With Singapore lockdown underway, ‘essential’ chipmakers count on less disruption
Computer chip makers are banking on less disruptions to their factories from this week’s strict lockdown in Singapore than the havoc wreaked on their supply...
Oil prices jump as focus swivels to OPEC, Russia meeting on output cuts
Oil climbed on Wednesday, reversing most of the prior session’s losses, as investors pinned hopes on a Thursday meeting where OPEC members and allied producers...
Long lines and frustration as Wisconsinites vote during coronavirus pandemic
Despite a last-minute court battle and a stay-at-home order, thousands of Wisconsin voters on Tuesday braved the coronavirus outbreak to wait 6 feet (1.8 m)...
U.S. oil state senators to talk crude markets with Saudi officials Saturday: source
Republican U.S. senators who have introduced a bill that would remove U.S. defense systems and troops in Saudi Arabia unless it cuts oil output will...
Mainland China reports 62 new confirmed cases of coronavirus
Mainland China reported on Wednesday 62 new confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, up from 32 a day earlier, the National Health Commission said, as...
Rivera: Redskins QB battle ‘will be a good competition’
Washington Redskins coach Ron Rivera expects newly acquired Kyle Allen to provide 2019 first-round pick Dwayne Haskins with a strong challenge for the starting quarterback...
In Queen’s calm voice, a memory of war: Harold Evans
It’s 1940. The winter evenings are getting colder. I’m huddled with my parents around the radio listening to future Queen Elizabeth calm us with her...
Mexico registers 2,785 cases of coronavirus and 141 deaths
Mexico has registered 346 new cases of coronavirus infection, bringing the country’s total to 2,785, as well as 141 deaths, the health ministry said on...
Ecuador builds emergency cemeteries due to coronavirus outbreak
Ecuador’s government is preparing an emergency burial ground on land donated by a private cemetery in Guayaquil, the country’s largest city, to address a shortage...
Airbnb’s new $1 billion investment comes at lower valuation: sources
Airbnb Inc’s new $1 billion investment from private equity firms Silver Lake and Sixth Street Partners has terms that imply a reduced valuation of the...
