Dollar gains on rising coronavirus crisis concerns
The dollar firmed on Wednesday as optimism that the coronavirus crisis was slowing waned, increasing investor concerns over the economic impact of the pandemic.
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BAE Systems to raise $1.3 billion in debt to fund pension deficit
Britain's BAE Systems is looking to raise $1.3 billion in debt to fund its pension deficit and repay related loans, the company said on Wednesday, as...
Figure of $6.5 billion in loans for Air France KLM 'not unrealistic': minister
A figure of 6 billion euros ($6.5 billion) in loans to help Air France KLM amid the coronavirus crisis is "not unrealistic", French junior transport minister...
EasyJet founder continues battle over $5.5 billion Airbus order
EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou continued his battle to force the British airline to cancel an order for 107 Airbus planes, making a new demand on Wednesday...
Oil holds near $32 ahead of OPEC-led talks on output cuts
Oil steadied near $32 a barrel on Wednesday, supported by hopes that a meeting between OPEC members and allied producers on Thursday will trigger output cuts...
Britain's Tesco warns coronavirus costs could top $1 billion
Britain's biggest retailer Tesco estimated a hit of up to 925 million pounds ($1.1 billion) from the costs of dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and warned...
Honda back to work in China's Wuhan with temperature checks and masks
Temperature checkpoints and posters telling workers to keep more than a metre apart at Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co's reopened plant in the Chinese city of...
BMW to start producing face masks
German carmaker BMW will start producing face masks to help protect its own staff and the public against the spread of the new coronavirus, Chief Executive...
Global stocks turn negative as virus death toll mounts
World stocks turned negative on Wednesday as the coronavirus death toll mounted and euro zone finance minister failed to agree a rescue package to help economies...
Fiat Chrysler in talks with unions for production restart in Italy
Fiat Chrysler (FCA) and unions are discussing plans for beefed-up health measures at Italian plants to pave the way for most profitable production to restart as...
OECD says leading indicators flag biggest monthly drop on record
Major economies are seeing the biggest monthly slump in activity ever amid the coronavirus crisis and no end is in sight without clarity about how long...
Coronavirus rout spurs China investors to dividend plays
Wild swings in global equities markets are prompting brokers and fund managers to urge patience with a strategy still alien to many of China's momentum-driven stock...
Carson Block's Muddy Waters takes short position in online health marketplace eHealth
Carson Block's firm has taken a short position in eHealth, a digital health insurance marketplace company.
Spirit AeroSystems halts production for Boeing jets indefinitely
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc , Boeing's top supplier, said on Wednesday it had stopped production for the planemaker for an indefinite period and would furlough workers...
German foreign ministry restricts use of Zoom over security concerns: report
The German foreign ministry has restricted use of the video conferencing service Zoom , saying in an internal memo to employees that security and data protection...