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The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an appeal by energy companies including BP PLC, Chevron Corp, Exxon Mobil Corp and Royal Dutch Shell PLC contesting a lawsuit by the city of Baltimore seeking damages for the impact of global climate change.

Wall Street's main indexes were set to tumble on Friday after President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19 weeks before the election, with Washington's failure to reach a new fiscal stimulus deal also hurting sentiment.

U.S. job growth likely slowed further in September as the recovery from the COVID-19 slump shifts into lower gear amid diminishing government money and a relentless pandemic, leaving many at the risk of being permanently unemployed.

Tesla Inc on Friday said it delivered 139,300 vehicles in the third quarter, a quarterly record for the electric carmaker, but shares fell 4.8per cent in pre-market trading.

Ryanair is prioritising getting a current order of up to 210 of Boeing's troubled 737 MAX aircraft in the sky next year, the chief executive of its main airlines business said on Friday in response to a report that it was looking to buy more planes.

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s factory activity expanded for the third consecutive month, after five months of contraction amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for September recorded a “faster expansion” at 50.3, up 0.2 point from the previous month, according to data released ...

WASHINGTON: US job growth slowed more than expected in September as the recovery from the COVID-19 slump shifts into lower gear amid diminishing government money and a relentless pandemic, leaving many at the risk of being permanently unemployed. In the last monthly employment report before the ...

Facebook's run-ins with EU privacy regulators may escalate as Europe's top court next week weighs arguments from the Belgian data protection watchdog that it should have the power to go after the U.S. social media giant for breaches in Belgium.

ISTANBUL: Turkey's wealth fund is in talks to provide emergency funding to flag carrier Turkish Airlines, one of the country's hardest-hit companies when the coronavirus pandemic halted nearly all flights, four sources told Reuters on Friday (Oct 2). The sources close to the matter said the ...

Facebook's run-ins with EU privacy regulators may escalate as Europe's top court next week weighs arguments from the Belgian data protection watchdog that it should have the power to go after the U.S. social media giant for breaches in Belgium.