Wall Street plunges at the open as pandemic fears heighten
U.S. stocks opened sharply lower on Friday as investors dumped equities amid a rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak, which has raised fears of a possible global...
Wall Street set for another big drop as pandemic fears heighten
U.S. stock indexes were set for another sharp fall at the open on Friday as the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak raised the alarm for a...
Coronavirus panic wipes $6 trillion off world stocks this week
Coronavirus panic sent world share markets skidding again on Friday, putting them on course for their worst weekly fall since the 2008 global financial crisis,...
Stock futures fall as coronavirus-led rout continues
U.S. stock index futures dropped on Friday as a surge in coronavirus cases, which have already wiped nearly $3 trillion off stocks listed on the...
Volkswagen reaches $900 million deal with consumers over diesel scandal
Volkswagen and a major German consumer group said on Friday that they had reached an 830 million euro ($902.04 million) agreement in a class action...
Ex-Barclays bankers cleared over Qatar fees in blow to UK fraud office
Three former Barclays executives were acquitted in London on Friday of charges they helped funnel 322 million pounds ($418 million) in secret fees to Qatar...
ECB rate setters see no need for action as coronavirus spreads
The European Central Bank does not need to take immediate action in response to the coronavirus epidemic, two ECB policymakers said on Friday, confounding market...
Former Barclays executives cleared after Qatar fraud trial
Three former Barclays executives were acquitted in London on Friday of charges they helped funnel 322 million pounds ($418 million) in secret fees to Qatar...
Airlines at center of storm as coronavirus spreads
European airlines stepped up their warnings over the coronavirus outbreak on Friday, with British Airways-owner IAG and Finnair flagging a hit to profits and easyJet...
Aramco secures unconditional EU okay for $69 billion SABIC deal
World No. 1 oil producer Saudi Aramco has gained unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $69 billion bid for a 70% stake in petrochemicals group...