by Reuters | Oct 30, 2020 | Asia, Business, Economy, Technology, US
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of business leaders and public policy experts is launching a new body to grapple with thorny questions surrounding the future of transportation including self-driving and electric vehicles. The Commission on the...
by Reuters | Oct 30, 2020 | Business, Economy, Top News, US
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stock indexes closed lower on Friday to cap Wall Street’s biggest weekly sell-off since March, as losses in richly priced tech heavyweights, a record rise in coronavirus cases and jitters over the presidential...
by Reuters | Oct 30, 2020 | Business, Economy, Europe, Latin America, UK, US
By Jennifer Hiller HOUSTON (Reuters) – Chevron Corp <CVX.N> on Friday posted a surprise third-quarter profit as oil prices recovered from spring lows and spending cuts benefited operating results. Chevron and its peers have slashed spending budgets this...
by Reuters | Oct 30, 2020 | Asia, Business, Economy, Europe, US
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks across the globe resumed their slide on Friday and oil posted a double-digit weekly fall on continued concern over the economic impact of rising global coronavirus infections and ahead of Tuesday’s U.S....
by Reuters | Oct 30, 2020 | Business, Economy, Elections, Politics, Top News, US
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) – With the presidential election drawing near, a litany of data released this week shows the U.S. economy continues to climb out of the recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic, but progress is slowing. Now, with infections on the...
by Reuters | Oct 30, 2020 | Business, Economy, Elections, Politics, US
By Matt Scuffham and Sumeet Chatterjee NEW YORK/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Large Wall Street banks have been running “war game” drills in their trading businesses and preparing clients for unexpected scenarios around the U.S. election next week, hoping to...
