Jump in coronavirus cases halts stock rally; dollar gains
The dollar rose and global equity markets slumped on Thursday after a new methodology that sharply increased the death toll in China from the coronavirus unnerved...
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Tesla shares jump 6% to session high, reversing early losses following $2 billion stock offering
Tesla will offer $2 billion of common stock, with CEO Elon Musk and board member Larry Ellison each buying shares.
Oil prices climb on prospects for deeper OPEC+ output cuts
Oil prices edged higher on Thursday, as investors hoped the world's biggest producers would cut output more, while they largely shrugged off forecasts of slumping demand...
Defensive stocks lift Wall Street from session lows amid coronavirus worries
Defensive stocks helped the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq erase losses to trade flat on Thursday, even though a sharp rise in new coronavirus cases in...
Prosecutors challenge antitrust approval of Boeing-Embraer tie-up
Brazilian prosecutors have filed an appeal with antitrust agency Cade asking the regulator to reconsider its approval of a deal selling control of Embraer SA's commercial...
Jump in new coronavirus cases stymies stock rally
Asian stock markets wobbled on Thursday while safe-havens such as the yen, gold and bonds rose as the number of new coronavirus cases and deaths in...
Jump in new coronavirus cases derails stock rally
Asian stock markets wobbled and the safe-havens of the Japanese yen, gold and bonds rose on Thursday as the number of new coronavirus cases at the...
Pentagon expected to back additional Huawei restrictions: source
The Pentagon is likely to back new U.S. restrictions on Huawei Technologies, reversing earlier opposition to a proposal meant to further crack down on exports to...
Despite $1 trillion deficits, Trump tax cuts will still 'pay for themselves': Mnuchin
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin insisted on Wednesday that President Donald Trump's tax cuts will still pay for themselves over 10 years, even as the administration...
Hyundai bet big on China. Now coronavirus is twisting its supply chain
South Korean car giant Hyundai Motor has increasingly relied on China to supply auto parts to its manufacturing hub at home in recent years. As the...
Raytheon discloses SEC subpoena related to payments by Thales JV in Middle East
Raytheon has received a subpoena from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission related to an investigation into the possibility of improper payments made for contracts in...
MGM Resorts withdraws 2020 financial targets on coronavirus hit
MGM Resorts International withdrew its forecast for 2020 on Wednesday, as it assesses the fallout of the coronavirus epidemic on its business.
U.S. lawmaker calls for ouster of CalPERS CIO over China ties: letter
A U.S. Republican lawmaker on Wednesday urged California to fire the chief investment officer of its public pension fund, the nation's largest, citing what he called...
Mobile World Congress in Barcelona called off over coronavirus fears
The Mobile World Congress (MWC), the annual telecoms industry gathering that draws more than 100,000 visitors to Barcelona, was canceled on Wednesday after a mass exodus...
Wall Street sets record closing highs as coronavirus fears subside
Wall Street closed at record highs on Wednesday as news that the coronavirus outbreak could be running out of steam kept buyers in the ring.