WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would ask Congress for more money to make loans to small businesses struggling with the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak if the original $349 billion allocated in a fiscal sti... More »
SEOUL (Reuters) – Some South Korean workers at Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) and Hyundai Motor (005380.KS) are staying home as a precautionary measure as corporate Korea scrambles to prevent the coronavirus outbreak from causing widespread disruption in its ... More »
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Big businesses across China are temporarily shutting stores or advising staff to work from home, to guard against the spread of a flu-like virus as the tally of deaths rose to 80, with more than 2,700 people infected. Companies are... More »
KANGAROO VALLEY (Reuters) – Hard-hit businesses in Australia’s blaze-ravaged Kangaroo Valley are calling for tourists to return now that the wildfires are under control, and fear firms and jobs will be lost unless the all-clear message is heard. The tourism in... More »
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian court on Friday ordered Baring Vostok’s founder Michael Calvey to be kept in custody for 72 hours following his detention on suspicion of fraud, allegations that he denies. The court complied with a request from Calvey’s lawyers an... More »
GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) – A few minutes’ walk from the Commonwealth Games basketball venue, a deflated Armando Cozzolino surveys empty tables and idle waitstaff at La Roma restaurant, waiting for a promised business dividend that has stubbornly refused... More »
FILE PHOTO: Cory Barker makes repairs to the neon sign at the Egyptian Theatre before the opening day of the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, U.S. January 21, 2015. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart/File Photo PARK CITY, Utah (Reuters) – After years of frenzied b... More »
The British government must act urgently to secure a Brexit transition deal or risk losing jobs and investment in the country, business leaders representing millions of workers are due to warn. More »
Vodafone Qatar, an affiliate of Vodafone Group, said on Monday that access to its network was being affected by technical issues. More »
A souvenir license plate is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 21, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly President Donald Trump told a group of chief executives on Tuesday that his administration was revamping the Wall St... More »
Companies in China may save up to 150 billion yuan ($22.5 billion) a year if they are allowed to contribute less to employees’ social security and housing plans, a research institute at the top economic planning agency said on Monday. More »
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. A Florida-based company won U.S. government permission on Wednesday to send a robotic lander to the moon next year, the firm’s founder said, marking the first time the United States has cleared a private space mission to fly beyond Earth&r... More »
LONDON The campaign for Britain to leave the EU has been backed by 250 business leaders including the former chief executive of HSBC, the Vote Leave group said on Saturday, hoping to counter the view that UK businesses back staying in the bloc. The camps argui... More »
LONDON British business leaders on Saturday urged police to make cyber crime an urgent priority following an attack on broadband provider TalkTalk, saying firms face continual security breaches. TalkTalk said the private data of its more than 4 million custome... More »
LOS ANGELES Premium cable network HBO dominated television’s Emmy awards on Sunday with trophies for best comedy “Veep” and best drama “Game of Thrones,” holding off challenges from the digital upstarts that have shaken up traditional Hollywood. HBO, owned by ... More »
LONDON London Fashion Week has sharpened its business focus over the past few years to usher in a new generation of fashion designers who blend creativity with a healthy dose of commerce. Long known as the little sister to Paris, Milan and New York, London is ... More »
CERNOBBIO, Italy U.S. computer company Hewlett-Packard (HPQ.N) is considering increasing investments and hiring new workers in Italy after years of downsizing, because, it says, it has faith, for the first time in a while, that the country is on the mend. “The... More »
