[ad_1] (Reuters) – Vir Biotechnology Inc and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc have identified a drug candidate for treating COVID-19 and plan to begin human testing by the end of the year, the companies said on Monday.
Discounts may help cure U.S. auto market’s coronavirus hangover
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Texas auto dealer Hayden Elder says March was his worst month in 42 years selling cars thanks to the coronavirus, but April brought days that were “almost normal” and he expects bigger
Sensex, Nifty tumble as lockdown extends, U.S.-China tensions flare
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: People walk past the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India, February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Hemanshi Kamani/File photo BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian stocks fell sharply on Monday after the government extended a
Coronavirus pushes Hong Kong economy into deepest contraction on record in first quarter
[ad_1] HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s economy recorded in the first quarter its deepest annual contraction since at least 1974, as the coronavirus pandemic dealt a heavy blow to business activity, already in decline
Euro zone investor morale improves but current situation at record low – Sentix
[ad_1] BERLIN (Reuters) – Investor morale in the euro zone improved marginally in May but the assessment of current conditions hit an all-time low as the bloc faces unprecedented challenges posed by the coronavirus crisis,
Oil prices fall on demand concerns, U.S.-China trade tension
[ad_1] SINGAPORE/MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Monday, paring last week’s gains, on worries a global oil glut may persist amid slumping demand and U.S.-China trade tensions that could restrict an economic recovery even
Top UK companies expect COVID-19 to cut sales by a fifth: Deloitte
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s largest companies expect the coronavirus to reduce their sales by more than a fifth this year and are gloomier than during the 2008-09 financial crisis, according to a survey published
Nifty, Sensex slide as lockdown extends, Sino-U.S. tensions flare
[ad_1] BENGALURU (Reuters) – A slide in banking shares sent Indian stock indexes tumbling on Monday as the government extended a coronavirus lockdown by two weeks, while rising U.S.-China tensions sapped optimism about a pick
Nifty, Sensex slump as government extends coronavirus lockdown; HDFC Bank slides
[ad_1] A man looks at a screen displaying news of markets update inside the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India, February 11, 2016. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/Files BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian shares tumbled on Monday,
Australia job advertisements plunge record 53.1% in April – ANZ
[ad_1] A man walks into a Centrelink, part of the Australian government’s department of human services where job seekers search for employment, in a Sydney suburb, August 7, 2014. REUTERS/Jason Reed SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian