A city in Alabama has approved the sale of land to a chemical company planning to build a $2 million factory to support a paper mill. Members of the Prattville … Click to Continue »
The European economy shrank by a record 3.8% in the first quarter as business activity from hotels and restaurants to construction and manufacturing was frozen by shutdowns aimed at preventing … Click to Continue »
BANKS and other lenders have confirmed that they are to offer a further three-month extension to the payment breaks for customers impacted by the pandemic.
Global investment demand for gold soared to a four-year high of 539.6 metric tons in the first quarter of the year, as investors sought safe-haven assets amid the coronavirus outbreak. The World Gold Council (WGC) said in a report that the pandemic was the single biggest factor influencing gold demand. According to the report, the...
Global lockdown orders have taken a bite out of McDonald's first-quarter sales.
Gone are the days when Somalia's Gulf of Aden was considered the most dangerous piracy zone for oil companies and other seafarers. But now, with offshore oil storage bursting at the seams as a result of a disastrously timed oil price war and the demand-decimating effects of COVID-19, the pirate's treasure trove is shifting. The...
The spread of the novel coronavirus has been contained in the Czech Republic and the government will continue to cautiously open up the economy, Health Minister Adam Vojtech said on Thursday. The country has seen the number of new cases drop below 100 for the past eight consecutive days, and the number of active cases...
