The S&P 500 is on track to end August with its best monthly performance since April. Photo: carlo allegri/Reuters. In Monday's session, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.6%, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index gained 0.3%. Those ...
Five venerable Japanese companies were sitting in the bargain bin in plain sight. It took a 90-year-old Warren Buffett to scoop them up. Mr. Buffett celebrated his 90th birthday on Sunday—Monday Japan time—by disclosing Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRK.
Business school students are bracing for an uncertain job market this coming school year as many traditional corporate recruiters shelve their usual fall hiring plans. At a time of year when many business school students are polishing their networking skills ...
BENGALURU, Aug 31 (Reuters) - India's economy contracted at its steepest pace of 23.9% in the June quarter as the pandemic lockdown dented consumer and business spending, putting pressure on the government and central bank for further stimulus and ...
China's yuan has rallied to its strongest levels in more than a year, as the country's economy continues to recover and investors grow less concerned about fresh U.S. tariffs. On Monday, the currency traded at around 6.85 to the dollar in both the tightly ...
... * Loonie gains 0.3% against the greenback. * Canadian producer prices rise by 0.7% in July. * Price of U.S. oil increases 0.2%. * Canadian bond yields rise across a steeper curve. TORONTO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar strengthened against its ...
Move over Union Jack. The Shamrock is coming. Aer Lingus could debut on the U.K.'s trans-Atlantic market, flying non-stop from a city like Manchester or Edinburgh to the U.S.. Passengers would not only bypass Aer Lingus' Irish hubs, but also fortress ...
Chase has introduced a new credit card and improved the cash incentives for another. Starting Sept. 15, the Wilmington, Delaware-based financial institution will introduce the Freedom Flex card and will upgrade the cash-back offerings for its existing ...
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Reliance Industries' (RELI.NS) $3.38 billion deal to acquire Future Group's retail business pitches the conglomerate as an even more formidable force in India, making its retail arm more attractive to the potential investors it seeks to ...
Amazon on Monday received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to operate its fleet of Prime Air delivery drones. The approval will give Amazon broad privileges to "safely and efficiently deliver packages to customers," the FAA said. Amazon ...
The company said it expects to finalize an agreement that would see Novavax begin to supply Canada with doses "as early as the second quarter of 2021," the company said. The company's vaccine, called NVX-CoV2373, is currently in phase two trials.
GlaxoSmithKline and partner Vir Biotechnology have started testing their experimental antibody on early-stage Covid-19 patients. The British drugmaker said the long-acting single injection will be tested on recently diagnosed high-risk cases for its ability to ...
Sotio was already on the hunt for a CAR-T program to complement its cancer pipeline when Unum Therapeutics came along. (rawpixel). Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print. It's no secret that Unum Therapeutics has had a tough run—in March, the ...
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's economy contracted by 9.9% in the second quarter as a coronavirus lockdown brought activity to a near standstill, according to data on Monday that showed its worst year-over-year performance in a decade. FILE PHOTO: A ...
Treasury yields were flat on Monday morning as traders geared up for the last trading session of the month and looked ahead to key jobs data at the end of the week. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves inversely to price, was little ...
Cowen analyst Oliver Chen initiated coverage of space tourism pioneer Virgin Galactic on Monday with a Buy rating and $22 price target. Part of the reason for his new bullish call is a little unusual. He thinks going into space only once won't satisfy armchair ...
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 31, 2020--. The automotive fuel injector market is expected to register a CAGR of almost 3% during 2020-2024, as per the latest research report by Technavio. The report offers detailed analysis about the impact of ...
Over the past five months, Philips has increased its ventilator production fourfold, with new U.S. manufacturing lines and hiring at the company's plants in California and Pennsylvania. (Philips). Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print. The Trump ...
Fossil fuel companies think renewable natural gas is the answer to their PR problems. Environmentalists think not. By. Naureen S Malik. August 31, 2020, 4:00 AM PDT. The Gas Industry's Survival Plan: Make Fuel From Cow Poop. Fossil fuel companies think ...
By ROD McGUIRK, Associated Press. CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Chinese telecom giant Huawei is ending its oldest major sporting sponsorship deal, saying Monday it was breaking its contract with an Australian rugby league team after nine years ...
Private equity firm KKR said Monday that it will sell ERP software company Epicor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, also a private equity firm, in a deal valued at $4.7 billion. Featured. Best dog tech and toys: 10 must-haves for your pup · Russian arrested for trying ...
VANCOUVER, BC and TORONTO, Aug. 31, 2020 /CNW/ - Auryn Resources Inc. (TSX: AUG) (NYSE-American: AUG) ("Auryn" or the "Company") and Eastmain Resources Inc. (TSX: ER) ("Eastmain") are pleased to jointly announce that Auryn has entered into ...
Good day. NeuroPace Inc.'s new $67 million financing highlights the headway venture-backed companies are making against epilepsy, which affects 3.4 million Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. NeuroPace and other ...
DETROIT -- Fiat Chrysler announced last week a recall of more than 186,000 Dodge Ram trucks thanks to an issue with the floor mats that can cause the gas pedal to get stuck. According to the Associated Press, the company was alerted by a customer of a ...
AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. will buy back a group of U.S. theaters while selling some of its international theaters. The Leawood-based theater chain won court approval on Friday to repurchase 10 theaters it was forced to sell as part an antitrust ...
Walgreens is adding the former leader of rival drugstore chain Rite Aid to its executive team. The company said that John Standley will join Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. as president, effective immediately. The move comes a month after Walgreens ...
Seating along the front window provides a view of Sewickley's main business district. Hand-painted gold lettering was done by artist Andrew Paul. Anthony Musmanno Photography. By Tim Schooley – Reporter, Pittsburgh Business Times. Aug 31, 2020 ...
Oil rose above $43 a barrel in New York to its highest closing level since early March amid a broader rally in equities and as China's economic recovery continued. West Texas Intermediate futures snapped a two-day drop, rising 1.4% as of 2:34 p.m. in Dubai, ...
Publix Super Markets Inc. has removed one-way aisle signage in some of its stores. The Lakeland-based grocer confirmed to the Tampa Bay Business Journal on Monday that it has removed the signage in stores where it is no longer required by local ...
The Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission awarded about $9 million worth of grants for various transit projects throughout the region valued at more than $110 million according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Spanning 16 projects over the 10 county ...
MADRID (Reuters) - Credit Suisse has applied for a licence to set up an investment bank hub in Madrid after Britain has left the European Union, a spokesman said on Monday confirming a report from Spanish newspaper Expansion. The Swiss lender sought ...
The Yaris is a successful product for the company in Japan and to keep this momentum going, the Japanese carmaker has revealed the all new Yaris Cross for its home market to take on the likes of Renault Captur, Nissan Juke and Ford Puma among others.
NEW DELHI: Intrusion by Chinese troops in Eastern Ladakh gave enough ammunition to stock market bears to push domestic indices sharply lower on Monday, wiping off all morning gains. A general profit booking also weighed on the indices, analysts said.
Mumbai, August 31, 2020: ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has introduced its customer service chatbot 'LiGo' on 'Google Assistant'. This would enable the Company's policyholders to have their queries addressed by simple voice commands such as "Ok ...
Niyogin, a fintech startup, has acquired 51% strategic stake in iServeU Technologies for INR 592 Mn (US$ 8 Mn) in a cash and stock deal. Bengaluru based iServeU has developed a scalable and inclusive payments infrastructure which enables small village ...
The layered cake featured what appeared to be both chocolate and vanilla cake with Oreo frosting. Gates completed the desert with an Oreo stack crust. At the very end of the video, Gates cut a slice of cake and wrote the message "Happy 90th birthday Warren" ...
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Delek Group's revenue in the quarter was NIS 1.94 billion, similar to the corresponding quarter last year. Delek Group Ltd. (TASE: DLEKG), controlled by Yitzhak Tshuva, ended the second quarter of 2020 with a net loss of NIS 326 million, mainly arising from ...
The Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) along with Employment Insurance (EI) are lifelines that kept many financially afloat during the height of the pandemic. However, CERB and EI have finite dates and those without jobs to return to must make ...
Nasdaq-listed Caesarstone, the leading producer of premium quartz surface, has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Gujarat-based Lioli Ceramica for about $22 million (₹160 crore), based on the achievement of certain milestones.
CALGARY, AB, Aug. 31, 2020 /CNW/ - Whitecap Resources Inc. ("Whitecap" or the "Company") (TSX: WCP) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $155 million (the "Transaction") with ...
Ethereum whales have been making huge transactions in recent days, moving the second most valuable crypto more frequently, as DeFi tokens gain tractions thereby pushing the price above $420. Data from an advanced crypto tracker, Whales Alert, showed ...
With Americans working an average of almost 1,800 hours per year prior to the COVID-19 pandemic but fewer people having jobs this year, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2020's Hardest-Working States in America, ...
Mercedes-Benz is all set to bring in their first fully-electric offering in the Indian market, the EQC 400. Ahead of its launch, the Mercedes-Benz EQC 400 electric SUV has been listed on the company's official website, indicating that its launch will take place in ...
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno will lead the virtual launch of the Digital Personal Equity and Retirement Account (PERA) which will broadcast live via the BSP's Facebook page on September 8. BSP is the central bank of the ...
After increasing petrol prices by 0.09 paise to Rs 82.03 per litre in Delhi on Sunday, state oil companies have not changed petrol prices on Monday. State oil companies started increasing petrol prices from August 16. Before that, the petrol rates were changed ...
NEW YORK - Free bus rides in New York City are coming to an end. The MTA says that beginning Monday, customers will once again have to pay fares on local buses. Buses have been free since late March when the agency began blocking off areas near ...
The latest in BizWest's webinar series on the impact of COVID-19 will delve into the pandemic's effects on commercial real estate. Commercial real estate has been heavily affected by the economic downturn, with some tenants struggling to make payments, ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBS) — Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, said Sunday he does not believe there will be "full approval" of a coronavirus vaccine for the general population until early 2021. "We're likely to ...
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