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Australian retail sales surge record 8.2% in March: ABS
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian retail sales surged by the most on record in March as a lockdown for the coronavirus spurred panic buying of food and other staples, completely outweighing a dive in dema...
Apr 21, 2020
Dollar holds gains as oil rout leaves investors on edge
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar and yen held broad gains on Wednesday, as a bounce in oil prices failed to calm market nerves, with the week's rout and frail fuel demand underlining ...
Apr 21, 2020
Oil prices recover ground after market turmoil fuels price plunge
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices found some respite on Wednesday as U.S. oil futures rose more than 20% and Brent prices steadied after a two-day price plunge, as markets struggle with a massive crude glu...
Apr 21, 2020
Asia pivots toward plants for protein as coronavirus stirs meat safety fears
By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) - Demand for plant-based protein foods is surging in Asia, suppliers say, as suspicion over possible links between wild animal meat and the new coronavirus drives s...
Apr 21, 2020
Facebook invests $5.7 billion in India’s Reliance Jio
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc announced a $5.7 billion investment in Reliance Industries Ltd's telecom unit on Wednesday, making it the largest minority shareholder in Jio Platforms Limited. The social med...
Apr 21, 2020
Global CEOs see U-shaped recession due to coronavirus: survey
By Joe Brock SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Global business leaders are preparing for a drawn-out U-shaped recession due to the impact of coronavirus and many fear their companies won't survive the pandemic, a...
Apr 21, 2020
U.S. energy companies’ quarterly reports to show depths of slump
By Caroline Valetkevitch and Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors are in for more bad news on the energy front in the coming weeks as a host of the sector's biggest companies report quarte...
Apr 21, 2020
Expedia nearing deal to sell stake to Silver Lake and Apollo: WSJ
(Reuters) - Online travel services company Expedia Group Inc is in advanced talks to sell a stake to private-equity firms Silver Lake Partners and Apollo Global Management Inc for about $1 billion, th...
Apr 21, 2020
Medtronic sees hit to revenue as hospitals delay elective procedures
(Reuters) - Medtronic Plc said on Tuesday its revenues across the world had plunged in recent weeks, as hospitals put off elective procedures that use its medical devices in order to save capacity to ...
Apr 21, 2020
Asia equities set to plunge after U.S. crude collapses for second day
By Katanga Johnson and Herbert Lash WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian share markets were set to tumble on Wednesday as the floor fell out from under U.S. crude prices, exposing the deep damage the...
Apr 21, 2020
