Ford's first-quarter China vehicle sales down 35% as coronavirus hits demand
Ford Motor Co said on Thursday that its China vehicle sales in the first three months this year fell 34.9% from a year earlier to 88,770...
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Uber Eats sees grocery orders jump in locked down Europe
Uber Eats said orders for grocery delivery on its platform jumped 59% across Europe in March compared with February as countries locked down to fight the...
EasyJet says it can ride out nine-month shutdown and slow recovery
EasyJet can survive a nine-month shutdown thanks to its measures to contend with the coronavirus crisis and is planning for a slow recovery, the British airline...
Bentley extends UK production shutdown by three weeks over coronavirus
Luxury carmaker Bentley is extending its plant shutdown by three weeks and will begin gradually reopening from May 11, as coronavirus lockdown measures remain in place...
Futures gain ahead of earnings reports, jobless claims
U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Thursday, with investors weighing the prospects of the economy re-opening against worsening macroeconomic data and dour first-quarter earnings reports.
Huawei chip unit orders up more domestic production as U.S. restrictions loom: sources
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is gradually shifting production of chips designed in-house away from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) and towards a mainland Chinese firm...
U.S. loan program hits $350 billion cap leaving thousands of small businesses adrift
A $350 billion emergency U.S. loan program to help small businesses keep workers on their payrolls amid the novel coronavirus disruption has run out of funds,...
German carmakers to resume production as lockdowns ease
German carmakers including Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz will restart production at some German factories next week after the country eased restrictions designed to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
Dollar consolidates gains before U.S. jobless data's release
The dollar consolidated its gains against other currencies on Thursday before the release of weekly U.S. jobless data, which are likely to provide more evidence of...
Coronavirus set to usher in big changes at U.S. offices
The novel coronavirus may do to U.S. office rentals what e-commerce did to malls, or so goes a line of thinking running through commercial real estate...
Europe's scramble for face masks prompts longer term rethink
As countries scramble for face masks to protect their healthcare workers from the coronavirus, German and U.S. manufacturers in Europe are seeing an opportunity more permanently...
Employers aren't rushing to let you tap your 401(k) amid coronavirus crisis
Some businesses are still weighing whether to adopt changes that give participants easier access to their 401(k), while other plans have paused company contributions to workers'...
Swiss watchdog FINMA says Libra licensing process initiated
Swiss supervisor FINMA has received cryptocurrency project Libra's application for a payment system licence, it said on Thursday, after the Geneva-based association announced a major revamp...
Ford's first-quarter China vehicle sales down 35% year-on-year to 88,770 units
Ford Motor Co said on Thursday that its China vehicle sales in the first three months this year fell 34.9% from a year earlier to 88,770...
Lagardere may get help from allies in fight with Amber Capital
Lagardere shares rose as much as 12% on Thursday after Les Echos reported the French multimedia conglomerate could get help from French tycoon Vincent Bollore and...