Oil prices climb more than $1 ahead of WTI June contract expiry
Oil prices jumped by more than $1 a barrel on Monday to their highest in more than a month, supported by ongoing output cuts and...
China reports seven new coronavirus cases, up from five a day earlier
China reported seven new coronavirus cases for May 17, up from five a day earlier, the country’s health authority said on Monday....
Obama criticises virus response in online graduation speech – Al Jazeera English
Obama criticises virus response in online graduation speech Al Jazeera English ‘Grossly incompetent’: Trump dismisses Obama over coronavirus criticism POLITICO Obama: Pandemic Has ‘Finally Torn Back The...
CDC ‘really let the country down’ on COVID-19 testing, says White House adviser Peter Navarro – USA TODAY
CDC ‘really let the country down’ on COVID-19 testing, says White House adviser Peter Navarro USA TODAY ‘So yes, I do blame the Chinese’ for coronavirus...
SK Hynix shares fall 3% after U.S. tightens rule to curb Huawei’s chip supply
Shares of SK Hynix , the world’s No.2 memory chip maker after Samsung Electronics , fell 3.2% on Monday after the United States on Friday...
Ousted State Department inspector general was investigating if Pompeo made staffer walk his dog and run other personal errands – CNN
Ousted State Department inspector general was investigating if Pompeo made staffer walk his dog and run other personal errands CNN Dems launch investigation into Trump’s firing...
Mexico reports 49,219 cases of coronavirus and 5,177 deaths
Mexico registered 49,219 cases of coronavirus on Sunday, with the country’s death toll rising to 5,177, health authorities said....
NASCAR returns to sound of silence
Kevin Harvick and NASCAR both celebrated victories on Sunday as the stock car series returned to live racing from a two-month novel coronavirus forced hiatus...
Asia shares make cautious gains, oil and gold jump
Asian shares crept ahead on Monday and oil prices hit a five-week high as more countries re-opened their economies stirring hopes the world was nearer...
Japan slips into recession, worst yet to come as pandemic wreaks havoc
Japan’s economy slipped into recession for the first time in 4-1/2 years, GDP data showed on Monday, putting the nation on course for its deepest...