Wall Street Week Ahead: Spotlight falls on ‘dividend aristocrats’ after market tumult
Companies across a range of industries are slashing or suspending dividends to cope with the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak, complicating the stock selection...
Saudi-led coalition extends Yemen ceasefire – spokesman
The Saudi-led coalition on Friday said it was extending a unilateral ceasefire in Yemen by one month to support efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic,...
Saudi Arabia to end flogging as form of punishment: document
Saudi Arabia is ending flogging as a form of punishment, according to a document from the kingdom’s top court seen by Reuters on Friday....
NYSE eyes reopening trading floor, but timeline still unclear
The New York Stock Exchange plans to reopen its iconic trading floor, which is shuttered due to coronavirus concerns, as soon as possible, but it...
Put clean energy at heart of stimulus plans: IEA’s Birol
International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol said on Friday that governments should put renewable energy at the heart of economic rescue packages launched in...
Triathlon: Grand Final will not take place in 2020, organizers say
The World Triathlon Grand Final set for this August in Edmonton, Canada will not take place in 2020, organizers said on Friday, with restrictions due...
Nations join WHO in virus initiative, but not U.S.
World leaders pledged on Friday to accelerate work on tests, drugs and vaccines against COVID-19 and to share them around the globe, but the United...
Streamed prayers and solitude: Ramadan under lockdown
Online prayers, shuttered mosques, and breaking the fast without relatives and friends: Muslims around the world are adjusting to Ramadan under lockdown. Lucy Fielder reports....
Democrats urge U.S. to provide at least $5 billion in loans to bus industry
Two senior U.S. House Democrats on Friday asked the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve to direct at least $5 billion in loans to struggling intercity...
U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 50,000
With the U.S. coronavirus death toll topping 50,000, Georgia, Oklahoma and a handful of other states took the first tentative steps at reopening for business...