[ad_1] (Reuters) – Gold rose on Wednesday, recouping some of the ground it lost a day earlier, as doubts regarding the U.S. stimulus package dragged down Asian equities and U.S. stock futures, and the dollar
More cleaning, few visitors at Chicago trading pits due to coronavirus
[ad_1] CHICAGO (Reuters) – Exchange operators in Chicago and London are making contingency plans and stepping up cleaning for open-outcry futures and options trading floors as the global spread of the new coronavirus spooks markets.
Airlines try to stave off calamity as coronavirus locks down Italy
[ad_1] SEOUL/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Airlines around the world sank deeper into crisis on Tuesday as the worsening coronavirus epidemic and Italy’s lockdown hammered passenger numbers, forced the cancellation of thousands of flights and led to
From Exxon to Royal Caribbean Cruises, U.S. companies rush to hoard cash
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Corporate America is gearing up for leaner times. FILE PHOTO: One hundred dollar notes are seen in this photo illustration at a bank in Seoul January 9, 2013. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won/File
U.S. Commerce Department extends Huawei license through May 15
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: The Huawei logo is seen on a communications device in London, Britain, January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration said on Tuesday it was extending a lisense
U.S. airlines ditch 2020 forecasts, slash flights and costs on virus hit
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Leading U.S. airlines on Tuesday unveiled more sweeping capacity cuts and cost-saving measures in response to a sharp decline in demand over the spreading coronavirus, including a $2 billion capital raising by
Stocks, oil rebound after prior day’s market rout
[ad_1] NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Oil and global equity markets rebounded on Tuesday after the prior day’s steep losses as the world’s biggest economies moved to cushion the impact of the coronavirus, but stock gains
Norwegian Air scraps 3,000 flights, plans layoffs due coronavirus
[ad_1] OSLO (Reuters) – Norwegian Air will lay off staff and cut around 3,000 flights as the spread of the new coronavirus outbreak sends shockwaves across the travel industry. FILE PHOTO: Norwegian Air Sweden Boeing
Bored at home – coronavirus helps headhunters locate candidates, delays deals
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Online video interviews increasingly being used by major recruiters seem to be the perfect answer to the disruption caused by coronavirus, but there is a catch: many senior-level positions still require a
OPEC countries lose $500 million a day in oil price crash
[ad_1] LONDON (ReutersWith oil erasing over a third of its value overnight ) – With oil erasing over a third of its value this week after a messy breakup of the OPEC+ alliance, OPEC members