Dollar firms as virus worries return
The dollar found a footing on Wednesday as investors returned to safe-havens, reversing some risk currency gains made on hopes the coronavirus crisis in Europe and...
Market wire
Latest news on private equity markets
Headlines on the small cap U.S. and Canadian companies we follow, pulled from the wires as they publish. Every story opens at its original source.
Commodity currencies hold firm on hopes of pandemic peak, oil output cut
Commodity currencies drew support on Thursday from hopeful signs the coronavirus pandemic may be peaking and that major oil producers may agree to cut output to...
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...
Asian stocks gain on hopes pandemic is approaching peak
Asian shares rose on Thursday on hopes the COVID-19 pandemic is nearing a peak and that governments would roll out more stimulus measures, while expectations of...
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...
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...
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...
Virus lockdown threatens $60 billion in UK dividends: report
UK-listed companies could cancel about $60 billion in dividend payments this year following Britain's lockdown and calls from regulators to preserve cash during the coronavirus crisis,...
As delivery workers emerge as frontline soldiers, India's government warms to e-commerce
Three days after India imposed a nationwide lockdown, Devender Singh revved up his motorcycle to deliver meat and eggs to customers - but his heart was...
Exclusive: Airbnb to restrict bookings on its platform in Britain
Home rental firm Airbnb will block British bookings on its platform for the vast majority of customers on Thursday, allowing only key workers to stay in...
Zoom hires ex-Facebook security chief as Google bans desktop app
Zoom Video Communications Inc has tapped former Facebook security chief Alex Stamos as an adviser as safety and privacy concerns about its fast-growing video-conferencing app drive...