Coronavirus

HSBC, UBS order Hong Kong office changes as COVID cases rise

Banks in Hong Kong including HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA.L) and UBS Group AG (UBSG.S) are taking steps to reduce the number of people at…

4 years ago

World food prices hit 10-year high in 2021

World food prices jumped 28% in 2021 to their highest level in a decade and hopes for a return to…

4 years ago

Oil slips from one-month high after U.S. fuel inventory surge

Oil prices lost ground on Thursday, falling from their highest levels in more than a month after U.S. fuel stockpiles…

4 years ago

Vietnam car maker VinFast to build U.S. battery factory as it goes all-electric

Vietnam's VinFast plans to build electric vehicle battery cells and packs in a new U.S. manufacturing complex, its global chief…

4 years ago

World shares stretch positive start to 2022

World shares extended on Tuesday their positive start to 2022 with markets from Europe to Asia shrugging off worries the…

4 years ago

Oil prices steady ahead of OPEC+ meeting

Oil prices were largely steady on Tuesday as investors expected major producers to agree to stick to their planned output…

4 years ago

Global economy: Asian factories take Omicron risks in stride, for now

Asia's factory activity grew in December as companies took rising global cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant in stride,…

4 years ago

Factbox: U.S. banks tighten COVID-19 precautions as Omicron variant spreads

U.S. banks have been more proactive than other industries in encouraging employees back to the office, but those plans have…

4 years ago

EXCLUSIVE Activist Jana Partners pushes Encompass Health on potential merger

Activist investment firm Jana Partners wants Encompass Health (EHC.N) to re-engage with interested third parties on a potential merger for its home…

4 years ago

Exclusive: America’s least-vaccinated states led in-store holiday shopping

American shoppers flocked to brick-and-mortar stores this holiday season, with especially strong sales in several states where the rate of…

4 years ago