Brazil Senate approves state of emergency to fight coronavirus
Brazil's Senate on Friday approved a presidential decree declaring a national emergency over the coronavirus epidemic, allowing the government to waive fiscal targets and free up...
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Thyssenkrupp's Merz stays on as CEO to handle overhaul
Martina Merz, who took over as interim chief executive of Thyssenkrupp , will remain in the job until 2023 after successfully selling the group's elevator unit...
Coronavirus death toll in Italy's Lombardy jumps some 380 in a day -source
The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in the northern Italian region of Lombardy, which has borne the brunt of a nationwide contagion, has risen...
Uber shares soar after CEO says has enough cash to ride out coronavirus crisis
Shares of Uber Technologies Inc surged as much as 44% on Thursday after Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi said it had plenty of cash on hand...
Rich world pumps aid as coronavirus deaths in Italy overtake China
The world's richest nations poured unprecedented aid into the global economy on Thursday as coronavirus cases ballooned in the new epicentre Europe, with the number of...
Coronavirus patients flood hospitals in Swiss canton next to Italy
The southern Swiss canton of Ticino on the border with Italy is being swamped with coronavirus patients and authorities are battling to find enough intensive care...
American Airlines says bookings still falling, working on more flight cuts
American Airlines Group Inc is working on more network reductions "in real-time" as it sees booking continuing to decline, President Robert Isom told employees in a...
Amazon asks shoppers to cooperate with U.S. probe of third-party sellers
Amazon.com Inc has started asking customers to cooperate with a Department of Justice criminal investigation of third-party sellers on its e-commerce marketplace, according to an email...
Exclusive: Ferrari and Fiat look at helping Italy make ventilators in coronavirus crisis
Italian carmakers Ferrari and Fiat Chrysler are in talks with the nation's biggest ventilator manufacturer to help to boost production of the life-saving machines that are...
Wall Street ekes out gains as Fed steps in
Wall Street tried to bounce back on Thursday from dramatic losses in the previous session, as policymakers around the world pulled out all the stops to...
CDC reports 10,491 coronavirus cases, 150 deaths
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday reported 10,491 cases of coronavirus, an increase of 3,404 from its previous count, and said...
Federal student loan rates set to hit historic lows
A recent surge in demand for safe-haven investments sent the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note to an all-time low. Student loan borrowers will benefit...
Trump says he will enter Saudi-Russia oil fray at appropriate time
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would get involved in the oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia at the appropriate time, saying...
U.S. oil surges 20% after three-day sell off
U.S. oil prices rose 20% on Thursday, recouping some losses from a sell-off that drove prices to near 20-year lows, but analysts saw the rebound as...
Exhausted Dutch minister leading coronavirus fight quits
The minister leading the Dutch government's fight against the coronavirus resigned on Thursday, a day after collapsing from exhaustion during a parliamentary debate on the epidemic.