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Yields on top-rated German government bonds dipped on Monday, but stayed within sight of more than two-month highs hit last week on the back of improving sentiment in world markets.
Indonesian shares led the charge as Southeast Asian stock markets extended multi-session rallies on Monday as a surprise recovery in the U.S. labour market fanned hopes of a swift economic rebound.
(RTTNews) - European shares fell slightly on Monday as investors locked in some profits after strong gains last week on hopes of a swift economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
We're not even halfway through 2020 yet, and there's little question in my mind we'll be talking about it for a generation to come. In a span of 33 calendar days, beginning on Feb. 19, panic and uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic sent the benchma
Oil prices have quickly climbed to levels that raise the risk of price falls as demand is fragile, Morgan Stanley said on Monday, as benchmark crude hit its highest in three months.
Japanese financial group SBI Holdings Inc said on Monday it plans to set up an entity to invest in regional businesses with state-backed Development Bank of Japan [DBJPN.UL] and Shinsei Bank.
(RTTNews) - British drug major AstraZeneca Plc has made a preliminary approach last month to U.S. peer Gilead Sciences Inc. regarding a potential merger, Bloomberg reported citing people familiar with the matter. The talks are not formal, the report said.
Central European currencies weakened on Monday as fresh economic data from the region and Europe as a whole underlined the severe economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic, with Czech industrial output plunging by 33.7% in April.
China's premium and luxury passenger car retail sales jumped 28% from a year earlier, the best performing sector as the industry, the China Passenger Car Association said, as the country gradually recovers from the coronavirus.
Online trading platform Plus500 Ltd said on Monday that it lost more than half of its quarterly revenue to customers generating unusually strong trading results, sending its shares down more than 10%.
Lamine Diack, the former head of athletics' governing body, arrived in court in Paris on Monday to stand trial on charges of corruption, money laundering and breach of trust linked to a Russian doping scandal.
U.S. private equity firm Blackstone has lowered its takeover bid for the Dutch bank NIBC by around 25%, after it said the coronavirus pandemic threatened to derail the deal altogether.
Shares in Britain's AstraZeneca fell 2.1% in early trades on Monday after a report it had approached U.S. rival Gilead Sciences about a possible merger to form one the world's largest drug companies.
Loss-making Sembcorp Marine unveiled plans for a S$2.1 billion ($1.5 billion) recapitalisation through a rights issue backed by the rig builder's parent firm, Sembcorp Industries, and state investor Temasek Holdings [TEM.UL].
Asset manager Ninety One has launched a 10-billion-rand ($597 million) fund, in partnership with a private equity firm, that will target investments in South African businesses struggling due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Chinese iron ore futures surged on Monday, marking the biggest intraday percentage gain since July 2019, as supply concerns deepened after the country's second-biggest iron ore supplier Brazil shut down a Vale complex due to coronavirus concerns.