Google to invest over $10 billion in 2020 on U.S. data centers, offices
Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Wednesday it would invest more than $10 billion in offices and data centers across the United States this year....
Olympic fears mount as Japan curbs some sports
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged sports events to be canceled or curbed as coronavirus looms over the Olympics. Emer McCarthy reports....
Presidential hopeful Warren latest to press BlackRock on climate
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, one of several vying to be the Democratic party’s presidential nominee, this week pressed the world’s largest asset manager for details...
Wall Street set to open higher after four-day selloff
Wall Street’s main indexes looked set to gain ground on Wednesday after suffering their worst four-day percentage fall in more than a year on fears...
Kuwait says total of 25 coronavirus cases confirmed: KUNA
Kuwait’s health ministry said on Twitter on Wednesday that the number of people diagnosed with coronavirus in the country had risen to 25 after 13...
Profit rise lifts Peugeot shares ahead of Fiat merger
Peugeot maker PSA Group said on Wednesday profitability reached a record high in 2019, results that contrasted with those of many rivals and boosted the...
Five-time Grand Slam champion Sharapova announces retirement
Maria Sharapova, the Russian five-time Grand Slam champion who became one of the highest paid sportswomen in the world, announced her retirement at the age...
Futures look for direction after four-day selloff
U.S. stock index futures were mixed on Wednesday after the Dow and the S&P 500 indexes suffered their sharpest four-day percentage fall in more than...
Ford’s incoming COO focuses on cost cuts, launches, change
Ford Motor Co’s incoming chief operating officer outlined his priorities for the company’s turnaround on Wednesday, including cost cuts and more efficient new-vehicle launches in...
Russian tennis star Sharapova, five-time Grand Slam winner, retires
Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam winner, is retiring from professional tennis at the age of 32, she wrote in Vanity Fair...