Shell CEO’s 2019 pay halves after fatalities, revenue fall
Royal Dutch Shell Chief Executive Ben van Beurden’s pay package halved last year to 10 million euros ($11.3 million) after the energy company suffered seven...
After Weinstein, #MeToo themes in film, TV reflect wider cultural reckoning
In “The Assistant,” a young woman’s concerns about her movie mogul boss are brushed aside; “The Morning” explores the fallout when a popular anchorman is...
TikTok owner ByteDance announces China leaders, targets 100,000 global headcount
Beijing-based ByteDance, owner of global short video hit TikTok, has appointed new heads for its China business and set a goal to reach a global...
BOJ’s Kuroda meets with PM Abe and vows response to coronavirus
The Bank of Japan is ready to take further steps to support the economy in the face of the coronavirus epidemic, Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said...
Airline stocks plunge as U.S. puts Europe in coronavirus quarantine
European airline stocks already battered by the coronavirus plunged again on Thursday, as a U.S. travel ban on much of continental Europe deepened the sector’s...
Global stocks plunge into bear market as Trump stuns with Europe travel ban
Global stocks plunged into a bear market and oil slumped on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump banned travel from Europe to stem the coronavirus,...
Trump limits travel from Europe for a month
Under mounting pressure to take action against the spread of the coronavirus, President Donald Trump on Wednesday suspended travel from Europe to the United States,...
Cast-off coronavirus masks in Hong Kong
Surgical masks are a common sight in urban Hong Kong, where residents have been stoked by fears of the coronavirus outbreak. But now many of...
South Africa reports first case of local transmission of coronavirus
South Africa reported the first case of local transmission of the coronavirus on Thursday, fuelling concerns that sub-Saharan African health systems could be overwhelmed if...
JP Morgan abandons Boeing buy call after three years
JP Morgan analysts have given up on their long-term “overweight” call on Boeing Co shares, cutting their price target for the company by $160 to...