Euro zone government bond yields rose on Friday as government debt remained under pressure after Thursday's selloff, when the European Central Bank disappointed markets with its measures to contain the fallout from the coronavirus.
Chinese shares and government bond futures fell on Friday, tracking global markets downwards after a meltdown triggered by intensifying fears over the spread of coronavirus around the world.
London stocks rebounded on Friday from their worst day in more than three decades as a recovery in oil prices and fresh moves by policymakers to tackle the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak lifted sentiment.
Spanish pharmaceutical company Pharma Mar said on Friday tests carried out in test tubes with its cancer drug Aplidin on samples of a virus similar to the COVID-19 coronavirus were encouraging.
Italy's biggest insurer Assicurazioni Generali confirmed all its targets through 2021 on Friday, after posting a record operating result for 2019, despite coronavirus-related uncertainty and soaring market volatility.
Chinese shares and government bond futures fell on Friday, tracking global markets downwards after a meltdown triggered by intensifying fears over the spread of coronavirus around the world.
The rouble firmed in early trade on Friday, rising off four-year lows hit overnight amid an oil market selloff and widespread concerns about the impact of the coronavirus.
(RTTNews) - Ferrari (RACE) stated that the company has activated more rigorous preventive measures to ensure the highest standards of health procedures for its employees. The company's announcement follows the decree on COVID-19 issued by the Italian Government. The workforce pr
Chinese shares and government bond futures fell on Friday, tracking global markets downwards after a meltdown triggered by intensifying fears over the spread of coronavirus around the world.
UK oil producer Premier Oil on Friday said it had identified at least $100 million in potential savings on its 2020 capital spending plans as it and other rivals scramble to adjust to the plunge in global crude prices.
Kenya has banned all major public events after confirming its first case of the new coronavirus, in a woman who had returned to Kenya from the United States, the health minister said on Friday.
Apron-clad Zhang Xuesi adjusted the flame on his cooking stove, while wielding a spatula to flip in his pan the ingredients for a dish of Cantonese-style prawns coated in breadcrumbs.
Russian aluminium giant Rusal said on Friday its net loss widened sharply in the last quarter of 2019, adding that the spread of the coronavirus may worsen aluminium market fundamentals in the first half of 2020.
Stocks plunged on Friday with coronavirus panic selling hitting nearly every asset class, before finding some kind of floor as hopes turned to a U.S. stimulus package.
Shares in South African petrochemicals group Sasol surged nearly 30% on Friday as a recovery in oil prices sparked buying of the stock, which was pummelled in the previous session.
Norway's central bank cut its key policy rate to 1.0% from 1.5% in a bid to alleviate the economic impact from the coronavirus outbreak, in a surprise announcement on Friday.
(RTTNews) - Chinese company JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (JKS), one of the largest solar module manufacturers in the world, is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter results today before the market opens.
(RTTNews) - RTL Group (AUO.F) reported profit to shareholders of 754 million euros for the year ended 31 December 2019 compared to 668 million euros, prior year. Earnings per share was 4.91 euros compared to 4.35 euros. Profit rose mainly due to the capital gain from the disposa