[ad_1] (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) said on Wednesday a handful of workers staged a demonstration at one of its warehouses near Detroit, another U.S. protest this week over staff concerns about contracting the novel
Starbucks extends coronavirus provisions for two weeks, explores more changes
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A Starbucks sign is show on one of the companies stores in Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 19,2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) – Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O) on Wednesday said it
Wall Street dives 4% as virus pandemic fears intensify
[ad_1] New York (Reuters) – Wall Street’s three major indexes fell more than 4% on Wednesday, after President Donald Trump’s dire warning on the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus sent investors running from even
Trump invites oil chiefs to discuss help for ailing industry
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has invited oil executives to the White House to discuss potential ways to help the industry hammered by slumping energy demand during the coronavirus outbreak and a
Wall Street’s major indexes slammed as virus anxiety grows
[ad_1] (Reuters) – The key S&P 500 index was down more than 4% on Wednesday after a dire warning on the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus and heightened nerves over the upcoming earnings reporting
Putin calls for action on ‘challenging’ energy market, Trump laments cheap oil
[ad_1] WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Wednesday for global oil producers and consumers to address “challenging” oil markets while U.S. President Donald Trump complained that oil cheaper “than water” was hurting
Dow falls 600 points to start second quarter as virus anxiety grows
[ad_1] (Reuters) – The Dow Jones fell 600 points on Wednesday as investors fled to safe-haven assets after new orders for U.S.-made goods plunged to an 11-year low and the White House issued a dire
Pirelli CEO slams brakes on talk of Brembo merger
[ad_1] MILAN (Reuters) – Pirelli (PIRC.MI) CEO Marco Tronchetti Provera moved on Wednesday to bolster his influence over the Italian tyremaker with the help of a Chinese partner, and said there were no plans to
World economy could contract by 11% in first-half 2020: Blackrock managing director
[ad_1] DUBAI (Reuters) – Blackrock’s (BLK.N) managing director Amer Bisat said on Wednesday that the world economy could contract by 11% in the first half of 2020 and lose $6 trillion in economic output due
Shrinking finally? Negative-yielding debt pile declines
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – The pool of negative-yielding investment-grade corporate bonds in euros practically disappeared in March, Tradeweb data on Wednesday showed, the latest sign of the effect of the coronavirus outbreak on global markets.