As U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 50,000, Georgia forges ahead with reopening
With the U.S. coronavirus death toll topping 50,000, Georgia pushed ahead with its plan to become the first state to allow an array of small...
France, Germany in standoff with Silicon Valley on contact tracing
A standoff between the two largest nations in the European Union and Silicon Valley escalated on Friday as Apple and Google rebuffed demands by France...
U.S. retailers offer purses, shoes ‘to go’ as restrictions ease
Several staffers at major retail chains, including J.C. Penney Co Inc and Saks Fifth Avenue, reported for duty at some Texas-based stores on Friday, selling...
French court backs workers in Amazon row over virus measures
A French court on Friday rejected Amazon’s appeal against a ruling that restricts what it can deliver during the coronavirus crisis, handing a victory to...
Lufthansa CEO sees smaller fleet and reduced staff after crisis
Lufthansa expects it will operate 100 fewer aircraft with 10,000 fewer staff after the coronavirus crisis ends, its chief executive Carsten Spohr told employees on...
Ireland should consider forcing Google, Facebook to pay media for content: PM
The Irish government should consider copying Australia’s plan to force Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google to share advertising revenue with local media, Prime Minister...
Hoarding for lockdown drives best Nestle sales growth in years
Swiss food giant Nestle reported its best quarterly sales growth in nearly five years on Friday as consumers stockpiled anything from Purina pet food to...
Insurers feel the heat as chefs, Trump join calls for payouts
Daniel Duckett, owner of the Lazy Claire patisserie in Belfast, was hoping for an insurance payout of up to 100,000 pounds ($123,460.00) to cover losses...
U.S. core capital goods orders post surprise gain in March
New orders for key U.S.-made capital goods unexpectedly rose in March, but the gains are not likely to be sustainable amid the novel coronavirus outbreak,...
S&P 500 gains on hopes of lockdown easing; Boeing, Intel weigh on Dow
The S&P 500 edged higher in choppy trading on Friday as some states prepared to relax curbs imposed to contain the coronavirus outbreak, but declines...