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(RTTNews) - Shares of Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) are climbing more than 4% Thursday morning despite the market opened in red after the jobless claims hit a record of 6.65 million for the last week. There are no company-specific news that drove the stock up.

(RTTNews) - Shares of Shopify Inc. (SHOP) are losing more than 8 percent in Thursday's trading at $353.58. The shares have traded in a range of $190.38 to $593.89 in the past 52 weeks.

World equity markets hovered between small gains and losses Thursday, as the death toll from the coronavirus pandemic continued to rise and economic pain deepened with another record week of jobless claims in the United States.

Oil prices jumped 8% on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he expected Saudi Arabia and Russia to reach a deal soon to end their battle for market share but gains were capped by fears of a global recession due to the coronavirus.

McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) has closed its dining rooms but still offers delivery, drive-through, and pickup in most locations. That puts the company in a challenging position as it has to make sure it does everything it can to keep its customers and employees safe.

(RTTNews) - Reflecting a steep drop in the value of imports, the Commerce Department released a report on Thursday showing the U.S. trade deficit narrowed significantly in the month of February.

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(RTTNews) - Medical technology company Haemonetics Corp. (HAE) announced Thursday that it has acquired enicor GmbH, a privately held manufacturer of a new generation whole blood coagulation testing system (ClotPro), which is based in Munich, Germany. Financial terms of the deal

(RTTNews) - CarMax Inc. (KMX) announced earnings for its fourth quarter that advanced from last year.

The outbreak of coronavirus is affecting the economy in unexpected ways. Nearly all things digital got a dose of rocket fuel as households have been stuck at home, and many employees are forced to work remotely. But not all digital economy companies have been winners. Robotic su

Euro zone government bond yields rose on Thursday as some investors moved back into riskier assets, with demand for new bonds issued by Spain and France expected to offer a gauge of current market sentiment.

(RTTNews) - HollyFrontier Corp. (HFC) announced Thursday that Timothy Go will join HollyFrontier as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective July 2020, after leaving from his current role. Go brings more than 30 years of operating experience serving in exe

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to ramp up testing for coronavirus after his government faced criticism for being slower than some European peers to roll out mass checks for front-line health workers and the population.

The Russian rouble firmed on Thursday, helped by a jump in oil prices after U.S. President Donald Trump said a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia could soon reach its conclusion.

China's Dongfeng Motor Group is in talks with Peugeot maker PSA to discuss potential changes in its plan to trim its stake in the French car maker whose share prices have tumbled due to the coronavirus pandemic, a company official said.

Facing calls to declare a coronavirus state of emergency, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was flamed on social media on Thursday for instead offering people free cloth masks, pointing to growing frustration for some over his handling of the crisis.

Asian equities valuations dropped to lowest since December 2018 at the end of March, following accelerated selling of regional shares by global investors on worries that extended factory shutdowns would lead to depressed profits this year.

Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX has banned its employees from using video conferencing app Zoom, citing "significant privacy and security concerns," according to a memo seen by Reuters, days after U.S. law enforcement warned users about the security of the popular app.