Futures retreat ahead of jobless claims, business activity data
U.S. stock index futures headed lower on Thursday as investors braced for another staggering jobless claims report and a plunge in business activity data as...
Doha, Riyadh enter bidding war over 2030 Asian Games
Bitter neighbours Qatar and Saudi Arabia will battle for the hosting rights for the 2030 Asian Games after the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced...
Mideast, African governments failing to protect airlines: IATA
Middle Eastern and African governments are failing to take the action required to protect their airlines from the economic crisis caused by the new coronavirus...
Markets brush off ugly data, pin hopes on stimulus
World stocks inched up on Thursday on hopes for a massive joint stimulus fund to support the European Union during the coronavirus crisis and on...
Blackstone’s first-quarter profit rises but coronavirus weighs
Blackstone Group Inc , the world’s largest manager of alternative assets such as private equity and real estate, reported a 4% rise in its first-quarter...
China says Australia call for COVID-19 probe is political maneuvering
China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that Australia’s call for an independent probe into the coronavirus epidemic was political maneuvering and said the country should...
Ski great Vonn says shutdown tough on athletes, launches live home workout
A career spent hurtling at speeds of 80mph down precipitous mountain slopes meant crashes, and serious injury, were part of life for American Alpine skiing...
Banksy’s ‘Girl with a Pierced Eardrum’ gains a coronavirus face mask
Banksy’s “Girl with a Pierced Eardrum” has been updated for the coronavirus era with the addition of a blue surgical face mask....
All WHO members should support probe: Australia
All member nations of the World Health Organization should support a proposed independent review into the coronavirus pandemic, Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on...
UK PM Johnson sure to be back at work soon, minister says
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is recovering well from grave COVID-19 complications and will be back at work soon, Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis said...