Futures bounce after two days of oil-led rout
U.S. stock index futures rebounded on Wednesday as upbeat quarterly earnings reports lifted investor sentiment following a two-day selloff due to a record crash in...
Chinese e-commerce giants Alibaba, JD offer bookings for COVID-19 tests
Chinese e-commerce giants Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and JD have each launched booking services for COVID-19 tests, the companies announced....
Carbon Shift: Big oil is competing on net zero targets
Shell has raised the environmental stakes among major oil and gas producers with plans to dramatically reduce the carbon impact of its business....
Iran’s Guards say launched first military satellite into orbit
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps said on Wednesday it had successfully launched the country’s first military satellite into orbit, at a time of heightened tensions with...
Iran coronavirus death toll rises by 94 to 5,391: health ministry
The death toll from the outbreak of the new coronavirus in Iran rose by 94 in the past 24 hours to 5,391, Health Ministry spokesman...
Kremlin says groundless allegations about coronavirus’ artificial origin are unacceptable
Scientists and experts still lack necessary data to determine the nature of the novel coronavirus, and any groundless allegations about its artificial origin are unacceptable,...
‘A disaster’: Roche CEO’s verdict on some COVID-19 antibody tests
Some blood tests being marketed to tell people if they have had the new coronavirus are a “disaster”, Roche Chief Executive Severin Schwan said on...
Drop in emissions due to pandemic won’t fix climate, WMO says
A possible fall in greenhouse gas emissions due to the COVID-19 pandemic will not be enough to stop climate change, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)...
Fast Retailing CEO criticises Japan’s lack of virus tests: report
The head of Fast Retailing Co , owner of fashion chain Uniqlo, criticised Japan’s lack of coronavirus testing in a media interview, joining a chorus...
U.S. orders Chevron to ‘wind down’ Venezuela operations by December 1
The Trump administration on Tuesday gave Chevron Corp , the last major U.S. oil company still operating in Venezuela, until Dec. 1 to “wind down”...