[ad_1] SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares were looking to rally for a fourth straight session on Thursday as U.S. markets swung sharply higher and another dose of central bank stimulus offered some salve for the
Stocks rally as Biden surge offsets coronavirus fears
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar and global equities rose on Wednesday as a strong showing by Joe Biden in the U.S. Democratic presidential primaries cheered the markets, though the economy-slowing coronavirus outbreak kept
$400 for Purell? U.S. lawmaker urges Amazon to tamp down price gouging
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A bottle of Purell hand sanitizer sits next to campaign canvass packets at a field office for Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) in Graniteville, South Carolina,
Stocks rally as Biden surge offsets coronavirus fears
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar and global equities rose on Wednesday as a strong showing by Joe Biden in the U.S. Democratic presidential primaries cheered the markets, though the economy-slowing coronavirus outbreak kept
After slashing rates, U.S. Fed has more weapons to fight coronavirus effect
[ad_1] CHAMPAIGN, Ill (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve’s emergency decision to slash interest rates this week in response to the coronavirus outbreak was actually fairly straightforward, policymakers said, as economic risks piled up fast and
Huawei pleads not guilty to new U.S. criminal charges in 2018 case
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A Huawei company logo at the Shenzhen International Airport in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China June 17, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) – China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, the world’s
BoE’s Broadbent moots temporary help for UK economy over coronavirus
[ad_1] Bank of England Deputy Governor Ben Broadbent attends a Bank of England news conference, in the City of London, Britain November 1, 2018. Kirsty O’Connor/Pool via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – Bank of England Deputy
Keep calm and work from home during coronavirus, European banks tell workers
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Global banks and small investment firms in Europe are urging staff to work from home and curb travel as the financial industry braces for disruption from the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak. FILE
Bank of Japan’s Kuroda offers bleak view on economy, warns of damage from coronavirus
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – The coronavirus outbreak could inflict serious damage on the Japanese economy, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday, stressing the central bank was ready to take “appropriate action” to
OPEC pushing Russia to support big oil cut amid coronavirus
[ad_1] VIENNA (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and other OPEC members were seeking to win support from Russia on Wednesday to join them in additional oil output cuts in a bid to prop up prices which