Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi cited the coronavirus pandemic as the impetus for reluctantly creating her first personal Facebook account in a post on Wednesday.
With auto showrooms shut during the coronavirus pandemic, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV on Wednesday reported a 10per cent drop in U.S. quarterly sales and moved to juice demand with bigger discount and a program allowing customers to buy vehicles entirely online.
Whiting Petroleum Corp said on Wednesday it had started Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding amid a rout in crude oil prices that has seen fuel plunge to 18-year lows.
T-Mobile US Inc said on Wednesday it officially completed the merger with Sprint Corp and the combined company will now operate under the T-Mobile name.
Kroger Co's comparable sales surged about 30per cent in March as consumers cleared off shelves in preparation for a lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic and had borrowed US$1 billion to boost liquidity, the grocer said on Wednesday.
Thailand's anti-monopoly watchdog warned food delivery platforms on Wednesday they could face fines for charging higher commissions as online food orders surge amid the coronavirus outbreak.
The U.S. manufacturing sector contracted in March, with activity hitting its lowest level since 2009, as the coronavirus pandemic caused widespread shortages, a survey confirmed on Wednesday.
Deutsche Bank is discussing whether it will waive bonuses for its management board in 2020 due to the fallout from the coronavirus crisis, a person with knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.
Whiting Petroleum Corp said on Wednesday it had started Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding amid a rout in crude oil prices that has seen fuel plunge to 18-year lows.
U.S. private payrolls dropped in March for the first time since 2017, likely as businesses shut down in compliance with strict measures by authorities to contain the coronavirus pandemic, supporting economists' views that the longest employment boom in history ended last month.
