Exxon used economic uncertainty to push for Paulsboro, N.J., contract: sources
Exxon Mobil Corp used economic uncertainty tied to the coronavirus pandemic to urge workers at its lubricants and packaging plant in Paulsboro, New Jersey, to vote...
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Risk currencies buoyed by cautious hopes pandemic is peaking
Risk-sensitive currencies climbed on Thursday on budding optimism the coronavirus pandemic may be peaking although the euro was dented by the European Union's failure to agree...
Crude futures climb ahead of OPEC+ meeting
Crude futures rose on Thursday on expectations the world's largest oil producers would agree to cut production at a meeting later in the day as the...
H&M borrows 980 million euros to boost liquidity buffer amid pandemic
H&M , the world's second-biggest fashion retailer, said on Wednesday it had signed a 980 million euro ($1.1 billion) revolving credit facility to strengthen its liquidity...
Oil futures higher on production cut hopes as inventory build limits gains
Crude prices edged up on Wednesday, buoyed by hopes that OPEC and its allies will strike a production cut agreement, but surging U.S. crude inventories muted...
Dollar firms on rising coronavirus crisis worries
The dollar firmed on Wednesday as optimism that the coronavirus crisis was slowing waned, increasing investor concerns over the economic impact of the pandemic.
Mexican president lashes out at companies over layoffs, taxes as big business seethes
Mexico's president threw himself into a new confrontation with businesses on Wednesday, accusing big companies of not paying taxes and upbraiding others for laying off workers...
After pandemic, Fed policymakers see slow U.S. recovery
The U.S. economy is set for a deep slide in coming months with the coronavirus forcing businesses to shut and putting millions out of work, but...
Asia shares set to follow Wall Street's rally
Asian shares were poised to track Wall Street's gains on Thursday on hopes the coronavirus pandemic is nearing a peak and that governments would roll out...
Russia, Saudi to debate oil output cuts as U.S. resists joining
OPEC and Russia meet on Thursday to try to agree to record oil output cuts but their efforts to address the slump in prices wrought during...
Oil futures rise on hopes of production cuts
Oil futures strengthened late in the session on Wednesday, buoyed by hopes that OPEC and its allies will strike a production cut agreement on Thursday.
SoftBank-backed Oyo furloughs some U.S. workers as coronavirus hits revenue
SoftBank-backed Oyo Hotels and Homes is furloughing some employees to cut costs, it said on Wednesday, as lower travel due to the coronavirus pandemic slams the...
Zoom hires former Facebook security chief to beef up privacy, safety
Zoom Video Communications Inc has tapped former Facebook security chief Alex Stamos as an adviser and set up an advisory board to improve the privacy and...
Google wins U.S. DOJ backing to use segment of U.S.-Asia undersea cable
The U.S Justice Department on Wednesday recommended U.S. regulators approve Alphabet Inc unit Google's request to use part of an U.S.-Asia undersea telecommunications cable after the...
Mexico auto sector to resume operations once U.S. industry gears up
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday the domestic auto sector can resume operations shortly after the U.S. industry gears up from a coronavirus-led...