[ad_1] NEW DELHI/BENGALURU (Reuters) – As the coronavirus pandemic pushes India into a lockdown, the call centres and IT services firms that function as the world’s back office are struggling to piece together work-from-home solutions
Coronavirus exposes U.S. Uber, Lyft drivers’ lack of safety net
[ad_1] (Reuters) – As independent contractors, U.S. ride-hail drivers for Uber and Lyft benefited from soaring trip demand and flexible work hours. FILE PHOTO: Uber and Lyft driver Adama Fofana sprays disinfectant in his car
Do more to stop coronavirus price gouging, U.S. states tell Amazon, Walmart, Facebook
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of 32 U.S. states have a message for the nation’s leading online platforms: You are not doing enough to stop price gouging amid the coronavirus crisis. FILE PHOTO: The
New CEO pay limits loom as investors confront coronavirus crisis
[ad_1] BOSTON/LONDON (Reuters) – The havoc wrought by the coronavirus crisis could give investors leverage to put new limits on CEO pay packages and link them more closely to a range of social and environmental
Canada coronavirus stimulus package promises cash, student loan delays; new measures on the way
[ad_1] OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s C$27 billion ($18.8 billion) aid package will give people affected by the coronavirus outbreak C$2,000 a month and delay student loan repayments, among other measures to boost the economy, Prime
Wall Street struggles to hold on to gains as virus fears return
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Wall Street on Wednesday was unable to sustain strong gains from the previous session as fears about the economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic overshadowed optimism from sweeping fiscal and monetary stimulus
Delivery drivers face pandemic without sick pay, insurance, sanitizer
[ad_1] (Reuters) – On his delivery route through Orange County, California, Joseph Alvarado made 153 stops one day last week for Amazon.com Inc, touching the inside and outside of his van, more than 225 packages,
Iran has limited scope for coronavirus economic stimulus
[ad_1] DUBAI (Reuters) – Shut out of international capital markets and facing a further hit to its finances with the collapse in oil prices coming on top of U.S. sanctions, Iran is struggling to shield
In coronavirus-hit world, sponsors to stand by delayed Olympics
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Major corporate sponsors of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics are standing by the International Olympic Committee after the Games were postponed and experts familiar with the deals said the companies would not likely
Oil prices fall as demand woes eclipse U.S. stimulus
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Wednesday as faltering fuel demand because of the coronavirus pandemic outweighed a massive pending U.S. economic stimulus package. FILE PHOTO: Pump jacks operate at sunset in Midland,