(RTTNews) - The Indonesia stock market has finished lower in back-to-back sessions, tumbling more than 180 points or 3.8 percent along the way. The Jakarta Composite Index now rests just beneath the 4,625-point plateau although it's likely to stop the bleeding on Thursday.
Indian bond markets are set to demand punishing high yields at the federal government's first auction of the fiscal year on Thursday as they test both the government's ability to pay as well as the central bank's intent to cap interest rates.
Exxon Mobil Corp used economic uncertainty tied to the coronavirus pandemic to urge workers at its lubricants and packaging plant in Paulsboro, New Jersey, to vote for a proposed contract, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Retired firefighter Gary Holmberg was only supposed to be at the Pleasant View nursing home in Maryland for a little while, recovering from a fall at his assisted living center. "He had a lot, lot more life left, there's no question," his said his son Rob Holmberg, 47.
Gold prices rose slightly on Thursday ahead of a U.S. weekly jobless claims report as the dollar inched lower, while increasing appetite for risk on hopes that the new coronavirus pandemic is nearing a peak limited the metal's upside.
A Florida man has filed a lawsuit against Tiger Woods and his caddie Joe LaCava alleging he sustained injuries after LaCava shoved him when he tried to take a selfie with the golfer in the background at a tournament in 2018.
State-owned Pertamina, Asia's biggest gasoline importer, is in talks with suppliers to defer petrol imports in April as Jakarta's measures to fight the coronavirus has hit demand for its fuel, a company spokeswoman said.
(RTTNews) - The Australian stock market is rising on Thursday following the overnight rally on Wall Street amid optimism that some of the countries hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic are flattening the infection curve and that governments will roll out additional stimulus m
Taiwan's Foreign Ministry on Thursday condemned "groundless" accusations from the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) that racist slurs against him had come from the island, as Taipei escalated its feud with the body.
(RTTNews) - The Hong Kong stock market on Wednesday snapped the two-day winning streak in which it had accelerated more than 1,000 points or 4.4 percent. The Hang Seng Index now rests just above the 23,970-point plateau although it's expected to bounce higher again on Thursday.
The New Zealand Treasury broke its own domestic issuance record on Tuesday with a NZ$3.5bn (US$2.08bn) tap of the 1.5% May 15 2031 nominal bond which took the size of the line up to NZ$6.4bn.
Australian oil and gas firm Viva Energy Group Ltd on Thursday slashed its 2020 capital expenditure forecast and deferred a share buyback in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Mexico is going dry for international liquor company Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ). The company wrote in a press release Wednesday that, in light of restrictions in the country arising from the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus outbreak, it is reducing its brewery activities there.
The Bank of Japan is likely to make a rare projection this month that the world's third-largest economy will shrink this year, as the coronavirus pandemic threatens to push the country deep into recession, sources familiar with its thinking said.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday the domestic auto sector can resume operations shortly after the U.S. industry gears up from a coronavirus-led halt, to avoid further disruption to closely interconnected supply chains.
Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has accumulated stakes worth about $1 billion in four major European oil companies, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
(RTTNews) - The Singapore stock market on Wednesday snapped the two-day winning streak in which it had advanced more than 180 points or 7.5 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 2,540-point plateau although it's expected to bounce higher again on Thursday.
The fallout from the coronavirus spread that has killed more than 83,000 people and wreaked havoc on economies around the world could push around half a billion people into poverty, Oxfam said on Thursday.