Walmart’s logo is seen outside one of the stores ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. November 27, 2019. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski (Reuters) – Walmart Inc (WMT.N) said on Friday it would hire 50,000 more workers at its stores, clubs and distribution centers to meet a surge in demand for groceries and household essentials
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The human spirit is slowly navigating through the planet’s unprecedented challenges. There is not a human on Earth who’s life hasn’t changed in one way or another, especially for those in the music industry, which is a tough business to begin with and particularly for those musicians who are accustomed to playing live and often. One
FILE PHOTO: File photo of a 3D printed Google logo in illustration taken April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google would waive off the fee it collects from news publishers using its ad services for the next five months, the search giant said on Friday. News publishers, especially the print
BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s daily crude oil throughput in March sank to a 15-month low with state refiners maintaining deep output cuts as the coronavirus pandemic erodes demand, but there are some signs of recovery as the country begins to ease virus-related curbs. FILE PHOTO: A crude oil tanker is seen at Qingdao Port, Shandong
(Reuters) – The S&P 500 and Dow Jones slipped on Thursday, giving up early gains as concerns about dismal first-quarter earnings and lasting economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic offset better-than-expected weekly jobless claims numbers. FILE PHOTO: The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen in the financial district of lower Manhattan during the outbreak
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asia’s stock markets retreated from their highest levels for a month and the dollar extended gains on Thursday as the damage the coronavirus has wrought on the world economy soured appetite for risk. FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians wearing face masks walk near an overpass with an electronic board showing stock information, following an
(Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Wednesday released a smaller iPhone priced at $399, cutting the starting price for the company’s smartphone line in a move to broaden its appeal to budget-conscious customers as the coronavirus hobbles the global economy. Apple Inc’s second generation iPhone SE is seen in this undated handout photo released on
TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices climbed on Wednesday, bouncing back from the previous session’s large losses, as investors looked for bargains and supported by hopes that consuming countries will look to fill their strategic reserves. FILE PHOTO: The sun is seen behind a crude oil pump jack in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas,
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The main things investors wanted to learn from first-quarter results by JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) and Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N) on Tuesday was just how bad the coronavirus recession is going to get and how long it will take to get back to normal. FILE PHOTO: People walk by
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) shipped roughly 2.5 million iPhones in China in March, a slight rebound after one of its worst months in the country ever, according to government data published on Friday. FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective masks are seen in an Apple Store, as China is hit by an outbreak of
FILE PHOTO: The corporate logo of Ford is seen at Brussels Motor Show, Belgium January 9, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co said on Monday it is producing face masks at a Michigan plant to protect its workers from the coronavirus pandemic and is seeking to have those masks certified for medical
TOKYO (Reuters) – Global shares fell on Monday as investors braced for more signs of economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic although a landmark deal by OPEC and its allies to slash output helped oil prices climbed in volatile trade. FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian wearing a face mask walks near an overpass with an electronic
BAKU/DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) – OPEC, Russia and other oil producing nations were meeting on Sunday in a bid to clinch a deal on the biggest oil cut ever, amounting to 10 percent of global supply, after their initial efforts to support oil prices amid the coronavirus pandemic were blocked by Mexico. File Photo: The logo of
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. senators from oil states who recently introduced legislation to remove American troops from Saudi Arabia said on Saturday they had spoken with three officials from the kingdom and urged them to take concrete action to cut crude output. FILE PHOTO: An employee rides a bicycle next to oil tanks at
FILE PHOTO: Air France planes seen on the tarmac at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo PARIS (Reuters) – Air France KLM (AIRF.PA) has requested several billion euros of emergency funds from the French state while it negotiates a loan package from banks, which would be guaranteed by France and
(Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google said on Friday that they will work together to create contact tracing technology that aims to slow the spread of the coronavirus by allowing users to opt into logging other phones they have been near. FILE PHOTO: The Apple Inc. logo is seen hanging at