Activist fund Elliott backs SoftBank’s $4.8 billion buyback plan
Activist investor Elliott Management said on Friday it supports SoftBank Group Corp’s latest move to buy back up to $4.8 billion of its shares....
Trump plans to declare national emergency over coronavirus pandemic – CNBC
Trump plans to declare national emergency over coronavirus pandemic CNBC Ten minutes at the teleprompter: Inside Trump’s failed attempt to calm coronavirus fears The Washington Post ‘I...
Trump to declare coronavirus a national emergency – source
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday will declare a national emergency over the fast-spreading coronavirus, opening the door to providing more federal aid to fight...
Apple shifts annual developers conference to online-only format
Apple Inc on Friday called off the in-person portion of its annual developers conference scheduled to be held in San Jose and said it would...
GrubHub suspends commissions from virus-hit U.S. restaurants
GrubHub Inc said on Friday it would temporarily suspend collection of up to $100 million in commissions from independent U.S. restaurants hit by the coronavirus...
Dutch coronavirus infections rise by 190 to 804, deaths double to 10
The number of deaths in people with the coronavirus in the Netherlands has doubled to 10, Dutch health authorities said on Friday....
Curtain comes down on France’s Moulin Rouge in coronavirus clampdown
Paris’ famed Moulin Rouge cabaret and the Louvre museum were among French cultural landmarks that closed their doors on Friday after the government banned gatherings...
U.S. House, White House near agreement on virus economic aid bill, vote likely
The U.S. House of Representatives teed up a vote on Friday on a package to limit the economic fallout from the coronavirus, as Democrats who...
Wall Street pares gains as report says Trump to declare national emergency
U.S. stock indexes erased early gains to trade just above 1% shortly after a report said President Donald Trump will declare a national emergency over...
Trump blames CDC, Obama for coronavirus testing lag
Trump promised that “testing will soon happen on a very large scale” but didn’t provide details on how the U.S. would accomplish that. This report...