Forex volatility to make providers hike prices: Walmart de Mexico
Walmart de Mexico said on Friday that foreign exchange fluctuations will make its providers increase some of their prices, pointing to the depreciation of the peso...
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Oil plunges more than 5% despite stimulus efforts
Oil prices plunged more than 5% on Friday and were on track for a fifth straight weekly loss as demand destruction caused by the coronavirus outweighed...
Africa's web of creditors complicates coronavirus debt relief
Africa is crying out for debt relief to weather a perfect storm of coronavirus, plummeting oil and commodity prices, mounting budget deficits and weaker currencies.
Equinor to quit U.S. lobby group over climate policy
Equinor will leave industry the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) lobby group over a disagreement on climate policy, the energy producer said on Friday.
H&M starts protective face mask production at Chinese supplier
Sweden's H&M, the world's second-biggest fashion retailer, said on Friday it had started production of protective face masks for hospital staff and would ship the first...
U.S. consumer sentiment near three-and-a-half-year low, spending tepid
U.S. consumer sentiment dropped to near a 3-1/2-year low in March as the coronavirus epidemic upended life for Americans, and consumer spending was sluggish in February,...
Exclusive: Russia calls for new enlarged OPEC deal to tackle oil demand collapse
A new OPEC+ deal to balance oil markets might be possible if other countries join in, Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund said, adding...
Ferrari extends Italian plant closures to April 14 subject to supplies
Luxury carmaker Ferrari said on Friday it would extend the shutdown of its two Italian plants and reopen on April 14, provided it had supplies, and...
European shares fall as investors take stock of spreading virus
European stocks fell on Friday, halting their biggest ever three-day rally in a sign investors were focusing once more on the spread of the coronavirus pandemic...
Alitalia asks to put more workers under layoff scheme-document
Alitalia's administrator has asked the Italian government to increase the number of employees under temporary lay-off scheme to nearly 7,000, a document showed, to help mitigate...
Morgan Stanley receives approval for majority stake in China venture: sources
Morgan Stanley has received regulatory approval to take a majority stake in its China securities joint venture, people with knowledge of the matter said, as Beijing...
Futures fall after strong three-day rally as virus threat continues
U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday, a day after the S&P 500 and Dow posted their best three-day run since the 1930s, as the United...
Volkswagen urges ECB to buy short-term debt to stabilize markets: FT
Volkswagen's chief financial officer called on the European Central Bank (ECB) to accelerate purchases of short-term debt, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
Asia stocks ride stimulus hopes higher but dollar left behind
Asian stocks rose on Friday as investors wagered policymakers will roll out more stimulus measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic after U.S. unemployment filings surged to...
Trump drags GM, Ford into political war over ventilators to fight coronavirus
General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co got dragged into the political war over much-needed ventilators for coronavirus patients Friday as U.S. President Donald Trump lashed...