Stocks drift as investors digest grim U.S. jobs data
World equity markets hovered between small gains and losses Thursday, as the death toll from the coronavirus pandemic continued to rise and economic pain deepened with...
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Fiat Chrysler to start three Italian sites immediately after lockdown ends: union
Fiat Chrysler aims to restart operations at three Italian sites as soon as the government lifts coronavirus restrictions on manufacturing, a union representative said on Thursday,...
Honda extends U.S., Canada auto plant shutdown through April 10
Honda Motor Co said Thursday it will extend a shutdown of all U.S. and Canadian auto plant production through April 10 because of the ongoing coronavirus...
Southwest Airlines to apply for U.S. government aid as demand craters
Southwest Airlines Co said on Thursday it intends to apply for U.S. government aid to help it ride out the sharp drop in travel demand caused...
British Airways in union talks to suspend around 32,000 staff, scraps dividend
British Airways is in talks with its union about a plan to suspend around 32,000 staff, a person familiar with the situation said, marking one of...
Dollar advances 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...
Ford says post-crisis support for U.S. customers 'would be appropriate'
Ford Motor Co's U.S. sales chief said on Thursday the automaker believes some level of government stimulus will be needed for consumers once the coronavirus pandemic...
Healthcare stocks show their defensive allure in ailing market
The coronavirus pandemic is throwing a spotlight on stocks in the U.S. healthcare sector, home to the companies that could develop treatments, vaccines and improved diagnostics...
U.S. factory orders unchanged in February
New orders for U.S.-made goods were unexpectedly flat in February, and could remain weak as a global coronavirus outbreak strains supply chains and undercuts the manufacturing...
Planemakers brace for sharp cuts in wide-body output: sources
Planemakers are looking at drastic cuts in wide-body production amid a slump in demand for the industry's largest jetliners, manufacturing and supplier sources said on Thursday.
Exclusive: Neiman Marcus advances bankruptcy preparations - sources
Neiman Marcus Group is stepping up preparations to seek bankruptcy protection, after the coronavirus pandemic forced the debt-laden U.S. luxury department store chain to close its...
Saudi Arabia and Russia signal readiness to cooperate on oil
Saudi Arabia and Russia signalled on Thursday they were ready to cooperate to help stabilise the oil market after calls with U.S. President Donald Trump to...
Russia does not rule out returning to oil talks with Saudi Arabia
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday that Moscow may return to oil negotiations with Saudi Arabia after talks collapsed last month, which, coupled with...
Small businesses reinvent themselves to make products needed for the coronavirus crisis
Throughout the U.S., small businesses and nonprofits are retooling to survive — and make a difference — by shifting operations to make products needed in the...
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon returns to work after heart surgery
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon is working remotely after the bank announced on March 5 that he had emergency surgery.