Futures dip ahead of weekly jobless claims number
U.S. stock index futures dipped on Thursday as investors braced for another staggering weekly jobless claims number, while oil prices rose on hopes of sweeping...
Streaming service Disney+ crosses 50 million paid subscribers globally
Walt Disney Co said on Wednesday that Disney+ has attracted more than 50 million paid users, with 8 million of them coming from India where...
UBS execs to donate millions to coronavirus fight as CEO cautions over uncertainty
UBS’s most senior managers will each contribute the equivalent of three months’ salary to fight the new coronavirus, Chief Executive Sergio Ermotti said on Thursday,...
Prague aims gets a grip on Airbnb with coronavirus crisis laws
Officials in Prague are using the coronavirus crisis to get a firmer grip on short-term rentals like Airbnb, which they say have squeezed locals out...
UniCredit renews commitment to boosting shareholder returns: chairman
UniCredit remains strongly committed to increasing returns for investors in Italy’s biggest bank, its chairman said, following a decision to suspend dividend payments and a...
May is crunch time for U.S. auto suppliers amid coronavirus shutdown
Auto parts maker Kevin Clay landed a series of new contracts from customers early this year, and was bullish on 2020 after two challenging years....
Exclusive: Wall Street firm dangled up to 175% returns to investors using U.S. aid programs
A New York investment firm pitched wealthy investors in recent days on a way to make returns of 22% to 175% using U.S. government programs...
Oil prices rise on hopes OPEC+ will agree supply cuts
Oil prices rose on Thursday on expectations the world’s leading crude producers will overcome obstacles at a meeting later in the day that have so...
UBS CEO: executives to contribute half of fixed salaries to virus fight
UBS senior executives will contribute 50% of their fixed salaries over the next six months to efforts to fight the new coronavirus epidemic, Chief Executive...
Virgin Australia grounds almost all domestic flights, seeks government aid
Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd said on Thursday it would ground all domestic flights, except a single daily Sydney-Melbourne service through June 15, as it continues...