Whether you're an investment professional of many decades or you've just purchased your first stock within the past six months, there's nothing that could have prepared investors for what the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has done to equities in 2020. In a span of
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(RTTNews) - Starbucks (SBUX) said its business is steadily recovering globally as most of its outlets are reopened after remaining shut for many weeks due to coronavirus pandemic.
(RTTNews) - Taiwanese Semiconductor foundry United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) Wednesday reported a surge in profit for the second quarter, with double digit growth in revenues, reflecting increase in wafer shipments.
(RTTNews) - Avacta Group plc (AVCT.L), the developer of Affimer biotherapeutics and reagents, announced Wednesday an expansion of its collaboration and license agreement with Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. and AffyXell Therapeutics, the joint venture established in South Korea
LONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - For once, Europe’s bank traders aren’t the dunces in the class. Having long dragged down group-wide returns, the markets-based units of Barclays and Deutsche Bank surged in the second quarter. Yet ebbing volatility implies that the ol
(RTTNews) - U.K. stocks eked out modest gains on Wednesday as investors parsed through a deluge of earnings reports and prepared for a dovish message from the U.S. Federal Reserve.
The benchmark FTSE 100 rose 17 points, or 0.27 percent, to 6,146 after rising 0.4 percent on Tue
In the past few months, several dramatic measures have been taken to combat the coronavirus, including mandatory quarantines, lockdowns, and stay-at-home orders. In numerous places in the U.S., the measures have failed to contain the deadly SARS-CoV-2, and many Americans feel un
Telehealth company Teladoc (NYSE: TDOC) has won the favor of investors in 2020. Year to date, shares are up more than 200% as investors bet on the company growing its business significantly due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sterling benefited as the dollar weakened, rising 0.3%, but was flat against the euro on Wednesday, as the impression grew that the rest of the world was handling the coronavirus pandemic better than the United States.
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd reported a quarterly loss for the first time since its listing in 2003 on Wednesday, as the coronavirus lockdown and supply chain disruptions bruised sales for the automaker, sending its shares down as much as 2.5%.
Kenyan police arrested a fugitive wanted in the United States on charges of trafficking ivory and rhino horn after he flew into Mombasa, authorities said on Wednesday.
Chinese regulators and major banks are rushing to curb precious metal trading by domestic investors to temper speculation that some fear could cause a repeat of this year's oil trading mishaps.
(RTTNews) - Primary Health Properties plc (PHP.L) reported profit before taxation of 39.6 million pounds for the six months ended 30 June 2020, compared to loss before tax of 106.1 million pounds in the prior-year period. Earnings per share were 3.2 pence, compared to loss of 10
Israel's ICL reported a drop quarterly earnings as sales fell on low commodity prices and a slide in demand for clear brine fluids and some flame retardants.
Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya said the central bank will not rule out deepening negative interest rates as part of efforts to cushion the economic blow from the coronavirus pandemic.
(RTTNews) - Sasol (SSL) announced Wednesday that its subsidiary Sasol South Africa Limited or SSA has signed an exclusive negotiation agreement with Air Liquide for the sale of its sixteen air separation units located in Secunda.