Thursday 19 November 2020

Stocks, oil rise on report U.S. stimulus talks may resume

Stocks, oil rise on report U.S. stimulus talks may resume

Stocks and oil rallied on Thursday after reports that U.S. congressional leaders may be willing to restart negotiations on stimulus for beleaguered businesses.

Large Boeing 737 MAX customers signal caution on orders amid COVID-19

A day after Boeing Co received approval for its 737 MAX to fly again following a 20-month grounding, its two largest U.S. and European customers signaled caution on their order books as they monitor demand in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

Huawei CFO had resources to flee Canada, border agent tells court in U.S. extradition case

A Canadian border official involved with the interrogation of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou ahead of her 2018 arrest told a court on Thursday she was a flight risk and had the resources to escape the country without reporting to authorities.

Tyson Foods suspends employees after lawsuit alleges managers bet on workers catching COVID-19

Tyson Foods Inc said on Thursday it suspended employees without pay and hired former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to conduct an investigation in response to a wrongful death lawsuit that alleges managers at an Iowa pork plant took bets on how many employees would catch COVID-19.

Verizon to sell news website HuffPost to BuzzFeed

Verizon Media, a unit of Verizon Communications Inc , said on Thursday it would sell its news website HuffPost to BuzzFeed, in a deal that will make it a minority shareholder in the online media firm.

Verizon, Apple partner to swap out corporate-owned phones for 5G iPhones

Apple Inc and Verizon Communications on Thursday announced a program in which Verizon will subsidize the replacement of corporate customers' entire fleet of smartphones with any of Apple's iPhone 12 models.

U.S. coronavirus wildfire hitting jobs as broad recovery trudges on

The most intense U.S. coronavirus outbreak yet appears to have slowed hiring and may have begun to drag on retail spending on the cusp of the holiday shopping season, even as overall economic activity proves more resilient than in the spring.

GM's Barra accelerates 'all out pursuit of global EV leadership'

General Motors Co Chief Executive Mary Barra said the Detroit automaker is accelerating an "all out pursuit of global EV leadership," challenging electric vehicle leader Tesla Inc with increased spending and sped-up vehicle production targets.

ABB division attracts interest from industry buyers: sources

ABB's clutch and transmission manufacturer Dodge had already attracted interest from potential bidders before the Swiss engineering group announced it was exiting the business, people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.

Amazon France CEO: We have decided to delay Black Friday operations to Dec. 4

The head of Amazon France said on Thursday his group had decided to postpone its "Black Friday" discount shopping sales to Dec.4.

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