UK to allow company meetings online or on the phone in pandemic
Companies will be able to hold their annual shareholders’ meeting over the phone or online during the coronavirus pandemic under a promised new law, Britain’s...
Super-charged stocks race toward second weekly gain
World stock markets made a super-charged sprint towards a second straight week of gains on Friday after President Donald Trump laid out plans to gradually...
Oil falls as Chinese economy outweighs Trump plan to ease lockdown
Oil prices fell on Friday, giving up early gains as China’s worst economic contraction on record outweighed news of U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans to...
Oh brother! Coronavirus calls split family fortunes on Wall Street
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Cathay Pacific to lay off overseas cabin crew, furlough pilots
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd will lay off 286 cabin crew based in the United States and furlough 201 pilots based in Australia and...
Southwest asks unions to start considering post-aid concessions
Southwest Airlines Co has approached unions representing pilots, flight attendants, mechanics and other employees to discuss potential concessions to prepare for a slow industry recovery,...
Oil mixed as China economy gloom overshadows plans to ease U.S. coronavirus lockdown
Oil prices were mixed on Friday after the weakest Chinese economic data in decades showed the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, offsetting some earlier gains...
Fares show declines as airlines brace for tough recovery: Skytra
Air fares have fallen as much as 30% since the start of the year in North America and Europe, according to the first of a...
Volvo Cars to restart production in Sweden next week
Volvo Cars will reopen its Torslanda factory and offices in Sweden next week after overhauling its production processes to help prevent coronavirus infections, following a...
Tata Consultancy shares rise on deal wins, hiring promise
Shares of Tata Consultancy Services Ltd rose as much as 7.9% on Friday as investors shrugged off the software service firm’s warning on coronavirus risks...