McDonald’s profit misses estimates as restaurants limit services
McDonald’s Corp missed Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Thursday as most of its restaurants limited their services to delivery, drive-thru and take-away to...
ConocoPhillips swings to loss on oil price slump, impairments
U.S. oil and gas company ConocoPhillips swung to a first quarter loss on Thursday as it took big hits from impairments and the falling value...
Thyssenkrupp taps 1 billion euro in state aid amid cash squeeze before elevator sale
Thyssenkrupp has secured about 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) of state aid to tide it over until it receives the money from the sale of...
Ireland to consider easing restrictions every 2-4 weeks, PM says
Ireland’s roadmap for gradually easing coronavirus restrictions will lay out how any changes will be made every two to four weeks, but the government will...
Vatican’s ‘Robin Hood’ helps feed transsexual prostitutes hit by lockdown
When the coronavirus lockdown left a group of transsexual street prostitutes in a beach town near Rome without work, they turned to a local Catholic...
Stocks nurse record monthly gains ahead of ECB
World stocks headed for their best month on record on Thursday, as encouraging early results from a COVID-19 treatment trial and expectations of more European...
Twitter sales top estimates, sees rebound from Asia’s eased coronavirus rules
Twitter Inc on Thursday said its ads sales slightly rebounded in Asia after a plunge due to the coronavirus outbreak and it had accelerated work...
Aerial footage shows miles-long queue for food aid in South Africa
Aerial footage showed thousands of people queuing for miles down a dirt road in South Africa for charity food aid meant to relieve hunger caused...
Germany’s museums, churches, zoos to reopen: reports
Museums, exhibitions, memorials, zoos and botanical gardens in Germany can reopen in Germany, provided they can fulfill social distancing and hygiene requirements to minimise the...
Funds suggest cutting stocks, expect U-shaped global economic recovery: Reuters poll
Global funds recommended an increase in bond holdings to the highest level in seven years, at the expense of stocks, and said the recovery in...
