[ad_1] (This April 10 story has been refiled to correct Canada’s February oil output to 4.9 million barrels per day) FILE PHOTO: Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O’Regan speaks during Question Period in the
Drugmaker Eli Lilly starts clinical testing of therapies for COVID-19
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: The logo of Lilly is seen on a wall of the Lilly France company unit, part of the Eli Lilly and Co drugmaker group, in Fegersheim near Strasbourg, France, February 1, 2018.
IMF, World Bank aid aimed at helping countries battle pandemic
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank are providing emergency funds to developing and low-income countries across the world to strengthen their efforts to battle the rapidly spreading coronavirus.
Mnuchin, U.S. Congress leaders to hold new talks on next coronavirus aid bill
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and congressional leaders will hold bipartisan negotiations on a new coronavirus-response bill with the goal of reaching a deal by early next week, Senate Democratic Leader
Siemens CEO rules out job cuts from coronavirus impact
[ad_1] German engineering group Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser attends a news conference prior to the annual general meeting in Munich, Germany February 5, 2020. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert/Files ZURICH (Reuters) – Siemens will not cut its workforce
Insurers return part of auto premiums as coronavirus cuts driving
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Major U.S. insurers are offering credit to auto and motorcycle policyholders following a decline in driving, as most Americans stay at home under widespread orders to help contain the spread of the
Vietnamese airlines to resume domestic flights from Thursday
[ad_1] HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways and VietJet Air will resume domestic flights from Thursday after the expiry of a government order for 15 days of social distancing norms to be observed, the companies
Johnson & Johnson abandons deal for Takeda’s TachoSil surgical patch
[ad_1] The company logo for Johnson & Johnson is displayed on a screen to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the company’s listing at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., September 17,
Using his own ‘metrics,’ Trump says ending U.S. shutdown is biggest decision yet
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday he faced his biggest decision yet with regard to when to re-open the U.S. economy from its coronavirus shutdown and pledged to listen to health
U.S. six-month deficit rises to $744 billion ahead of virus budget storm in April
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States racked up a $744 billion budget deficit in the first half of fiscal 2020, up 8% from a year earlier, the Treasury said on Friday, ahead of an