[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks walk inside an office building at the Lujiazui financial district in Pudong, Shanghai, China as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, February 10,
Uber suspends taxi booking option in Saudi Arabia
[ad_1] A screen displays the company logo for Uber Technologies Inc. on the day of it’s IPO at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., May 10, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Files DUBAI (Reuters)
Volkswagen to close factories in Mexico to protect public health
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Volkswagen logo is seen at the LA Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 20, 2019. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – German automaker Volkswagen will temporarily close its factories
China steel, copper inventories dip as demand recovers from virus
[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – Steel and copper inventories in China fell this week for the first time in months, exchange and consultancy data showed, as downstream metal consumers severely hit by the coronavirus come closer
U.S. senators defend selling shares before coronavirus crash
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Republican U.S. senators defended themselves on Friday against heavy criticism, including calls that they resign, for selling large amounts of stock before the coronavirus-induced market meltdown and after closed-door briefings
U.S. auto industry backs tax relief, delaying USMCA start after coronavirus
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Groups representing major automakers and suppliers asked U.S. lawmakers on Friday to consider new tax relief and delay the start of a new trade deal as auto sales decline as a
UK state to pay workers’ wages to stem coronavirus layoffs
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government will pay a massive share of private sector wage bills to discourage bosses from firing staff as it resorts to war-time levels of borrowing to prop up the economy
U.S. senators defend selling shares before coronavirus crash
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Republican senators defended themselves on Friday against heavy criticism, including calls that they resign, for selling substantial amounts of stocks before the coronavirus-induced market meltdown and after closed-door briefings on
Chinese economy normalizing but stark risks remain: IMF
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China’s economy is beginning to show some signs of normalization after the full-blown shock caused by coronavirus but stark risks remain, International Monetary Fund officials said in a blog on the
Wall Street slips as New York toughens up for coronavirus battle
[ad_1] (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and the Dow dipped in choppy trading on Friday, as the New York state ordered all non-essential workers to stay at home to contain the coronavirus outbreak that has