking hit by pandemic
Morgan Stanley posted a 32% fall in quarterly profit on Thursday as its advisory and wealth management businesses took a hit from the economic fallout of...
Founder of easyJet calls for CEO and chairman to go
The founder and biggest shareholder of easyJet said he would call for the removal of the low cost airline's chief executive and chairman in an escalation...
Barrick expects 8.5% drop in first-quarter gold output
Barrick Gold expects a 8.5% drop in first-quarter gold production, it said on Thursday, as the COVID-19 pandemic forced miners to scale back operations and shutdown...
Santander launches money transfer app in UK to fend off competition from fintechs
Santander on Thursday launched a money service app in the United Kingdom that will initially be free of fees for transfers of up to 3,000 pounds...