(RTTNews) - French food company Danone SA (DANOY.PK) reported Tuesday that its first-quarter consolidated sales grew 1.7 percent to 6.24 billion euros from last year's 6.14 billion euros. Sales grew 3.7 percent on a like-for-like basis, with 2.9 percent growth in volume and 0.8
Swedish telecoms operator Tele2 reported quarterly core earnings slightly below market forecasts on Tuesday and suspended its financial guidance for 2020, citing uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
With Spain one of the country's hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, Barcelona great Andres Iniesta says he is finding it tough to watch events unfold in Europe from his new home in Japan.
Super-long Japanese government bond prices gained on Tuesday after the Ministry of Finance said it would increase sales of short to medium-term bonds to finance its latest stimulus and avoided a hike in longer maturities.
China's pork supply will be under pressure in the second quarter and prices may peak around September due to the impact of the African swine fever that decimated its herd, an agriculture ministry official said on Tuesday.
Australia will suffer its biggest economic contraction since the 1930s in the first half of 2020 due to coronavirus-driven mobility restrictions, the central banker governor said on Tuesday.
(RTTNews) - Novartis said that new Mayzent data showed sustained effect in delaying disability for up to five years in patients with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis or SPMS.
South Korean shares exposed to North Korea tumbled on multiple media reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be ill, even as the South Korean government said he was not.
(RTTNews) - Asian stock markets are in negative territory on Tuesday following the weak cues overnight on Wall Street after crude oil futures turned negative overnight for the first time in history indicating the fall in energy demand due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, cr
New Indian rules to ensure scrutiny of investments from companies based in neighbouring countries, especially during the coronavirus outbreak, will also apply to Hong Kong, two senior government sources told Reuters on Monday.
Hong Kong's government will extend restrictions aimed at tackling the coronavirus for another 14 days to preserve the city's success in keeping the number of cases down, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday.
The dollar resumed its climb against currencies of oil producers on Tuesday, as investors remained skittish after a historic plunge in U.S. crude futures to below zero and shied away from risk even as the benchmark bounced back.
Round-up of South Korean financial markets:
South Korean shares fell 2.6% on Tuesday as investor sentiment dampened following a sharp plunge in U.S. oil prices and sluggish trade data.
The Australian and New Zealand dollars lost ground on Tuesday as dire data at home underlined the economic toll of fighting the coronavirus, while a flare-up in concerns about North Korea hurt risk sentiment across Asia.
Starbucks Corp said on Monday it would roll out a new plant-based lunch menu in China this week, launching Beyond Meat Inc's products in a country where it is trying to recover from the novel coronavirus pandemic-led shutdown.
(RTTNews) - Tyson Foods Inc. said its beef and pork subsidiary, Tyson Fresh Meats, will resume limited operations at its pork plant in Columbus Junction, Iowa, on Tuesday after being idle for two weeks due to the COVID-19 concerns.