Relax! Coronavirus is Less Dangerous Than the Flu, Says Epidemic Expert
The danger posed the Wuhan coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is not as lethal as media reports would have you believe, according to…
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Amazon earnings beat expectations, shares surge
Amazon shares shot higher Thursday after the internet colossus released quarterly earnings figures for the holiday quarter that trounced market…
BREXIT: UK To Exit EU Today
The United Kingdom will finally have its Brexit at 11 pm on Friday, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson expected to…
Interest rates left at 0.75% amid signs of rebound for UK economy
The Bank of England has voted to leave interest rates on hold amid early signs of a rebound in the…
Huawei ruling will cost us £500m, says BT
Telecoms group faces big bill for stripping out banned kit from 5G broadband network Limiting the use of Huawei equipment…
Conoravirus: The Hang Seng Is Down By 5% In Two Days As Yuan Slumps
Hong Kong’s main stock index has fallen 5% in two days as the rising number of coronavirus cases creates uncertainty…
Markets Wrap
U.S. equity futures slid with stocks on Thursday as investors mulled mounting evidence that the coronavirus epidemic is disrupting the…
Trump signs US Mexico Canada Agreement
US President Donald Trump has formally signed a new trade pact with Mexico and Canada, bringing his campaign promise to…
Facebook stock falls after showing 51% rise in expenses
Facebook beat on top and bottom lines, but the stock fell more than 7% on Wednesday after the company reported rising…
Tesla spikes on earnings beat, says Model Y production underway
The company guided that solar and storage deployments should grow at least 50% in 2020. Tesla had already reported deliveries…
Boeing posts $636m loss, first in 20 years
Boeing reported on Wednesday its first annual loss since 1997, as the company continues to grapple with the fallout of…
Asian stocks fall again over virus fears while US, European markets recover
Worries over the Wuhan coronavirus caused further steep drops on markets in Asia on Tuesday. But stocks in Europe and…
Britain favours Huawei’s 5G rollout as against US
Huawei could be about to find itself at the center of an intense political rift between Britain and the United…
Global stock markets roiled as China’s coronavirus spreads
Investors worldwide have been spooked by the rapid spread of the Chinese coronavirus, with stock markets around the globe sharply…
Coronavirus: European stocks sink as virus sparks investor panic
Europe’s main equity markets plunged at the open on Monday, mirroring losses elsewhere on investor panic over the deadly coronavirus.…
Trump is threatening a damaging new trade war with the United Kingdom after Brexit
President Donald Trump is threatening to launch a damaging new trade war with the United Kingdom as the country prepares…
Bonds look like they are flashing a warning for global markets
A key interest rate is moving to levels last seen in the fall when markets were worried about the trade…
History shows China’s coronavirus impact on markets likely to be short-lived
As China’s Wuhan virus spreads, it is expected to continue slamming Chinese and other financial markets, but economists say it…
‘Taxpayers are leaving millions of dollars off their returns.’ Why Americans repeatedly overlook this lucrative tax credit
The Earned Income Tax Credit is designed to act as a cash infusion to low-income families. In fact, some experts…
Oil firms to stake $30 billion on exploration this year
Globally, about $25 billion to $30 billion will be spent on oil exploration activities although cost-efficiency challenges may slip by…
China stocks slide 3%, leading sharp losses for Asia as coronavirus spreads
Stocks in China were hit hard in Thursday with Hong Kong and Shanghai exchanges off 2% to 3% as the…
Uganda Set To Produce First Oil Barrel
The General Electric Co.-led group picked to build a $3.5 billion refinery in Uganda is close to making a final…
Tesla crosses $100 billion stock market valuation in extended trading
Tesla Inc became the first $100 billion publicly listed U.S. carmaker in extended trading on Tuesday, in a sign of…
Nigeria risks US travel restrictions as Trump set to expand blacklist
Nigeria might be included in a controversial list of seven countries that would face US travel restrictions when President Donald…
Asian stocks recover from losses sparked by the coronavirus outbreak
Stocks in Asia recovered a little ground Wednesday after a new virus originating in China drove markets into the red…
Paul Tudor Jones says this ‘crazy’ stock market run reminds him a lot of early ’99
Billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones said the stock market today is reminiscent of the latter stages of the bull market…
Dow pulls back from record highs as U.S. stocks follow Asian shares lower
U.S. stocks fell modestly at the start of trade Tuesday, as investors returned from a holiday and found few reasons…
Hong Kong leads Asian markets lower on credit downgrade and coronavirus fears
Hong Kong stocks recorded their worst day in more than five months after renewed concerns about how the city is…
EasyJet 1Q 2020 revenue per seat rose 8.8%
Budget airline easyJet PLC on Tuesday said revenue per seat for the first quarter of fiscal 2020 rose, and that…
UK employment hits new record high as Bank weighs rate cut
The employment rate in the UK hit a new record high at the end of last year despite the political…