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Coronavirus delays Royal Mail 'Journey 2024' turnaround plan

Coronavirus delays Royal Mail 'Journey 2024' turnaround plan

Britain's Royal Mail on Friday became the latest company to say the coronavirus had delayed plans for a radical turnaround and also canceled its dividend and suspended financial forecasts for the next year.



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Amazon, Flipkart operations in India being disrupted amid lockdown: sources

Amazon, Flipkart operations in India being disrupted amid lockdown: sources

India's government had assured e-commerce companies that their operations would not be disrupted amid a nationwide lockdown to fight the coronavirus, but most are facing crippling disruptions after just three days, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.



6 years ago
ViacomCBS withdraws forecast amid virus concerns

ViacomCBS withdraws forecast amid virus concerns

ViacomCBS Inc said on Friday it would withdraw its forecast for the year due to the impact from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.



6 years ago
Britain's Tesco limits online shop to 80 items during coronavirus crisis

Britain's Tesco limits online shop to 80 items during coronavirus crisis

Britain's biggest supermarket group Tesco will limit the number of items customers can order in an online shop to 80 during the coronavirus emergency, it said on Friday.



6 years ago
Volkswagen's Skoda extends Czech factory outages to April 14

Volkswagen's Skoda extends Czech factory outages to April 14

Czech carmaker Skoda Auto, part of the Volkswagen Group , will extend a stoppage at its domestic plants to April 14 from an original return date of April 6, the company said on Friday.



6 years ago
Morgan Stanley gets approval for majority stake in China venture: sources

Morgan Stanley gets approval for majority stake in China venture: sources

Morgan Stanley has received regulatory approval to take a majority stake in its China securities joint venture, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said, as Beijing continues to open its financial sector to foreigners.



6 years ago
Travelex shuts UK foreign exchange bureaus, starts talks on funding

Travelex shuts UK foreign exchange bureaus, starts talks on funding

Foreign exchange company Travelex on Friday said it has shut all its UK foreign exchange bureaus for around eight weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak and started discussions with its stakeholders for continued access to funds.



6 years ago
How multi-strategy funds are faring as coronavirus slashes returns

How multi-strategy funds are faring as coronavirus slashes returns

Just one of the world's biggest multi-strategy funds available to retail investors is in the black for the year after coronavirus panic saw markets fall across the board, data from Morningstar showed.



6 years ago
Oil mixed on stimulus hopes and demands fears

Oil mixed on stimulus hopes and demands fears

Oil prices were mixed on Friday as the market weighed the potential benefits of stimulus efforts by policymakers around the world against the demand destruction caused by fallout from the rapid spread of the coronavirus.



6 years ago
India's Tata Motors to spin off car division as separate unit

India's Tata Motors to spin off car division as separate unit

Tata Motors Ltd said on Friday it would spin off its passenger vehicles arm as a separate unit within the company, at a time when the coronavirus has disrupted auto production.



6 years ago
Almost one in four Americans lost job or furloughed because of coronavirus: Reuters/Ipsos poll

Almost one in four Americans lost job or furloughed because of coronavirus: Reuters/Ipsos poll

Nearly one in four U.S. adults said they have been laid off or furloughed during the coronavirus outbreak, yet a bipartisan majority of Americans wants businesses to remain closed to slow the spread of the deadly virus despite its impact on the economy, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.



6 years ago
GM reaches settlement over lost vehicle value from defective ignition switches

GM reaches settlement over lost vehicle value from defective ignition switches

General Motors Co has reached a $120 million settlement with owners who claimed that their vehicles lost value because of defective ignition switches, which have been linked to 124 deaths.



6 years ago
Apple's factories are running, but suppliers wary about iPhone demand

Apple's factories are running, but suppliers wary about iPhone demand

As China reopens its economy after months of lockdown, Apple Inc's iPhone factories are largely up and running. But with the coronavirus pandemic spreading across the world, the urgent question for the company is how many buyers there will be both for current models and the new slate of phones expected in the fall.



6 years ago
Airbnb suspends marketing to save $800 million, top executives take pay cut: source

Airbnb suspends marketing to save $800 million, top executives take pay cut: source

Airbnb Inc has suspended all its marketing activities to save $800 million this year, and its founders will take no salary for the next six months while top executives will take a 50% cut, according to a person familiar with the matter.



6 years ago
GM reaches $120 million settlement over lost vehicle value from defective ignition switches

GM reaches $120 million settlement over lost vehicle value from defective ignition switches

General Motors Co has reached a $120 million settlement with drivers who claimed that their vehicles lost value because of defective ignition switches, which have been linked to 124 deaths.



6 years ago