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…
Britain making good progress with antibody tests, junior minister says
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is continuing to test whether antibody tests can be used in the fight against the novel…
Exclusive: Investors to challenge Neiman Marcus bankruptcy loan, push for sale – sources
(Reuters) – An investor group that comprises investment firm Mudrick Capital Management LP and Daniel Loeb’s hedge fund Third Point…
After betting its future on Boeing, jetmaker Embraer scrambles for elusive plan B
SAO PAULO/PARIS (Reuters) – Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA (EMBR3.SA) has been thrust into an uncertain future with no immediate plan…
U.S. will cap how much each bank can lend under emergency coronavirus program: memo
FILE PHOTO: A person in a mask walks on a nearly empty street in the coronavirus outbreak near the Treasury…
Wall Street Week Ahead: Spotlight falls on ‘dividend aristocrats’ after market tumult
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Companies across a range of industries are slashing or suspending dividends to cope with the economic…
Proxy advisers recommend Boeing shareholders vote against key board members
(Reuters) – Two proxy advisers, Glass Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), have recommended that shareholders of Boeing Co (BA.N)…
Nearly 60 new coronavirus cases confirmed on cruise ship in Japan: media
FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows Italian cruise ship Costa Atlantica, which has crew members confirmed with cases of the…
As U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 51,000, handful of states move toward reopening
ATLANTA (Reuters) – With the U.S. coronavirus death toll topping 51,000 and nearly one in six workers out of a…
Bankruptcy looms over U.S. energy industry, from oil fields to pipelines
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. shale producers, refiners and pipeline companies are scrambling for cash and face likely restructuring as…
Facebook to buy 10% stake in telco unit of India’s Reliance Industries for $5.7 billion
BENGALURU (Reuters) – Facebook (FB.O) will buy a 10% stake in the digital business of India’s Reliance Industries (RELI.NS) for…
Political wrangling, controversy mark re-opening of U.S. states
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Governors of about half a dozen U.S. states pushed ahead on Tuesday with plans to partially reopen…
Nissan to shut down global headquarters, other Japan facilities through mid-May due to virus
FILE PHOTO: Nissan Motor’s logo is pictured at its headquarters in Yokohama, Japan February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo TOKYO…
More U.S. protests call for lifting coronavirus restrictions as governors push back
(Reuters) – Protests flared in U.S. states on Sunday over stay-at-home orders while governors disputed President Donald Trump’s claims they…
Exclusive: Amazon deploys thermal cameras at warehouses to scan for fevers faster
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc has started to use thermal cameras at its warehouses to speed up screening for feverish workers…
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…
Coronavirus set to usher in big changes at U.S. offices
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The novel coronavirus may do to U.S. office rentals what e-commerce did to malls, or so…
Germany’s coronavirus cases rise by 2,866, deaths by 315: RKI
Medical employees collect a swab at a newly opened corona special test center for Dresden public service employees such as…
How COVID-19 affected U.S. consumer prices in March
(Reuters) – Coast-to-coast shutdowns of businesses and stay-at-home orders from the effort to contain the new coronavirus pandemic took their…
U.S. six-month deficit rises to $744 billion ahead of virus budget storm in April
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States racked up a $744 billion budget deficit in the first half of fiscal 2020,…
Trump agrees to help Mexico meet global oil cut target
WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would help Mexico contribute to global oil output…
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…
Saudi crown prince, Russia’s Putin discuss efforts to stabilize oil markets: SPA
CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and Russian President Vladimir Putin reviewed in a telephone conversation on Friday the…
Saudi-Mexican clash halts record oil cut deal despite Trump pressure
MOSCOW/LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) – Top oil nations struggled to finalise record output cuts at G20 talks on Friday to boost prices…
U.S. approves $168 billion of small business loans under coronavirus plan: Kudlow
FILE PHOTO: White House National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow speaks during a “small business relief update” video conference call…
Boeing hires Lazard, Evercore to assess government aid or private loans: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co has hired investment banks Lazard and Evercore Inc to assess potential U.S. government assistance or…
Apple, Google plan software to slow virus, joining global debate on tracking
(Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google said on Friday that they will work together to create…
Exclusive: Treasury wants warrants, repayment from major U.S. airlines on 30% of grant money – sources
(This April 10 story has been refiled to fix typo in ‘aid’ in paragraph nineteen.) FILE PHOTO: A flight attendant…
Air France in talks with French govt over emergency funding: Les Echos
FILE PHOTO: Air France planes seen on the tarmac at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File…
Warehouse workers risk COVID-19 to ship Gucci shades, face cream, sofas
(Reuters) – As U.S. authorities ordered shutdowns of non-essential businesses to fight coronavirus, retailer Nordstrom Inc closed hundreds of stores…
3M to boost U.S. production of respirator masks to 50 million as demand soars
(Reuters) – 3M Co expects to ramp up U.S. monthly production of N95 respirator masks to 50 million in June,…
U.S. records 700 coronavirus deaths in a single day for first time
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government raced to build hundreds of makeshift hospitals to ease the strain on overwhelmed…
U.S. coronavirus deaths reach 3,393, exceeding death toll in China: Reuters tally
A medical student from Touro University Nevada talks with a man in a temporary parking lot shelter at Cashman Center,…
With hospitals under siege, U.S. to build hundreds of temporary coronavirus wards
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States aims to build hundreds of temporary hospitals to ease pressure on medical centers…
Trump warns Americans of a tough two weeks in coronavirus fight
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, stands behind U.S. President Donald Trump looking…
Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world
(Reuters) – The U.S. government raced to build hundreds of makeshift hospitals to ease the strain on overwhelmed healthcare systems…
U.S. Senate races to agree on massive coronavirus relief package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-led U.S. Senate scrambled on Saturday to forge a bipartisan agreement on a $1 trillion-plus bill…
One in four Americans face stay-at-home orders as coronavirus spreads
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nearly 1 in 4 Americans were under orders to close up shop and stay at home…
Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world
(Reuters) – As coronavirus cases ballooned in Europe, several countries imposed or planned new restrictions to try to curb the…
Spain warns the ‘worst is yet to come’ as coronavirus deaths surpass 1,300
MADRID (Reuters) – The Spanish government said on Saturday it would do whatever was needed to combat the coronavirus pandemic…
Italy deaths jump by almost 800 from coronavirus
ROME (Reuters) – Italy recorded a jump in deaths from coronavirus of almost 800 on Saturday, taking the toll in…
Swiss coronavirus cases surge, canton orders seniors to stay home
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland on Saturday reported 6,100 coronavirus infections, 25% more than a day earlier, and 56 deaths, the…
Angola, Eritrea, Uganda confirm first cases as coronavirus spreads in Africa
NAIROBI/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Angola, Eritrea and Uganda confirmed their first cases of coronavirus, while Mauritius recorded its first death as…
Japan coronavirus infections rise to 1,484: NHK
A visitor wearing a protective face mask following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), looks at cherry blossoms at…
Australia to impose 14-day self-isolation on international travelers
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will impose 14-day self-isolation on international travelers arriving from midnight Sunday and ban cruise ships from…
Thailand reports 32 new coronavirus cases in biggest single-day rise
FILE PHOTO: A Buddhist monk check temperture of a visitor at Wat Pho temple as prevention after the coronavirus outbreak…
World closes borders, restricts travel to contain coronavirus spread
(Reuters) – Countries around the world on Saturday continued to close borders, impose strict entry and quarantine requirements and restrict…
Beijing to send all travelers from abroad to central quarantine facility for 14 days
BEIJING (Reuters) – Anyone arriving to Beijing from abroad will be transferred directly to a central quarantine facility for 14…
Indonesia president to take coronavirus test as cases top 100
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Sunday he would get tested for coronavirus, while some of his…
South Korea designates regions hit hardest by coronavirus as disaster zones
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea on Sunday reported 76 new coronavirus cases and three deaths, marking the first time in…
Uzbekistan confirms first coronavirus case, closes schools, borders
TASHKENT (Reuters) – An Uzbek citizen has tested positive for coronavirus after returning from France, Uzbekistan’s Healthcare Ministry said on…
China tightens quarantine, airport checks as imported coronavirus cases tick up
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – China has tightened checks on international travelers at Beijing airport and said it will centrally quarantine all…
Britain set to isolate over-70s as coronavirus deaths rise to 35
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will isolate older people “within weeks” and force into quarantine anyone diagnosed with coronavirus, the government…
Iran’s death toll from coronavirus reaches 724, says health official
FILE PHOTO: Members of the medical team wear protective face masks, following the coronavirus outbreak, as they prepare disinfectant liquid…
Philippines’ coronavirus death toll rises to 12, cases spike to 140
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines recorded four additional coronavirus deaths and 29 new cases, bringing the domestic tally of infections…
Malaysia virus tally hits highest in Southeast Asia due to mosque event
A customer wearing a protective mask, shops at a supermarket, following the outbreak of coronavirus, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March…
UK wants more ventilators, hospital beds as coronavirus spreads
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain told manufacturers to ramp up the country’s production of ventilators and ordered private hospitals to prepare…
British supermarkets’ plea to shoppers: stop panic buying
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s food retailers appealed to shoppers on Sunday to stop panic buying during the coronavirus outbreak, saying…
Philippines’ coronavirus death toll rises to 12, cases spike to 140
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines recorded four additional coronavirus deaths and 29 new cases, bringing the domestic tally of infections…