[ad_1] (Reuters) – Some large U.S. passenger airlines are close to accepting the terms of a $25 billion offer for government coronavirus payroll aid, with announcements possible as early as Tuesday, people briefed on the
Tobacco giant BAT slides on report of U.S. criminal investigation
[ad_1] (Reuters) – British American Tobacco (BAT) (BATS.L) is the subject of a U.S. criminal investigation over suspected sanctions-busting, The Times reported on Tuesday, sending the company’s shares down more than 5%. Lucky Strike cigarettes
UK coronavirus death toll could be 15% higher than previously shown: new data
[ad_1] A medical glove lies discarded in a park as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Manchester, Britain, April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s death toll from the coronavirus
China March yuan-denominated exports down 3.5% y/y, imports up 2.4%
[ad_1] Chinese Yuan banknotes are seen in this illustration taken February 10, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Files BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s yuan-denominated exports in March fell 3.5%% from the same period a year earlier, customs data showed
IMF to provide debt relief to help 25 countries deal with pandemic
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund said on Monday it would provide immediate debt relief to 25 member countries under its Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT) to allow them to focus more
China March iron ore imports dip, sees firm demand on economic restorations
[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s iron ore imports dipped in March, official customs data showed on Tuesday, as mills slowed output to digest record-high steel inventories after disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak curtailed construction
China says difficulties facing trade cannot be underestimated
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Containers are seen at Yantian port in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China July 4, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s trade showed some signs of recovery in March as domestic demand returns
Gold scales seven-year high on rising economic worries, Fed stimulus
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Gold rose to a more than seven-day high on Tuesday on rising fears of a steeper economic downturn and amid massive liquidity measures by global central banks. FILE PHOTO: A gold ingot
‘Elbow to elbow:’ North America meat plant workers fall ill, walk off jobs
[ad_1] CHICAGO/WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – At a Wayne Farms chicken processing plant in Alabama, workers recently had to pay the company 10 cents a day to buy masks to protect themselves from the new coronavirus,
Malaysia’s Petronas warns of project delays, aims to keep local capex
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian state energy giant Petronas said the risks of delays to some of its projects were rising due to prolonged coronavirus-related lockdowns around the world. Petronas, which operates in more