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Macy Posts 3Q Loss But Early Holiday Shopping Season Helps
Macy's swung to a loss and sales tumbled 22% as the department store chain struggles to bring shoppers back in a pandemic.
Asia Stocks Ease From Highs, Bonds Count On Fed Support
Asian shares drifted off alltime highs on Thursday as widening COVID19 restrictions in the United states weighed on Wall Street, while bonds were underpinned by speculation the Federal Reserve would have to respond with yet more easing.
Asia Stocks Take A Breather, Bonds Bet On Fed Action
Asian shares eased from alltime highs on Thursday as widening COVID19 restrictions in the United states weighed on Wall Street, while bonds were underpinned by speculation the Federal Reserve would have to respond with yet more easing.
EU Recommends Use Of COVID Rapid Tests After Symptoms Emerge
The European Commission recommended on Wednesday the use of rapid COVID19 antigen tests mostly on people already showing symptoms because it said the kits were deemed less accurate in detecting the virus in asymptomatic cases.
Final U.S. Offshore Oil Auction Under Trump Will Test Industry Demand
The Trump administration on Wednesday will offer all available areas in the Gulf of Mexico for auction to oil and gas companies in its final offshore sale before the January inauguration of Presidentelect Joe Biden, a Democrat who has pledged to ban new d...
Exclusive: GM Warns Labor Unrest Making South Korea Untenable
General Motors Co has issued its strongest warning yet that persistent industrial unrest eventually could drive it out of South Korea, just two years after it received a statebacked rescue package to stay in the country.
Gold Inches Lower As COVID-19 Vaccine Optimism Weighs On Appeal
Gold prices edged lower on Wednesday due to optimism over a potential COVID19 vaccine, but concerns over the economic impact from the resurgence of coronavirus cases in the United States limited their decline.
Tesla Value Jumps $40 Billion As S&P 500 Beckons
Shares of Tesla Inc rose as much as 12% on Tuesday, adding more than $40 billion to the value of the electric carmaker and giving another boost to the fortune of billionaire Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk.
Global Markets: Record-high Stocks Bask In November Reign
World stock markets grabbed a wellearned breather on Tuesday after a second major coronavirus vaccine boost in the space of a week had propelled them higher again and put Europe on course for its best month nearly three decades.
Analysis: After Continental Retreat, South African Retailers Strain For Profits At Home
After a losing bet on the potential of economies across the African continent, South African retailers are in retreat to their home market and their timing could hardly be worse.
Singapore Court Orders Embattled Hyflux Into Judicial Management
The Singapore high court has ordered water treatment firm Hyflux to be placed under judicial management, according to a stock exchange filing on Tuesday, after more than two years of the company unsuccessfully trying to restructure its debt.
Bangladesh Issues First Rice Import Tender In Three Years
Bangladesh's state grains agency issued an international tender to purchase 50,000 tonnes of rice on Monday, its first buying tender in three years amid dwindling supplies and a surge in prices of the staple grain.
Finance Ministry Invites Bids from Actuarial Firms for Valuing LIC Ahead of IPO
Embedded value is a common valuation measure used to estimate the consolidated value of shareholders' interest in an insurance company.
Saudi Aramco Plans Debt Market Comeback With Multi-tranche Bond Deal
Saudi Aramco said on Monday it had hired banks for a multitranche U.S. dollardenominated bond issuance, as the world's largest oil company seeks cash amid lower oil prices.
J&J Starts Two-dose Trial Of Its COVID-19 Candidate Vaccine In The UK
Johnson & Johnson launched a new latestage trial in Britain on Monday to test a twodose regimen of its experimental COVID19 vaccine among thousands of volunteers, as the U.S. drugmaker expands its trials by geography and type.
Proposed Mining Reforms in a Month; at Least 500 Blocks to Be Auctioned in 2-3 Yrs: Pralhad Joshi
The mines ministry had earlier sought suggestions from the general public, mining industry and other stakeholders on the proposed reforms in the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957.