World stocks rise on spending hopes but bounce fizzles
Stocks across the globe bounced back on Friday after historic drops, but hopes of more central bank stimulus and government spending went only so far and...
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Apple shifts annual developers conference to online-only format
Apple Inc on Friday called off the in-person portion of its annual developers conference scheduled to be held in San Jose and said it would run...
Airline stocks soar on hopes for financial relief from coronavirus, Delta up 10%
Airlines are arguably the hardest hit industry due to the travel restrictions to slow down the spreading of the coronavirus.
Activist fund Elliott backs SoftBank's $4.8 billion buyback plan
Activist investor Elliott Management said on Friday it supports SoftBank Group Corp's latest move to buy back up to $4.8 billion of its shares.
GM, Ford to have white-collar employees work remotely starting Monday
U.S. automakers General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co said on Friday they will have most of their white-collar workforce working remotely as of Monday to...
Wall Street rebound loses steam on report Trump to declare emergency
A rebound on Wall Street on Friday fizzled out following reports that President Donald Trump was set to declare a national emergency to tackle the rapidly...
British Airways in battle for 'survival' over coronavirus
British Airways warned that its survival was at stake on Friday as its CEO told staff of plans to cut jobs and ground aircraft to tackle...
Renault's two Spanish plants to stop for two days amid coronavirus outbreak
French auto maker Renault's two Spanish plants, in Valladolid and in Palencia, will cease production for two days next week due to a lack of components...
Iran security forces to empty city streets to fight coronavirus
Security forces will empty the streets of cities across Iran in the next 24 hours in a drive to fight the spread of the new coronavirus,...
Major U.S. internet firms agree not to cancel service over next 60 days: FCC
The Federal Communications Commission said Friday that major internet providers - including Comcast Corp, AT&T Inc and Verizon Communications Inc - agreed not to terminate service...
U.S. Treasury chief dashes hopes for broad tariff cut to fight coronavirus
The Trump administration is not considering broad relief from import tariffs on Chinese goods to ease economic pain from the coronavirus, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin...
SoftBank unveils $4.8 billion buyback after stock tumble, Elliott backs move
SoftBank Group Corp is buying back up to $4.8 billion of its shares after their recent slump, a move that partially met the demand of activist...
Musk trial over Tesla-Solarcity deal postponed due to coronavirus outbreak
Monday's trial over shareholder accusations that Telsa Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk pushed the electric vehicle maker to buy an allegedly worthless SolarCity for $2.2 billion...
Lufthansa to apply for German state aid - Handelsblatt
German flagship carrier Lufthansa said on Friday it is planning to request state aid from several European governments to weather the fallout from the coronavirus outbreak.
Icahn reveals his biggest short position amid market turmoil: Commercial real estate
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn told CNBC's Halftime Report on Friday that his largest short position is in commercial real estate.