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(RTTNews) - Rio Tinto will pay its former chief executive Sam Walsh's delayed bonus after he refused to agree to a further suspension of entitlements earned during his time with the company.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters Breakingviews) - Donald Trump is becoming a growing risk factor in the virus battle. The U.S. president’s address to the nation on Wednesday night sparked more market panic. A $50 billion pledge for small businesses hit by Covid-19 is good, but h

The coronavirus epidemic will impact Taiwan's economy throughout the first half of the year, central bank governor Yang Chin-long said on Thursday, a more prolonged effect on economic activity than the government had anticipated.

(RTTNews) - Asian stock markets are tumbling on Thursday and U.S. stock futures extended losses after the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic and as U.S. President Donald Trump's address on the coronavirus failed to ease investors' conce

Mexico will soon invite private firms to invest in oil, gas and power projects to help the flagging economy, Finance Minister Arturo Herrera told Reuters on Wednesday, but said market conditions meant energy auctions were not on the cards for now.

South Korean shares tumbled to a 4-1/2-year low on Thursday as worries about the economic fallout from coronavirus outbreak deepened after the World Health Organization declared it a pandemic and United States suspended all travel from Europe.

India's blue-chip Nifty 50 stock index was likely to slip below the 10,000 level on Thursday after the coronavirus outbreak was declared a pandemic and as the United States' suspension of all travel from Europe raised fears of further economic disruption.

(RTTNews) - Verizon has unveiled a new mobile phone service called "Yahoo Mobile." It is available in the U.S. today on iPhone and Android devices.

(RTTNews) - Indian shares look set to open sharply lower on Thursday as investors remain concerned about the alarming levels of spread and severity of the coronavirus.

The Australian dollar skidded lower on Thursday as a fresh wave of risk aversion swept markets amid concerns the economic impact of the coronavirus would swamp any possible policy response.

U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States will suspend all passenger travel from continental Europe on Friday to limit the spread of the coronavirus after the outbreak was formally declared a pandemic, sending global markets into a tailspin.

Mexico will soon invite private firms to invest in oil, gas and power projects to help kickstart the flagging economy, Finance Minister Arturo Herrera told Reuters on Wednesday, but said market conditions meant energy auctions were not on the cards for now. nL1N2B505Q

Rio Tinto Ltd will pay out part of a delayed bonus to former Chief Executive Sam Walsh after a dispute resolution process found that the payments should not be held up, both parties said on Thursday.

The dollar careened against the euro and yen on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump rattled markets with a month-long ban on European travel to the United States.

Oil prices slumped again on Thursday amid a broader market rout after the United States banned travel from Europe following a declaration that the coronavirus outbreak is now a pandemic.

(RTTNews) - The China stock market headed south again on Wednesday, one day after it had ended the two-day losing streak in which it had fallen almost 130 points or 4.3 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index now rests just beneath the 2,970-point plateau and it may take further d

(RTTNews) - Ball Corp. (BLL) agreed to buy Tubex Industria E Comercio de Embalagens Ltda, an aluminum aerosol packaging business with a plant near Sao Paolo, Brazil, along with associated contracts and other related assets for $80 million, plus a potential earn out.

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Major U.S. life insurance providers have struggled as COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the country. However, while it's likely that many of these companies will face policy losses as the number of COVID-19-related deaths grow, they also face a threat from collapsing bond

China's local governments must do their utmost to ensure that people return to work as soon as possible, and any further delay could have a bigger negative impact than the coronavirus itself, the official China Daily said in an editorial on Thursday.