Tour de France postponed, to be held from Aug 29-Sept 20
The Tour de France has been postponed to Aug. 29-Sept 20 due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Wednesday....
As coronavirus empties streets, speeders hit the gas
Empty roads in the United States and Europe are tempting drivers to go out and shift into high gear....
China reports fewer coronavirus cases but local infections rise near Russian border
China reported a decline in new confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the mainland on Wednesday, but there was an increasing number of local transmissions...
Apple-Google alliance welcomed by European coronavirus app platform
An Apple collaboration with Google will make it quicker to get systems for tracing coronavirus infections up and running, the prime mover behind a European...
Oil slide dents futures ahead of bank earnings
U.S. stock index futures retreated on Wednesday for a second time this week, as a slide in oil prices pressured energy stocks ahead of what...
Bank of America profit nearly halves as loan loss provisions soar
Bank of America Corp recorded a 48.5% fall in quarterly profit as the bank set aside $3.6 billion for potential loan losses tied to the...
EU eyes ‘huge investment’ through next budget to restart growth
The European Union’s next long-term budget will raise funds to sponsor economic recovery after the coronavirus pandemic, the heads of the bloc’s Brussels-based institutions said...
Investors plan to push Total to do more on climate change
A group of investors representing around 1.35% of oil major Total’s capital said on Wednesday that the company needed to do more to meet its...
Factbox: Biden wants a woman to be his running mate. Here are some names under consideration
Presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden, who has vowed to pick a woman to join his ticket, said he would appoint a committee this...
UnitedHealth beats quarterly profit on strength across businesses
UnitedHealth Group Inc , the largest U.S. health insurer, on Wednesday beat quarterly profit expectations, boosted by strength across its businesses, and maintained its 2020...