Take Five: The virus data fog
We’ll soon get the first proper glimpse at the economic damage the coronavirus is inflicting. China’s official Purchasing Managers’ Index is due on Saturday, and...
Axing of Geneva car show forces manufacturers to rethink car launches
Carmakers were scrambling to reorganise press conferences and vehicle presentations after Swiss authorities forced the cancellation of the Geneva car show on Friday in an...
Ex-Barclays bankers cleared over 2008 Qatar fees in blow to UK fraud office
Three former Barclays executives were unanimously acquitted on Friday of charges they helped funnel 322 million pounds ($418 million) in secret fees to Qatar in...
Madoff customer payout nears $14 billion, as dying swindler seeks freedom
Bernard Madoff’s former customers will soon see their total recovery approach $14 billion, a court-appointed trustee said on Friday, as the dying swindler awaits a...
Going viral: Six charts and the $6 trillion loss
The rapid worldwide spread of coronavirus and the economic implications of the outbreak have triggered the biggest weekly stock market rout since the 2008 financial...
Coronavirus updates: WHO increases global risk to ‘very high’; whistleblower says US workers weren’t ready for evacuees – USA TODAY
Coronavirus updates: WHO increases global risk to ‘very high’; whistleblower says US workers weren’t ready for evacuees USA TODAY HHS Workers Who Received Coronavirus Evacuees From...
U.S. offered to help Iran with coronavirus response: Pompeo
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States has offered to help with the coronavirus response in Iran, where the outbreak...
Trafigura forms venture with Phillips 66 for deepwater Texas oil port
Global commodities trader Trafigura said on Friday it had formed a joint venture with U.S. refiner Phillips 66 to build a major deepwater port in...
As coronavirus fears grow, private equity eyes distressed investments
Major private equity firms, which have built up big distressed debt funds in recent years, are ready to snap up assets on the cheap if...
Powell charged up for her first Formula E test
Alice Powell has been unblocking drains and painting walls for her builder father over the winter months, but it will be emotion rather than emulsion...
