[ad_1] BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s enormous services industry endured another month of devastating contraction in May as the coronavirus brought activity to a near halt, causing steep job losses and cementing fears of a deep
Brent oil rises to $40 amid hopes for output cuts, recovery
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil rose on Wednesday, with Brent at $40 for the first time since March, as optimism mounted that major producers will extend production cuts and a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic
Asian stocks set to gain as stimulus hopes support risk appetite
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian stocks were poised to follow the global rally on Wednesday as hopes of more government stimulus bolstered riskier assets and overshadowed a host of other worries from the coronavirus
JBS sued over alleged violation of Brazil indigenous rights during pandemic
[ad_1] SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Meatpacker JBS SA is being sued for alleged violation of indigenous workers’ rights after firing 40 members of the Kaingang tribe from a plant in southern Brazil, according to a
Coronavirus brings Asia’s booming online lending sector to juddering halt
[ad_1] HONG KONG/MUMBAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The spring started out rosy for the Indian arm of ClearScore, a company that offers online credit scores and loans. Within weeks, the coronavirus pandemic had taken hold, drastically changing
Google faces $5 billion lawsuit in U.S. for tracking ‘private’ internet use
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Google was sued on Tuesday in a proposed class action accusing the internet search company of illegally invading the privacy of millions of users by pervasively tracking their internet use through browsers
Big in China and tiny in the U.S., Fast Retailing seen weathering pandemic
[ad_1] TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) – The coronavirus pandemic is shredding the global apparel industry, stripping hundreds of billions of dollars from sales and thrusting big names like J.Crew into bankruptcy protection. A woman wearing a face
Google is sued in U.S. for tracking users’ ‘private’ internet browsing
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed Google logo is seen in this illustration taken April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo (Reuters) – Google was sued on Tuesday in a proposed class action accusing the internet
Twitter names Patrick Pichette as chair of board
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: People holding mobile phones are silhouetted against a backdrop projected with the Twitter logo in this illustration picture taken in Warsaw September 27, 2013. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo (Reuters) – Twitter Inc
After Facebook staff walkout, Zuckerberg defends no action on Trump posts
[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook (FB.O) CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees on Tuesday that he stood by his decision not to challenge inflammatory posts by U.S. President Donald Trump, refusing to give ground a