Microsoft Corp on Wednesday asked many of its employees in the Seattle region near its headquarters and the San Francisco Bay Area to work from home if possible until March 25, responding to a coronavirus outbreak near its headquarters in Washington state.
The Trump administration has decided to drastically scale back the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's program exempting small oil refineries from the country's biofuel regulations after a court case cast doubt on the legitimacy of the program, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co and Advanced Micro Devices Inc on Wednesday said they had won a $600 million deal to deliver a supercomputer that will be used by the U.S. Department of Energy's nuclear security arm to support the nation's nuclear arsenal.
The Trump administration would face resistance from the U.S. Congress if it tried to push through a mini trade deal with the European Union that did not include agriculture, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said on Wednesday.
Slack Technologies, Inc. WORK stock has surged nearly 40% since the end of January and barely slipped during the coronavirus selloff that sent the market into a correction at light speed.
(RTTNews) - The Taiwan stock market has ticked higher in consecutive trading days, gathering more than 220 points or 2 percent along the way. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now rests just above the 11,390-point plateau and it's expected to see further upside again on Thursday.
Asian shares were looking to rally for a fourth straight session on Thursday as U.S. markets swung sharply higher and another dose of central bank stimulus offered some salve for the global economic outlook.
Twitter Inc said on Wednesday it was testing in Brazil a new type of tweet that disappears after 24 hours, similar to the stories feature popular on Snapchat and Facebook's photo-sharing app Instagram.
(RTTNews) - The Singapore stock market has tracked higher in consecutive trading days, gathering more than 15 points or 0.5 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,025-point plateau and it's tipped to open in the green again on Thursday.
Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will appear together at an official engagement on Thursday for the first time since January's announcement that they would step away from their royal duties.
Britain's investment industry trade body has warned companies ahead of their 2020 annual general meetings that they must disclose more about how they are handling climate change risk.
Brazilian credit bureau Boa Vista SCPC filed for an initial public offering with the country's securities industry regulator CVM, according to documents on the regulator website.
The coronavirus outbreak continues to wreak havoc globally. Increasing number of infected cases outside mainland China has made it a serious concern to global economic growth. The virus has now spread to around 81 countries and territories around the world, claiming 3,203 lives
Align Technology (NASDAQ: ALGN) is buying a private company based in Germany called exocad Global Holdings for approximately 376 million euros ($419 million). exocad sells dentistry-related software for computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) in over 150 cou
Cross Country Healthcare (CCRN) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.07 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.06 per share. This compares to break-even earnings per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.