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Bayer on Tuesday faces its second annual investor reckoning over its handling of a wave of U.S. lawsuits claiming its glyphosate-based weedkillers cause cancer.

At work, you may have firewalls, antivirus, and intrusion detection systems provided by your company. Such protections are void for most of us when working from home, says an observer.

The Federal Reserve has two core jobs assigned by Congress: Foster maximum employment and stable prices.

FRENCH asset manager Tikehau Capital announced on Tuesday that it has appointed banking veteran Neil Parekh as the head of Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

LONDON: HSBC's first-quarter profit nearly halved from a year ago, missing estimates, after boosting provisions against bad loans as the coronavirus pandemic hits borrowers worldwide. Europe's biggest bank by assets said profit before tax came in at US$3.21 billion for January to March, down from ...

HSBC Holdings PLC's first-quarter profit tumbled a worse-than-expected 48per cent after boosting provisions against bad loans as the coronavirus pandemic hits borrowers worldwide.

WASHINGTON: Major US airlines announced on Monday (Apr 27) new health and safety measures to protect in-flight personnel and passengers from COVID-19, even as states begin lifting restrictions. In a memo to employees and shared with AFP, Delta Airlines said that from Tuesday, "all employees and ...

Verizon Communications Inc and AT&T Inc, the two largest U.S. wireless carriers, as well as cable giant Comcast Corp said on Monday they will extend a commitment through June 30 not to cancel service or charge late fees to customers who have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

Oil fell on Tuesday, adding to huge declines in the previous session, on worries about limited capacity to store crude worldwide and expectations that fuel demand may only recover slowly as coronavirus pandemic restrictions are gradually eased.

Asian stocks were set for gains on Tuesday after a strong Wall Street session as easing lockdown restrictions by some countries and U.S. states buoyed sentiment, despite another decline in oil prices.