[ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose more than 1% on Tuesday in sympathy with a rally in equity markets but investors remained jittery over the Wuhan virus that has now killed over 1,000 in
Coronavirus prompts Sony, NTT and Intel to join Barcelona congress exodus
[ad_1] BARCELONA (Reuters) – Japanese wireless carrier NTT Docomo, Sony Corp and California-based chip giant Intel Corp pulled out of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona on Monday because of the coronavirus outbreak. Amazon,
Global Markets: Asian shares bounce, China factories fight to re-start
[ad_1] SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian share markets followed Wall Street higher on Tuesday even as doubts grew about how quickly China’s factories could get back to work given that the coronavirus continues to spread and
As coronavirus fails to ease, interest in ‘force majeure’
[ad_1] (Reuters) – With the coronavirus outbreak that originated in Hubei province, China, showing no signs of abating any time soon, some companies that buy and sell goods in the Chinese market are taking interest
U.S. judge expected to rule in favour of merger of Sprint, T-Mobile – sources
[ad_1] (Reuters) – A U.S. district judge is expected to rule in favour of allowing Sprint (S.N) and T-Mobile (TMUS.O) to merge over the objections of a group of state attorneys general, according to two
U.S. Transportation Dept. IG to audit FAA pilot training requirements after Boeing 737 MAX crashes
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Department’s Office of Inspector General said on Monday it will audit Federal Aviation Administration pilot training requirements for U.S. and foreign air carriers after two deadly crashes of
How Brazil’s JBS became collateral damage in war between billionaires
[ad_1] SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A business dispute between the disgraced billionaire Batista brothers in Brazil and the heir to an Indonesian pulp and paper fortune is throwing a wrench in meatpacker JBS SA’s (JBSS3.SA)
Trump’s $4.8 trillion budget gets chilly reception from Congress
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s $4.8 trillion budget plan for the coming fiscal year drew a prompt rejection on Monday from congressional Democrats, who said it betrayed his promise to protect popular health
S&P 500, Nasdaq reach record closing highs; Chinese workers return
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed at record highs on Monday as Chinese workers and factories slowly returned to business following a Lunar New Year holiday that was protracted
Trump’s $4.8 trillion budget likely to get thumbs-down from Congress
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s $4.8 trillion budget plan for the coming fiscal year drew a prompt rejection on Monday from congressional Democrats, who said it betrayed his promise to protect popular health