[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices fell more than 1% on Wednesday despite the first decline in U.S. crude inventories since January, as markets were affected by a solemn address from U.S. Federal Reserve
Exclusive: U.S. airlines tell crews not to force passengers to wear masks
[ad_1] (Reuters) – The top three U.S. airlines have told their flight attendants not to force passengers to comply with their new policy requiring face coverings, just encourage them to do so, according to employee
Tesla can prepare to reopen U.S. plant in California as early as next week
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Tesla Inc can take additional steps ahead of a potential reopening of its California assembly plant as soon as Monday after Chief Executive Elon Musk had vowed to defy authorities and won
Tesla can prepare to reopen U.S. plant in California as early as next week
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Tesla Inc can take additional steps ahead of a potential reopening of its California assembly plant as soon as Monday after Chief Executive Elon Musk had vowed to defy authorities and won
France’s bookstores fight for survival after coronavirus lockdown
[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – Neighbourhood bookstores in France survived the television and later the advent of online shopping. Then came the coronavirus lockdown, an eight-week-long hiatus that has weighed heavily on profit margins and threatens
China’s Tencent reaps revenue of lockdown gaming boom
[ad_1] HONG KONG (Reuters) – High demand for video games during COVID-19 lockdowns buoyed Tencent Holdings’ first-quarter revenue and profits, with blockbuster games PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile and Honor of Kings helping it beats forecasts. FILE
Maruti fourth-quarter profit slumps on weak demand
[ad_1] BENGALURU (Reuters) – Maruti Suzuki India’s March-quarter profit fell 28% as poor demand for cars during the period was exacerbated by a nationwide lockdown to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus, hurting sales
India shares buoy EM index; currencies await Powell speech
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Indian shares led a rebound in emerging market stocks on Wednesday following a bumper fiscal stimulus, while some currencies in the developing world firmed as bets of negative U.S. interest rates crimped
UK economy shrank by record 5.8% in March as COVID hit
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: General view of the Canary Wharf financial district, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain, May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Marika Kochiashvili/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy shrank by
World’s largest wealth fund blacklists four Canadian firms for emissions
[ad_1] OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s $1 trillion sovereign fund said on Wednesday it had excluded four Canadian oil and gas companies from its portfolio for producing excessive greenhouse gas emissions, its first use of that