[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Two thirds of British firms taking part in a survey have asked for public money to pay staff they have temporarily laid off, pointing to a strong take-up for a key
Glencore slashes spending and output guidance, says can ride out coronavirus
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Glencore (GLEN.L) cut its 2020 capital expenditure and output targets on Thursday to reflect the impact of the coronavirus on its operations, saying the belt-tightening left it well placed to weather
AstraZeneca teams up with Oxford University to develop COVID-19 vaccine
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Britain’s AstraZeneca (AZN.L) joined forces with the University of Oxford on Thursday to help develop, produce and distribute a potential COVID-19 vaccine, as drugmakers around the world race to find a solution
Global smartphone output to plunge by record 16.5% in June quarter – TrendForce
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Global smartphone production is expected to slump a record 16.5% to 287 million phones in the June quarter from a year earlier as the coronavirus pandemic muzzles demand, TrendForce said here despite
India’s Serum Institute to make millions of potential coronavirus vaccine doses
[ad_1] NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Serum Institute of India said on Tuesday it plans this year to produce up to 60 million doses of a potential vaccine against the new coronavirus that is under
Exclusive: Finance, tech firms on hiring spree amid coronavirus turmoil – LinkedIn
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – The coronavirus is roiling global job markets, but the picture is not all gloomy. Finance, technology and consumer goods firms are hiring tens of thousands in the United States and other
Fauci says leak concerns fueled his White House revelation of Gilead drug results
[ad_1] CHICAGO (Reuters) – Concerns over leaks compelled the top U.S. infectious disease official to reveal data on Gilead Sciences Inc’s experimental drug remdesivir, the first in a scientifically rigorous clincial trial to show benefit
LafargeHolcim first-quarter profit, sales fall as coronavirus hits construction
[ad_1] The company’s new logo is pictured at the headquarters of LafargeHolcim in Zurich, Switzerland, July 15, 2015. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo ZURICH (Reuters) – LafargeHolcim reported a drop in sales and profit during its first
Gold hoarding investors avert coronavirus demand collapse – WGC
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Massive stockpiling of gold by investors spooked by the coronavirus outbreak offset a collapse in jewellery production to keep global demand for the metal stable in the first three tumultuous months
Amazon’s foreign websites named in U.S. piracy and counterfeiting report
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics center in Lauwin-Planque, northern France, March 19, 2020. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Several of Amazon.com Inc’s (AMZN.O) foreign websites have been