[ad_1] SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) – As a collapse in the oil price unleashed chaos in financial markets, Madrid money manager Diego Parrilla phoned a colleague who agreed: they had better head to work early in
Japan’s Abe says to work on package to support regional economies
[ad_1] Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a news conference on Japan’s response to the coronavirus outbreak at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government
New platform increases Iran’s oil production by 6,000 bpd: IRNA
[ad_1] DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s oil production capacity increased by 6,000 barrels per day after a platform was installed at the offshore Salman field in the Gulf, the official news agency IRNA reported on Saturday,
Canadian Parliament rushes through ratification of USMCA trade pact
[ad_1] OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Canadian Parliament rushed through ratification of the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade pact on Friday before taking a three-week break to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, a top government
India increases fuel taxes in a bid to shore up revenue
[ad_1] NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India on Saturday increased taxes on petrol and diesel in a desperate attempt to increase government revenue at a time when tax collections have fallen amid the weakest economic growth
Major U.S. internet firms agree not to cancel service over next 60 days
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. telecoms regulator said Friday that major internet providers – including Comcast Corp, AT&T Inc and Verizon Communications Inc – agreed not to terminate service for subscribers for the next
U.S. should ‘think twice’ before returning 1MDB funds to Malaysia, says ex-PM Mahathir
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The United States should “think twice” before giving Malaysia back the money recovered from an anti-kleptocracy probe into state fund 1MDB, former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Friday, as
Japan’s Abe asks ruling party heavyweight to mull tax cuts – Nikkei
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has instructed his close aide and ruling party heavyweight Akira Amari to consider tax cuts to help the economy weather the hit from the coronavirus outbreak,
Google, Walmart join U.S. effort to speed up coronavirus testing
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Corporate America joined the fight against the spread of coronavirus on Friday, as President Donald Trump and executives announced that Google would offer a website to help people determine whether they needed
Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft board
[ad_1] The founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, speaks on stage at the Clinton Global Initiative 2013 (CGI) in New York September 24, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates, who made the