PetroChina suspends some gas contracts as coronavirus hits demand: sources
PetroChina has suspended some natural gas imports, including on liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments and on gas imported via pipelines, as a seasonal plunge in demand...
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Southwest Airline sees hit to first-quarter revenue from coronavirus outbreak
Southwest Airlines Co on Thursday warned its first-quarter operating revenue would take a hit of up to $300 million from the coronavirus outbreak, prompting it to...
UK ready to support regional airports after Flybe collapse: minister
Britain "stands ready" to support regional airports after the collapse of airline Flybe on Thursday, Kelly Tolhurst, a junior minister with responsibility for aviation, told parliament.
Oil rises as OPEC backs deeper supply cuts
Oil rose on Thursday after major producers agreed on deeper output cuts to bolster prices as worries intensify over the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak and its impact...
Europe stocks, U.S. futures sink as coronavirus quashes rebound
European shares fell again on Thursday, taking their cue from U.S. equity futures, which implied a lower open for Wall Street as cases of the coronavirus...
OPEC agrees large oil output cut amid virus outbreak if Russia joins: sources
OPEC agreed on Thursday to cut output by an extra 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd) in the second quarter of 2020 to support prices amid...
Kazakhstan says OPEC+ countries yet to reach consensus on extension: TASS
Kazakhstan's Energy Minister Nurlan Nogayev said on Thursday that OPEC and non-OPEC oil exporters have not yet reached consensus on the parameters of an extension on...
Social Security scams are on the rise. Here's what you need to know to stop them
You may have received a pesky call from someone claiming to be from the Social Security Administration. And while many people hang up, others do get...
Walmart's Flipkart faces further anti-trust probe in India
Walmart Inc's Flipkart faces a further anti-trust probe in India after an appellate tribunal asked the competition watchdog to investigate whether the company had abused its...
Portugal's TAP cancels 1,000 flights in March-April as coronavirus hits demand
Portugal's flag carrier TAP canceled around 1,000 flights scheduled in March and April on Thursday after concerns about the coronavirus epidemic led to a fall in...
Big tech firms ask Seattle employees to work from home over coronavirus fears
Alphabet Inc's Google on Thursday joined Amazon.com Inc, Facebook Inc and Microsoft Corp in recommending employees in the Seattle area to work from home, after many...
India plans to airlift components from China to help local tech industry: sources
India is planning to backstop its growing electronics sector by arranging to airlift components from China, three government officials said, as it tries to contain the...
British airline Flybe collapses as coronavirus deals final blow
British regional airline Flybe collapsed on Thursday after a plunge in travel demand, making the long-struggling carrier one of the first big corporate casualties of the...
World stocks tumble as coronavirus cases rise outside China
Global equity markets tumbled and the dollar slid on Thursday as the number of coronavirus cases outside China mounted rapidly, leading California to declare an emergency...
Record profit lifts Aviva shares, pays out on coronavirus claims
Aviva shares jumped on Thursday as the life and general insurer posted a record profit in its first year under chief executive Maurice Tulloch, although he...