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Exclusive: Schlumberger names new top executives to oversee corporate overhaul
By Liz Hampton (Reuters) - Schlumberger, the world's largest oilfield services firm, will reshuffle top executives and operations in coming months to deal with this year's historic decline in the oil ...
May 20, 2020
Backlogs, second wave of layoffs keeping U.S. weekly jobless claims high
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Millions more Americans likely filed for unemployment benefits last week as backlogs continue to be cleared and disruptions from the novel coronavirus unleash ...
May 20, 2020
Australia’s ioneer signs boric acid supply deals for flagship U.S. project
(Reuters) - Australian explorer ioneer Ltd said on Thursday it secured two agreements for the distribution and sales of boric acid from its flagship Nevada, U.S. project, sending its shares nearly 9% ...
May 20, 2020
Australia banks’ capital buffers expected to fall over coming year
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian banks' will see a fall in their capital buffers over the year ahead due to likely loan losses as hundreds of thousands lose their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the h...
May 20, 2020
China-backed AIIB approves $250 million loan for Bangladesh’s COVID-19 response
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) said on Thursday it had approved a $250 million loan to Bangladesh to help the country cope with the coronavirus pandemic...
May 20, 2020
Insurance comparison firm SelectQuote raises $360 million in IPO
By Joshua Franklin NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. insurance policy comparison website SelectQuote Inc raised $360 million after selling shares in its initial public offering (IPO) above its target range on...
May 20, 2020
Australia central bank governor says future remains ‘unusually uncertain’
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australians are living through the biggest and the most sudden economic contraction since the 1930s and the future is unusually uncertain due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of t...
May 20, 2020
Nissan says it has noted U.S. arrests in Ghosn case, reserves right for legal measures
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co said on Thursday it still reserves the right to take further legal measures in the case of its ousted former Chairman Carlos Ghosn, after the United States arrested t...
May 20, 2020
Oil prices climb as U.S. stock drawdown eases supply glut fears
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices edged higher on Thursday after data showed U.S. crude inventories fell again, easing concern about a supply glut, though lingering fears over the global e...
May 20, 2020
Dollar nurses losses as currency markets eye recovery prospects
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar nursed broad losses on Thursday and riskier currencies held gains as investors looked to a bright recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, shrugging off d...
May 20, 2020
