U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he may suspend the payroll tax himself as part of his administration's efforts to help the economy after the coronavirus shutdown, after the idea faced opposition in Congress in talks on the next relief bill.
Spanish fashion group Inditex on Wednesday pledged to maintain workers' rights throughout its supply chains and the stability of payments to suppliers, as the garment industry wrestled with a plunge in orders during the COVID-19 crisis.
Bharti Airtel Ltd and Amazon Web Services (AWS) will join forces to develop the Indian telecoms firm's cloud business, allowing it to offer a wider range of products to its enterprise clients, the two companies said on Wednesday.
The New York Times Co beat Wall Street estimates for revenue in its financial second quarter, as it signed up more subscribers to podcasts and other digital products in a news-heavy quarter during stay-at-home orders.
REUTERS: U.S. stock futures rose on Wednesday after Disney squeezed out a quarterly profit despite taking a US$5-billion charge due to the pandemic, while investors awaited data on private payrolls and the service sector to gauge the country's economic health. Leading gains among the Dow's ...
China's biggest video game and social media company Tencent Holdings is driving a merger of Twitch-like game streaming platforms Douyu and Huya, as it seeks to consolidate its dominance in the industry.
SINGAPORE: Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums closed higher in the latest bidding exercise on Wednesday (Aug 5). For Category A cars, or those 1,600cc and below with horsepower not exceeding 130bhp, premiums closed at S$33,000, up from S$32,699 in the last exercise. Premiums for larger and ...
BMW said it expected an operating profit for the full year even as coronavirus lockdowns pushed the carmaker to a second-quarter operating loss as deliveries of luxury cars fell 25per cent during the period.
BMW said it expected an operating profit for the full year even as coronavirus lockdowns pushed the carmaker to a second-quarter operating loss as deliveries of luxury cars fell 25per cent during the period.
British American Tobacco on Wednesday named Guy Meldrum, the regional director of its Asia-Pacific and Middle East business, as the new head of its U.S. business, Reynolds American.
