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U.S. crude oil futures climbed nearly 3% on Tuesday in light trading as the Trump administration launched an effort to work with Saudi Arabia to stabilise oil prices.

Japanese biopharmaceutical firm Anges Inc said on Tuesday it and partner Osaka University had completed development of a prophylactic DNA vaccine against the new coronavirus and that it would begin testing it in animals soon.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) proposed on Tuesday to buy A$4 billion ($2.35 billion) in government bonds as part of its quantitative easing (QE) programme to keep short-term yields around the cash rate of 0.25%.

Fast food is canceled in Britain. McDonald's Corp, Yum! Brands Inc's KFC fried chicken chain, Coca-Cola Co unit Costa Coffee and Subway sandwich shops were among restaurants that shuttered all locations in the United Kingdom and Ireland by the end of Monday to help slow the spread of the coronavirus.

(RTTNews) - The Singapore stock market moved lower again on Monday, one session after it had ended the seven-day losing streak in which it had plummeted more than 21 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 2,230-point plateau and it's looking at another soft le

SoftBank Group Corp shares were untraded with a glut of buy orders on Tuesday after the company announced up to $41 billion in asset sales and a record share buyback to shore up its collapsing share price.

It seems marijuana stores in Canada's capital province of Ontario will remain open for now in the wake of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic. A report in BNN Bloomberg, citing a pair of sources "directly familiar with the matter," says that dispensaries will not fall under the

Asian stocks were set to rally on Tuesday as the U.S. Federal Reserve's sweeping pledge to spend whatever it took to stabilise the financial system eased debt market pressures, even if it could not offset the immediate economic hit of the coronavirus.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Monday that it would continue to test "where possible" while remaining in line with protocols set out by governmental and health organisations amid a coronavirus pandemic that has wreaked havoc on the global sporting calendar.

The Chilean government said on Monday it would delay a bond issue planned for Wednesday to add "additional financing needs" for a recently announced emergency package to safeguard jobs amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The International Olympic Committee has decided to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games because of the coronavirus pandemic, IOC member Dick Pound said on Monday, as a window slowly began to open that would allow the showcase to be staged next year.

Mondelez International Inc on Monday said it would increase hourly wage by $2 and pay a $125 weekly bonus for its sales representatives as it rushes to meet a surge in demand for its packaged food due to the coronavirus outbreak.

With people being encouraged to not leave the house to slow the spread of coronavirus, Instacart has become a lot more popular. The delivery service, which will bring customers items from Kroger (NYSE: KR), Walmart's (NYSE: WMT) Sam's Club, Target (NYSE: TGT), Costco (NASDAQ: CO

(RTTNews) - The Malaysia stock market headed south again on Monday, one session after it had halted the six-day losing streak in which it had plummeted almost 230 points or 17.5 percent. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now rests just beneath the 1,260-point plateau and it's pre

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Through its Genentech unit, Roche (OTC: RHHBY) is testing its rheumatoid arthritis drug Actemra as a potential treatment for pneumonia in patients with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. Roche said the Food and Drug Administration approved the start of the comp

Bombardier will suspend Canadian production of its corporate jets to comply with restrictions imposed by provincial governments aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday.

The coronavirus pandemic could force many boxers to leave the sport for financial reasons, leading British promoter Eddie Hearn said on Monday.

Most of Manulife Financial Corp's employees in China have returned to work in its offices, as the spread of the new coronavirus slows, the chief executive of the Toronto-listed insurer said on Monday.

Looking to fortify its liquidity as coronavirus shutdowns continue to batter the US economy, Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) announced it would suspend its cash dividend starting in fiscal second quarter 2020. The footwear, clothing, and lifestyle retailer said the suspension is only temp