Oil prices bounce back, U.S. crude futures trade above zero
Oil prices rebounded on Tuesday, with U.S. crude turning positive after trading below $0 for the first time ever, but gains were capped amid unresolved...
Explainer: What is a negative crude future and does it mean anything for consumers?
The price of a barrel of benchmark U.S. oil plunged below $0 a barrel on Monday for the first time in history, a troubling sign...
Japan told IOC it would pay for cost of postponing Olympics: Kyodo citing IOC
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has agreed that his country would shoulder the cost of postponing the Olympics – estimated at around $3 billion –...
Los Angeles coronavirus infections 40 times greater than known cases, antibody tests suggest
Some 4.1% of adults tested positive for coronavirus antibodies in a study of Los Angeles County residents, health officials said on Monday, suggesting the rate...
China reports 11 new mainland coronavirus cases on April 20, four imported
China reported 11 new confirmed coronavirus cases on April 20, down from 12 a day earlier, with no new deaths, the country’s health authority said...
‘One World’ celebrity special for coronavirus draws 21 million Americans
Almost 21 million Americans watched the “One World: Together At Home” global special on Saturday in support of frontline workers battling the coronavirus pandemic, according...
California researchers test everybody in one town for coronavirus
Researchers began testing an entire town in northern California for the novel coronavirus and its antibodies on Monday, one of the first such efforts since...
Coronavirus to impoverish millions of children in Middle East: UNICEF
Millions of children in the Middle East will become poorer as their caregivers lose jobs from lockdowns aimed at stemming the spread of coronavirus across...
MLB teams can lay off managers, coaches, others on May 1
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred is suspending uniform employee contracts of more than 9,000 people, which will give teams the option to lay off...
As lockdown protests intensify, officials urge caution
The U.S. debate over restrictions for fighting the coronavirus intensified on Monday, as protesters labeled mandatory lockdowns as “tyranny,” while medical workers and health experts...