Oil prices fall as coronavirus case surge heightens demand fears
MELBOURNE/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices slipped on Thursday on concerns that a spike in new coronavirus cases in China and…
Global stocks jump on Fed support, easing second wave fears
TOKYO/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asian shares rallied and the dollar fell on Tuesday as risk appetite was bolstered by the…
Oil prices ease as coronavirus infections rise
TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices dipped on Tuesday on jitters that a rise in coronavirus infections around the world could…
Oil prices rise 2% on optimism around OPEC+ output pact
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices rose more than 2% on Monday as signs that fuel demand was recovering, while…
Stocks rebound on Fed debt program, oil recovers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global equities rebounded on Monday after the Federal Reserve widened its program of…
World shares stem losses as fresh lockdown fears fade
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global equity markets bounced back on Friday as investors took in stride the U.S. Federal Reserve’s…
Asian stocks set to fall sharply as Wall Street tumbles
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian equities are set to fall sharply on Friday after Wall Street stocks and oil tumbled…
Oil rises as traders await OPEC+ meeting on extending supply cuts
SEOUL (Reuters) – Oil prices moved higher on Friday as traders await cues from a meeting that could take place…
Oil up on lower U.S. stocks, firmer demand
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices firmed on Wednesday on signs of improving demand and a drawdown in U.S. crude inventories,…
Occidental offering voluntary job buyouts, citing need for spending cuts: document
(Reuters) – Occidental Petroleum Corp (OXY.N) is offering its employees voluntary buyouts over the next two weeks, according to a…
Green hydrogen’s time has come, say advocates eying post-pandemic world
LONDON (Reuters) – Hydrogen has long been touted as a clean alternative to fossil fuels. Now, as major economies prepare…
Trump threatens new tariffs on China in retaliation for coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his hard-fought trade deal with China was now of secondary…
Trump threatens new tariffs on China as U.S. mulls retaliatory action over virus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his hard-fought trade deal with China was now of secondary…
Asia stocks set to rise as Wall Street jumps on lockdown easing hopes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian stocks were set for gains on Tuesday after a strong Wall Street session as easing…
U.S. payroll protection program: What has changed in round two?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Small Business Administration on Monday began allowing lenders to process $310 billion in funds for the…
Crude oil futures drop at open of Asian trading
FILE PHOTO: An oil pump jack pumps oil in a field near Calgary, Alberta, Canada on July 21, 2014. REUTERS/Todd…
China crude oil runs hit 15-month low as virus cripples demand
BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s daily crude oil throughput in March sank to a 15-month low with state refiners maintaining deep…
Russia’s Putin, Saudi crown prince discuss OPEC+: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed a planned OPEC+ reduction of…
Saudi, others resist Mexican plan to make small oil output cuts – sources
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and other oil producers in the OPEC+ group pushed back on Friday on a Mexican…
Mnuchin says U.S. coronavirus aid bill cost should be significant, not huge
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testifies before the Senate Finance Committee during a hearing on Capitol Hill in…
Oil slides 4% on demand concerns as coronavirus spreads
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices slumped by 4% on Monday as the rapid spread of the coronavirus in countries outside…
Oil edges up as output cut hopes offset coronavirus concern
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices inched up on Monday as concerns over the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak…
No box of chocolates: South Korea border town laid low by swine fever, not shells from North
PAJU, South Korea (Reuters) – For the first time in 10 years, Kong Ji-ye’s chocolate-making machines sit idle in Paju…
Asia shares feel a chill as China virus risks mount
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares took a sudden turn for the worse on Tuesday as mounting concerns about a new…
Oil steadies as Chinese economy offsets trade optimism
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices steadied on Friday as sluggish economic growth in China, the world’s biggest crude importer,…
Shares set fresh records, lifted by U.S. housing data
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Key world equity indexes scaled new highs on Friday, boosted by a surge in U.S. housing…
Bulgaria to cull 24,000 pigs in African swine fever outbreak
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgarian veterinary authorities said on Friday they would cull 24,000 pigs after detecting an outbreak of African…
U.S.-China trade deal cuts tariffs for Beijing promise of big farm purchases
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States and China cooled their trade war on Friday, announcing a “Phase one” agreement that…
Asian shares buoyed by Wall St rally, but China worry caps gains
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian stocks edged up on Monday, catching some of Wall Street’s momentum after surprisingly strong U.S. jobs…
China’s November coal imports slump 19% month-on-month on port curbs
FILE PHOTO: Trucks are parked next to a pile of coal on the bank of the Yalu River in Sinuiju,…
China November crude oil imports hit record high as refiners race to use up quotas
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s crude oil imports hit a record high on a daily basis in November, as refiners operated…
Saudi Aramco says IPO priced at top to make it world’s biggest IPO
RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) – State-owned oil giant Saudi Aramco has priced its initial public offering (IPO) at the top of its…
Trump upbeat on U.S.-China talks as Beijing underscores tariff-cut demands
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S.-China trade talks are “moving right along,” President Donald Trump said on Thursday, striking an upbeat tone…
Global stocks falter on trade uncertainty; sterling gains
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar slid and global equity markets traded little changed on Thursday as enthusiasm over Apple…
Asian stocks rise as trade talks gain momentum
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks rose on Tuesday as an apparent olive branch from Beijing in trade talks with Washington…
Going whole hog: U.S. tells exporters to report pig carcass sales as China buying soars
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday that commodity exporters must disclose sales of hog carcasses,…
Oil prices steady amid hopes for U.S.-China trade deal
FILE PHOTO: Oil pump jacks at sunset near Midland, Texas, U.S., August 21, 2019. REUTERS/Jessica Lutz/File Photo TOKYO (Reuters) –…
China attacks U.S. at G20 as the world’s biggest source of instability
BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States is the world’s biggest source of instability and its politicians are going around the…
Asia shares in waiting mode ahead of Fed, ECB events
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian share markets got the week off to a muted start on Monday as jaded investors awaited…
Dollar, stocks slip amid trade deal uncertainty
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar slid and global equity markets fell on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks…
Stocks gain on trade hopes, risk appetite lifts dollar
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar strengthened and global stock markets rallied on Monday on signs the United States and…
U.S. considers dropping some tariffs on China: FT
FILE PHOTO: A U.S. dollar banknote featuring American founding father Benjamin Franklin and a China’s yuan banknote featuring late Chinese…
Asian shares rally on U.S.-China trade deal hopes
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares closed in on their July peak on Tuesday on increasing signs the United States and…
China pushing Trump to remove more tariffs ahead of trade deal: media
FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags flutter near The Bund, before U.S. trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks…
Aramco IPO will come soon, Saudi crown prince to decide: energy minister
FILE PHOTO: The Saudi Aramco logo pictured at the company’s oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia, October 12, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim…
U.S. Treasury temporarily blocks creditor seizure of refiner Citgo
CARACAS (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday temporarily blocked a creditor seizure of Citgo, a win for political leaders…
Stocks flat on data, earnings; pound volatile
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of world stock markets was flat on Wednesday as U.S. data that raised concerns…
Oil rises on hopes OPEC will extend supply cuts, weaker U.S. dollar
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil rose on Wednesday, gaining support due to signs that OPEC and allied producers will continue to…
Stocks fall as Trump impeachment talk grows; sterling up after Brexit ruling
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global stocks fell for a third day on Tuesday as a push by…
Asian shares edge lower as U.S. House readies Trump impeachment inquiry
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks fell on Wednesday after the U.S. lawmakers called for an impeachment inquiry into President Donald…
Oil drops to lowest since Aramco attacks after Trump scolds China
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil prices plunged more than 2% on Tuesday to their lowest since the Sept. 14 attacks on…
Medicinal cannabis could bring in $6 billion a year for Colombia, government says
People attend the 1st forum of the Colombian Association of the Medical and Scientific Cannabis Industry “ASOCOLCANNA” in Bogota, Colombia…
Shares edge up after Fed rate cut, oil prices gain
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global equity performance edged higher on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve…
Military strike against Iran would result in ‘all-out war’: Zarif
DUBAI (Reuters) – Any U.S. or Saudi military strike against Iran would bring “all-out war”, Tehran said on Thursday, keeping…
Shares rise after Fed rate cut, oil prices gain
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global equity performance rose within 1% of a record high on Thursday, a…