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(RTTNews) - European stocks edged lower on Monday after China as well as the U.S. states of Texas and North Carolina reported rising number of coronavirus infections during the weekend.

Gold slipped on Monday as the dollar lingered near a more than one-week high, but the decline was limited by fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections in Beijing.

(RTTNews) - Accenture (ACN) announced an agreement to acquire the France-based Sentelis, an independent data consulting and engineering company, that specializes in designing and scaling data and artificial intelligence capabilities. Financial terms of the transaction are not b

A deal between AstraZeneca and France over potential COVID-19 vaccines foresees doses being split between countries on a pro-rata basis based on population, a source at the French President's office said on Monday.

Germany will take a stake in unlisted biotech firm CureVac, which is working on a COVID-19 vaccine, three people familiar with the plan told Reuters on Monday.

EasyJet aircraft took to the skies for the first time since March 30 on Monday, as the British carrier resumed a small number of mainly domestic flights after weeks of lockdown.

SoftBank Group Corp has spent 499.9 billion yen ($4.66 billion) buying back 107.7 million of its shares since March, a company filing on Monday showed.

Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia Group will restart all domestic routes from July, Chief Executive Officer Tony Fernandes said on Monday, after the government eased movement curbs for containing the coronavirus.

Long queues of shoppers snaked outside some stores in England from early in the morning on Monday, with discount fashion retailer Primark proving a big draw as non-essential shops reopened their doors after 83 days of lockdown.

Stock market gains have further to run and investors are still under-pricing the scale of the world's coronavirus recovery, investment bank Morgan Stanley said in an outlook note.

Swiss sensor maker Sensirion Holding has lifted its 2020 outlook, on Monday saying sales of gas sensors for medical ventilators needed to treat COVID-19 patients offset slowdowns in other markets like the automotive industry.

(RTTNews) - European stocks may drift lower at open on Monday after China today reported 49 new coronavirus cases, raising fears of a second wave of infections.

Japan will resume fiscal reform once the economy overcomes the hit from the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said, brushing aside calls by some lawmakers to keep spending permanently with money printed by the central bank.

Gold and iron ore are the standout commodities so far this year, but the performance of their respective miners are far more divergent - and weighted in favour of the precious metal.

Philippine shares were the hardest hit on Monday, as fears over a second wave of coronavirus infections hurt risk sentiment and depressed Asian stock and currency markets.

World's largest oil exporter Saudi Aramco has reduced the volume of July-loading crude that it will supply to at least five buyers in Asia, seven sources said on Monday.

National Australia Bank (NAB) said some of the thousands of customers that have requested relief on loans due to the coronavirus pandemic would not be able to repay them, flagging it would not hesitate to deny more assistance.

Canadian oil sands companies have shelved nearly C$2 billion in green initiatives in a cost-cutting drive to weather the coronavirus pandemic, a reversal in some of their commitments to reduce emissions and clean up their dirty-oil image.

Mexico will have to pay more for less coverage under its giant oil revenue insurance policy for 2021, but will likely go ahead anyway to avoid further damaging its financial standing with international investors, sources said.

E-learning company Skillsoft Corp said on Monday that it filed for pre-packaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy to reduce its debt of about $2 billion.