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Luxury food industry turns sour amid global coronavirus lockdowns

Luxury food industry turns sour amid global coronavirus lockdowns

Global demand for premium foods like wagyu beef, bluefin tuna and caviar has plunged with thousands of restaurants shuttered and many economies sliding into recession amid the coronavirus pandemic.



6 years ago
Exclusive: Netflix in talks to source local Indian content from Reliance affiliate Viacom18 - sources

Exclusive: Netflix in talks to source local Indian content from Reliance affiliate Viacom18 - sources

U.S. video streaming company Netflix is in talks with Viacom18, part of the Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries' media unit Network18, about a multi-year partnership to source content, three sources told Reuters, in a move that would expand a relationship between the two sides.



6 years ago
Honda resumes production at plants hit by suspected cyber attack

Honda resumes production at plants hit by suspected cyber attack

Japan's Honda Motor Co has resumed production at automobile and motorcycle plants in the United States and other countries after they were hit by a suspected cyber attack this week, a spokesman said on Friday.



6 years ago
Ex-Citigroup CEO Sandy Weill calls Morgan Stanley and Charles Schwab 'very good buys'

Ex-Citigroup CEO Sandy Weill calls Morgan Stanley and Charles Schwab 'very good buys'

Sandy Weill, the former Citigroup CEO and chairman who helped create the megabank model in the 1990s, said Friday that Morgan Stanley and Charles Schwab were "really very good buys."

6 years ago
Asia stocks slide as coronavirus fears return

Asia stocks slide as coronavirus fears return

Asian shares fell sharply on Friday and oil prices extended losses on growing concerns that a resurgence of coronavirus infections could stunt the pace of recovery in economies reopening from lockdowns, or even lead to fresh restrictions.



6 years ago
World shares modestly lower as investors mull coronavirus, recovery outlook

World shares modestly lower as investors mull coronavirus, recovery outlook

Global equity markets gave back earlier gains on Friday as concerns triggered by the U.S. Federal Reserve's less-than-optimistic outlook for an economic recovery and a jump in U.S. coronavirus cases gave investors pause.



6 years ago
California examines Amazon's business practices: WSJ

California examines Amazon's business practices: WSJ

California investigators are examining Amazon.com Inc's business practices as part of an inquiry into the company, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.



6 years ago
Oil prices see weekly loss on virus resurgence fears

Oil prices see weekly loss on virus resurgence fears

Oil was little changed on Friday and logged a first weekly decline since April as new U.S. coronavirus cases spiked, stoking fears of a second wave of the virus hitting fuel demand.



6 years ago
S&P turns negative in volatile trade

S&P turns negative in volatile trade

The S&P 500 slipped into negative territory in volatile trading on Friday, as it flirted with a key long-term technical indicator, a day after a punishing session for Wall Street on fears of a resurgence in coronavirus infections and economic worries.



6 years ago
Lemonade files to go public and reveals Nephila as reinsurer

Lemonade files to go public and reveals Nephila as reinsurer

Artemis | Steve Evans | Jun 9, 2020 Lemonade, Inc., one of the highest profile insurtech start-ups that had been funded by Softbank among others, has filed an initial public offering (IPO) registration statement in which it has also revealed that one of its reinsurers is the largest ILS fund manager in the world Nephila

6 years ago
Coronavirus threatens Chicago's last remaining trading pits

Coronavirus threatens Chicago's last remaining trading pits

Chicago brokers and traders worry the novel coronavirus will kill more of the city's once famous shout-and-gesture trading pits.



6 years ago
Robinhood users' favorite stocks roar back after selloff

Robinhood users' favorite stocks roar back after selloff

Shares of airlines, cruise lines and other companies that have been popular with investors on the Robinhood trading app shot higher on Friday, a day after stocks suffered their worst one-day market rout in about three months.



6 years ago
Bankrupt car rental firm Hertz to offer up to $1 billion in shares

Bankrupt car rental firm Hertz to offer up to $1 billion in shares

Car rental firm Hertz Global Holdings Inc said it would sell up to $1 billion in shares, cashing in on a huge speculative rise in its share price since filing for bankruptcy late last month.



6 years ago
Fed frets about small business failures amid 'alarming' data

Fed frets about small business failures amid 'alarming' data

A large number of small U.S. businesses could fail during the coronavirus recession, the Federal Reserve said on Friday, slowing recovery and creating lasting damage to the world's largest economy.



6 years ago
Oil on track for weekly loss on virus resurgence fears

Oil on track for weekly loss on virus resurgence fears

Oil was little changed on Friday and headed for a first weekly fall since April as new U.S. coronavirus cases spiked, stoking fears of a second wave of the virus hitting fuel demand.



6 years ago