Third case of coronavirus confirmed in Italy: health ministry
An Italian national on Thursday tested positive to the new fast-spreading coronavirus, a spokesman for the health ministry said....
Senate Democrats ask Fed’s Powell about repo market ahead of hearing
U.S. Senate Democrats sent a letter this week to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell asking about the steps the central bank is taking to calm...
Fed includes ‘heightened stress’ in leveraged loans in 2020 bank stress tests
Large banks with significant trading operations will have their finances tested in 2020 against a scenario that includes “heightened stress” in leveraged loans, the Federal...
Australia welcomes drought-easing drenching, even as it brings floods
The east coast of Australia welcomed the heaviest drenching in years on Friday, dousing some of the country’s most damaging and long-running wildfires and easing...
R. Kelly’s sexual abuse trial in New York delayed to July
A federal judge on Thursday delayed R. Kelly’s racketeering, sexual abuse and bribery trial in Brooklyn, New York to July 7, so it would not...
NBA notebook: Wolves-Warriors swap tops busy trade day
The Minnesota Timberwolves will acquire guard D’Angelo Russell from the Golden State Warriors in a blockbuster trade that includes forward Andrew Wiggins, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski...
On shareholder vote reforms, BlackRock sits on the fence
BlackRock Inc declined to back or reject a regulatory proposal to reform the shareholder resolution process in a long-awaited letter distributed on Thursday, seeking instead...
U.S. condemns ‘cruel’ detention of Citgo executives in Venezuela
The United States on Thursday condemned the “cruel and indefensible” detention of executives from U.S. refiner Citgo in Caracas who were under house arrest, top...
Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $750 million in New Jersey talc case: lawyer
Johnson & Johnson was ordered on Thursday by a jury in a New Jersey court to pay punitive damages of $750 million to four plaintiffs...
‘Call of Duty’ drives Activision’s quarterly beat, overshadows lower forecast
Video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc topped Wall Street estimates for quarterly adjusted revenue on Thursday, riding on the success of its blockbuster title “Call...
