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Japan's Fast Retailing Co, owner of casual clothing brand Uniqlo, lowered its profit outlook for the year through August as the global pandemic wreaked havoc on its global fashion business.

Japanese casual clothing chain Uniqlo on Thursday reported a solid rebound in domestic same-store sales for June, after a bleak quarter for owner Fast Retailing amid the global coronavirus pandemic.

Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia Group Bhd on Thursday said it was in talks to raise more than 1 billion ringgit ($234.52 million) in funds, a day after its auditor cast doubt on its ability to continue as a going concern.

Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia Group Bhd on Thursday said it was in talks to secure financing of over 1 billion ringgit ($234.52 million), a day after its auditor cast doubt on its ability to continue as a going concern due to the coronavirus-led travel slump. [nL4N2EF0YG]

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd on Thursday slashed expectations for core earnings in 2020 and withheld guidance for fiscal 2021, as the coronavirus outbreak and travel restrictions hurts demand for the winemaker's products.

Amazon.com Inc is pulling Washington Redskins merchandise from its website, with sellers given 48 hours to review and remove any products flagged by the e-commerce giant, according to a note sent to sellers by the company.

Dryness in Argentina is complicating this season's wheat sowing, with the Rosario grains exchange cutting its 2020/21 crop estimate on Wednesday while the Buenos Aires exchange warned that it may reduce its 6.5 million hectare planting estimate.

U.S. legacy airlines with lackluster employee demand for early exit packages face large furloughs in the fall, signaling higher post-pandemic labor costs because union contracts require airlines to furlough in reverse order of seniority.

Global miner Rio Tinto said on Thursday it will close its New Zealand Aluminium Smelters (NZAS) venture due to high costs and a challenging outlook for the aluminium market, in a blow to New Zealand's top power producer, Meridian Energy.

U.S. legacy airlines with lackluster employee demand for early exit packages face large furloughs in the fall, signaling higher post-pandemic labor costs because union contracts require airlines to furlough in reverse order of seniority.

Santa Catarina, Brazil's largest pork-producing state and No. 2 for poultry, may scrap rules passed to protect food plant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, state labor prosecutors said on Wednesday, a move that would affect an estimated 480,000 meatpackers and related workers.

Airbus deliveries plunged to 196 aircraft in the first half of the year from 389 in the same period a year earlier, the planemaker said on Wednesday.

Air Canada said on Wednesday it was working with Spartan Bioscience Inc to assess using the Ottawa-based biotechnology company's portable COVID-19 testing technology in the aviation sector.

The easing of social distancing in England will not allow the London Metal Exchange (LME) to reopen its open-outcry trading floor, which has been closed for more than three months, the exchange said on Wednesday.

Air Canada said on Wednesday it was working with Spartan Bioscience Inc to assess the deployment of Ottawa-based biotechnology company's portable COVID-19 testing technology in the aviation sector.

United Airlines said on Wednesday it was preparing to send notices of potential furloughs to 36,000 U.S.-based frontline employees, or about 45% of staff, as travel demand hit by the coronavirus pandemic struggles to recover.

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United Airlines said on Wednesday it was preparing to send notices of potential furloughs to 36,000 U.S.-based frontline employees, or about 45% of staff, as demand hit by the coronavirus pandemic struggles to recover.

Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday it had completed the first batch of its flour milling sector privatisation, according to a statement by the state grain buyer and privatisation centre.

Brazil's coffee production in 2020 was projected at 59 million bags on Wednesday by the country's statistics agency IBGE, a number that is sharply lower than most projections from analysts and traders.