Shell lowers 2020 capex, suspends share buyback
British oil major Shell joined other companies in the sector in lowering capital expenditure for the current year by about $5 billion and suspended the...
Missile tests and meetings: North Korea signals confidence in face of coronavirus
With international focus on the coronavirus, North Korea has doubled down on its missile development and military exercises in recent weeks while signaling new confidence...
U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo arrives in Afghanistan
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Afghanistan on Monday on a previously unannounced visit to help salvage a historic deal between Washington and...
Indonesia invokes emergency measures in Jakarta, bonuses for doctors
Indonesia’s capital Jakarta shut cinemas and other public entertainment on Monday at the start of a two-week emergency period to try to slow the accelerating...
Central banks deploy record sums to break financial logjam, but may need more
Central banks have offered trillions of dollars of support to markets in recent days to keep them from freezing up, as investors worried about the...
Brent crude extends fall as coronavirus shutdowns sap demand
Brent crude prices extended falls on Monday amid more action by governments to contain the global coronavirus outbreak that has slashed the demand outlook for...
SoftBank to raise $41 billion to expand share buyback, cut debt
SoftBank Group Corp said on Monday it is selling or monetizing up to 4.5 trillion yen ($41 billion) in assets to buy back 2 trillion...
Canada withdraws from 2020 Games as Japan, IOC consider postponement
Canada became the first country to boycott the Tokyo Games due to the coronavirus pandemic and Australia told its athletes to prepare for an Olympics...
Factbox: Reaction to Canada’s boycott of 2020 Games
Reaction to Canada’s boycott of the 2020 Tokyo Games due to concerns about the coronavirus....
Tokyo considering 2020 Games postponement among many scenarios: Mori
Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori said on Monday that organizers would consider postponement as one of many scenarios that they aim to have ready...