Walgreens shares fall as coronavirus pandemic hits store sales
Shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc fell 6% on Thursday after the drugstore retailer reported a steep decline in U.S. same-store sales in the last week...
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Ford to build face shields at Brazil and Argentina car plants
Ford Motor Co said on Thursday it will make 50,000 face shields at factories in Brazil and Argentina to donate in the fight against the coronavirus...
Exclusive: Trump does not plan to ask U.S. oil producers for coordinated cuts - official
The United States does not know formal details of Saudi Arabian and Russian plans to reduce oil supply yet and will not ask U.S. domestic oil...
U.S. small business bailout starts Friday. Is the government ready?
Chris Hurn, founder of Fountainhead Commercial Capital, has received 7,400 small business loan requests in the past two weeks, more than his business has handled in...
GE to furlough 50% of U.S. engine assembly, component manufacturing ops staff
General Electric Co said on Thursday it would furlough about half its workers in the U.S. engine assembly and component manufacturing operations, a move that would...
Oil crash poses severe test for OPEC+ after Moscow, Riyadh miscalculate
U.S. President Donald Trump says he has brokered a deal with Saudi Arabia and Russia that would see sweeping oil output cuts. Riyadh has called for...
How to get your taxes in quickly and safely during the coronavirus pandemic
Even with three more months to process returns, chances are that your tax professional is swamped with paperwork and questions about the new COVID-19 relief. How...
Dollar gains for second day, shrugs off record U.S. jobless claims
The dollar rose for a second straight day against a basket of currencies on Thursday as investors, worried about the prospect of a global recession, continued...
U.S. financial industry asking SEC to delay broker disclosure rule, citing coronavirus: sources
The financial industry wants the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to hold off on parts of a new rule requiring brokers to disclose potential conflicts of...
Yield-thirsty investors eye stock dividends as virus fears shrink bond payouts
Battered S&P 500 stocks may get fresh interest from investors turning to dividends in a world of shrinking bond yields.
Coronavirus punishes Warren Buffett's equity holdings
The coronavirus pandemic may have erased around $64 billion of value from Warren Buffett's equity portfolio at Berkshire Hathaway Inc , setting up the conglomerate for...
U.S. Air Force recommends paying Boeing up to $924 million: sources
The U.S. Air Force has recommended the release of up to $924 million in payments to Boeing that were held back due to flaws in the...
Trump touts 'great' Saudi-Russia oil deal to halt price rout, details unclear
U.S President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had brokered a deal with top crude producers Russia and Saudi Arabia to cut output and arrest an...
As millions lose jobs, Fed policymakers say recession is here
The U.S. recession is here. How long it will last will depend on the course of a viral pandemic that could still kill hundreds of thousands...
Wall Street gains on oil surge, but off early highs
U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as hopes for a truce in the price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia and a cut oil output drove gains,...