Proxy advisers split over endorsing Bayer management at AGM
Shareholder advisory groups are divided over whether to endorse the management and directors at German drugs and pesticides company Bayer , according to recommendations submitted by...
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Swiss court rejects Credit Suisse bid to block FINMA spying scandal appointment
Credit Suisse has lost a bid to block an auditor appointed by Switzerland's financial supervisor as part of its probe into the bank's spying scandal, court...
Asia stocks set to tumble as investors fear worst recession since 1930s
Asian stocks look set to tumble on Thursday, as fears that the world is in its worst recession since the 1930s were heightened by data showing...
Samsung to tap Xilinx chips for 5G network equipment
American semiconductor firm Xilinx Inc said on Wednesday it had won a deal to supply chips to Samsung Electronics Co Ltd for 5G networking equipment.
Global shares dip as dire warnings for global economy weigh
Global share markets dipped into the red on Wednesday as warnings of the worst global recession since the 1930s underlined the economic damage done during the...
Oil falls 5% to $28 on oversupply concerns
Oil fell 5% to around $28 a barrel on Wednesday, pressured by reports suggesting persistent oversupply and collapsing demand due to global coronavirus-related lockdowns.
Global creditors agree on debt relief for poor countries hit by pandemic
Major international creditors will relieve the world's poorest countries of debt payments this year to help them deal with the coronavirus pandemic that has sparked the...
Oil in the age of coronavirus: a U.S. shale bust like no other
Texas oilman Mike Shellman has kept his MCA Petroleum Corp going for four decades, drilling wells through booms and busts and always selling his crude to...
Asia shares take a breather, China cuts medium-term rates
Asian share markets took a breather on Wednesday as warnings of the worst global recession since the 1930s underlined the economic damage already done even as...
IMF's Georgieva wants to triple concessional financing for poor countries
The International Monetary Fund is looking to triple its concessional financing for the poorest countries to over $18 billion to help them respond to the novel...
United cuts May schedule by 90%, tells employees to brace for job cuts: memo
United Airlines Holdings Inc told employees on Wednesday that it has cut its flight schedule by 90% in May and possibly June, and to prepare for...
Oil climbs on bargain-hunting, hopes for purchases for reserves
Oil prices climbed on Wednesday, bouncing back from the previous session's large losses, as investors looked for bargains and supported by hopes that consuming countries will...
Tesla's China car registrations surge in March as Shanghai factory back up
U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc's China car registrations jumped 450% in March, month on month, data from auto consultancy LMC Automotive showed.
Coronavirus seen knocking U.S. retail sales in March
U.S. retail sales likely suffered a record drop in March as mandatory business closures to control the spread of the novel coronavirus outbreak depressed demand for...
Oil bounces back as rising stockpiles seen pointing to lower output amid coronavirus
Oil rose on Thursday, with U.S. crude rebounding from near-20-year lows in the previous session on hopes that a big build-up in U.S. inventories may mean...