Skies clear as more flights grounded by growing coronavirus curbs
Widening curbs on travel to contain the spread of the coronavirus led airlines to ramp up flight cancellations on Monday, with new restrictions spanning Australia, New...
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Rout resumes as more nations self-isolate against virus
Financial markets around the world took another hammering on Monday as a rising tide of national coronavirus lockdowns threatened to overwhelm policymakers' frantic efforts to cushion...
Airbus signs credit facility for 15 billion euros, withdraws 2020 guidance
Planemaker Airbus announced new steps on Monday to bolster its financial position as a coronavirus pandemic cripples the travel industry, including the signing of a credit...
Hyundai Motor heir apparent buys $15 million shares in automaker, parts affiliate
Hyundai Motor Group's heir apparent Euisun Chung bought shares in automaker Hyundai Motor and parts affiliate Hyundai Mobis for a combined 19 billion won ($15 million),...
Fiat Chrysler CEO says group to produce face masks in Asia: union representative
Fiat Chrysler Chief Executive Mike Manley told employees that the carmaker would help with the production of masks during the coronavirus emergency, a union representative said...
H&M scraps dividend due to coronavirus as all costs under review
Sweden's H&M , the world's second largest clothing retailer said on Monday it had decided to scrap its proposed dividend due to the coronavirus outbreak, and...
Factbox: SoftBank's key assets
SoftBank Group Corp plans to raise up to 4.5 trillion yen ($41 billion) by selling or monetizing assets to buy back 2 trillion yen of its...
SoftBank plans $41 billion of asset sales to expand buyback and cut debt
SoftBank Group Corp plans to raise as much as $41 billion to buy back shares and reduce debt in an unprecedented move to restore investor confidence...
Boeing suspending Washington state production due to coronavirus risks
Boeing Co said on Monday it would halt production at its Washington state twin-aisle jetliner factory as a temporary measure to help fight the coronavirus outbreak.
IMF sees pandemic causing global recession in 2020, recovery in 2021
The coronavirus pandemic will cause a global recession in 2020 that could be worse than the one triggered by the global financial crisis of 2008-2009, but...
Coronavirus grounds more flights, takes toll on jobs
Widening travel curbs to contain the spread of the coronavirus prompted more flight cancellations on Monday, with new restrictions spanning India, Australia, New Zealand, the United...
U.S. banks hand out bonuses to staff as coronavirus crisis intensifies
Some U.S. banks on Monday offered employees one-time bonuses to help ease the financial burden of the coronavirus pandemic and as a reward for working through...
U.S. businesses see big hit from coronavirus, Fed survey shows
U.S. businesses expect a "very large and very negative impact" from the coronavirus pandemic and efforts to slow its spread, according to a survey published on...
Fed alone can’t stop coronavirus selloff, investors say, as stocks tumble again
The Federal Reserve's unprecedented stimulus measures did little to brighten Wall Street's immediate outlook on coronavirus-ravaged stocks, as concerns remained about the lack of a government...
U.S. Fed aims 'bazooka' to backstop coronavirus-hit economy
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Monday rolled out an extraordinary array of programs to backstop an economy reeling from sweeping restrictions on commerce that scientists say...