[ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIAL.SI) has cut nearly 10% of its capacity, frozen recruitment for ground positions and deferred spending as it deals with lower demand due to the coronavirus outbreak, according
Oil steadies on bargain-hunting; virus fears cap gains
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil steadied on Tuesday as investors sought bargains after crude benchmarks slumped almost 4% in the previous session, although concerns about the coronavirus spreading out of China denting major economies and
Oil bounces as investors hunt bargains; virus fears cap gains
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil rose on Tuesday as investors snapped up bargains after crude benchmarks dropped almost 4% in the previous session, but fears that the spreading coronavirus could wreak far greater economic damage
Japan’s finance minister says closely watching market volatility
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s finance minister Taro Aso said he was closely monitoring market volatility, as Asian shares sank on fears the coronavirus outbreak could wreak greater economic damage than first thought. FILE PHOTO:
U.S. still eyeing ways to curb sales to Huawei after Trump’s chipmaker comments – sources
[ad_1] (Reuters) – U.S. government officials are still considering ways to further curb sales to China’s Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL], despite President Donald Trump’s tweets and comments last week in support of sales to China, according
Japan shares dive, bond markets bet virus will force rate cuts
[ad_1] SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares extended losses on Tuesday amid fears the coronavirus was rapidly mutating into a pandemic that could cripple global supply chains and wreak far greater economic damage than first thought.
Gold surges to seven-year peak as pandemic fears spark safe-haven rush
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Gold soared as much as 2.8% on Monday to its highest level in seven years, as investors worried about global economic growth in the face of sharply rising coronavirus cases outside China.
U.S. safety board to issue new recommendations in probe of fatal Tesla Autopilot crash
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public hearing on Tuesday to establish the probable cause of a fatal March 2018 Tesla Autopilot crash in California and will issue a
EU-UK trade talks could start next week – diplomat
[ad_1] BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The 27 European Union countries expect to adopt on Tuesday their negotiating mandate for talks about their relationship with Britain after Brexit, paving the way for the launch of talks as
Hedge fund Third Point calls on Britain’s Prudential to break up
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Hedge fund Third Point LLC amassed a more than $2 billion stake in Prudential Plc (PRU.L) and called on the British insurer on Monday to split into two companies. FILE PHOTO: The