Oil rises as Trump plans to ease lockdown
Oil prices rose on Friday as President Donald Trump laid out plans to ease the U.S. coronavirus lockdown and on reports, later played down, that a...
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Developing countries unlock key industries to safeguard earnings and jobs
From Africa to Asia and Latin America, emerging countries disproportionately bruised by the COVID-19 pandemic are allowing some key industries to start back up in a...
Goldman predicts 36% drop in iPhone shipment, says time to sell Apple shares
Goldman Sachs said on Friday it expects iPhone shipment to drop 36% during the third quarter due to coronavirus-related lockdowns around the world and downgraded Apple...
Your boss said, 'You're furloughed.' What does that mean exactly?
The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has led to massive number of furloughs. Here's everything you need to know about the practice.
Pandemic has companies dropping earnings guidance, and some say it should be nixed altogether
A growing number of companies has nixed earnings guidance amid the coronavirus pandemic, and some in the corporate world say they should be dropped permanently.
Futures jump on Trump's restart plan, coronavirus drug hopes
U.S. stock index futures jumped on Friday as President Donald Trump laid out plans to re-open the economy from coronavirus-induced lockdowns and on reports of encouraging...
Oil mixed as Chinese economy overshadows Trump plan to ease lockdown
Oil prices were mixed on Friday as news of President Donald Trump's plans to ease the U.S. coronavirus lockdown to get the American economy moving again...
UK to allow company meetings online or on the phone in pandemic
Companies will be able to hold their annual shareholders' meeting over the phone or online during the coronavirus pandemic under a promised new law, Britain's business...
Portugal's car parts makers resume production as coronavirus spread slows
Portuguese car component manufacturers, among the country's top exporters, are calling thousands of employees back to work even before a nationwide COVID-19 lockdown is lifted as...
Biotech stocks surge as people are 'hungry' for good news on the coronavirus
Biotech stocks surged Friday after new details on a closely watched clinical trial lifted hopes that scientists may be close to a treatment for the coronavirus.
Volkswagen China boss sees sales in China on recovery course
Volkswagen Group said sales of its cars dropped by 23% on the year to 2 million cars in the January to March period but was hopeful...
Venture-backed startups line up for U.S. government stimulus loans after weighing risks
The COVID-19 pandemic arrived just as Respond Software CEO and co-founder Mike Armistead was trying to sell automated cyber security software to new clients. Most of...
Trump administration working to ease drilling industry cash crunch
The Trump administration is seeking to ease a severe cash crunch in the drilling industry by raising loan limits available under a coronavirus stimulus package and...
Wall Street Week Ahead: In companies' earnings, words may matter more than numbers
Investors gearing up for another week of corporate earnings may give more weight to the words of company executives than headline-grabbing numbers, as Wall Street seeks...
Airbus chief calls for government support for shift to lower-emission planes: Der Spiegel
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury is proposing a government support programme to help airlines convert their fleets to more environmentally friendly planes, according to an interview given...