Trump unveils three-stage process for states to end coronavirus shutdown
U.S. President Donald Trump proposed guidelines on Thursday under which U.S. state governors could act to revive the U.S. economy from its coronavirus shutdown in a...
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Gilead surges after report suggests COVID-19 patients responding to remdesivir
Shares of Gilead Sciences Inc soared 15% on Thursday after a media report suggested that severe COVID-19 patients were positively responding to the drugmaker's experimental treatment...
Asian stocks set to rise as markets brace for China GDP data
Asian stocks look set to bounce on Friday to recover towards a one-month high as investors, following Wall Street's lead overnight, sought silver linings in a...
Apple to reopen its sole branded store in South Korea on April 18
Apple Inc said on Thursday it would reopen its sole retail store in South Korea on April 18, marking it the first site to return to...
Starboard ends proxy fight at eBay, withdraws director nominations
Activist investor Starboard on Thursday ended its proxy fight at eBay by withdrawing its four director nominees four days after the ecommerce company named a new...
T-Mobile wins final approval for closed merger with Sprint
California's Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted on Thursday to approve the merger of wireless carriers T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp, marking the final approval for...
U.S. rejects most Spirit, JetBlue requests to halt additional flights
The U.S. Transportation Department said on Thursday it had rejected most requests by Jetblue Airways Corp and Spirit Airlines to halt additional flights in the wake...
Coronavirus hurts corporate activism now, but rebound expected
Activist shareholders are likely to scale back campaigns in the coming weeks as target companies brace for a deep recession and their favorite calls for change...
World stocks seesaw, yields fall on dire economic outlook
World stock markets seesawed while bond yields retreated on Thursday as dire U.S. jobless data underscored a deepening downturn amid the coronavirus outbreak and tamped down...
U.S. business formation tanks as coronavirus shuts economy
Applications to start new U.S. businesses tumbled last week, the latest indication that stringent measures to control the spread of the novel coronavirus had brought the...
L'Oreal eyes post-confinement rush to hair salons
L'Oreal is counting on consumers rushing back to hair salons to help its business recover quickly once European and U.S. coronavirus lockdowns are lifted, it said...
Don't let your coronavirus anxiety cause you to make these money mistakes
The coronavirus pandemic is hitting the markets and the economy, as well as disrupting your daily life. Here are steps you can take to ensure the...
GOP congressman says US should 'slowly' reopen for business, barbers can wear masks
"There are places and are segments of our society and economy that we can open up safely," Rep. Greg Murphy, R-N.C., said Thursday.
Bleak jobs data keeps dollar at one-week high
The dollar hit a one-week high on Thursday as investors fled to safe-haven assets following the release of weekly U.S. jobless data which showed a record...
Oil little changed, U.S. ties 18-year low after OPEC cuts demand forecast
Oil prices were mixed on Thursday, as Brent crude rose modestly while U.S. futures ended unchanged at an 18-year-low after some European countries said they would...