Oil prices tumbled on Monday, with the U.S. crude futures contract plunging more than 50% to the lowest price on record, as investors worried about lack of storage and German and Japanese data indicated a bleak global economy.
Volkswagen AG said on Monday it will keep its factories in Brazil, South America's top auto producer, shut through the end of the month, but that a decision has not been made on whether it will reopen them in May or later.
Crowdfund Insider | JD Alois | Apr 20, 2020 In a widely anticipated move, HM Treasury announced a new package of bailout programs for early-stage ventures that did not qualify for programs initially set into place to support the COVID-19 battered economy. There have been profound concerns that younger, entrepreneurial firms that require ongoing funding
Vivendi's shareholders approved on Monday the payment of a dividend of 0.60 euro per share for the fiscal year 2019, with 99.52% of shareholder votes supporting the plan.
The motorway unit of Italian infrastructure group Atlantia is considering tapping government-backed liquidity to temper the impact of coronavirus on its business, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Monday.
Crowdfund Insider | Samantha Hurst | Apr 17, 2020 Online lending platform Lendio announced on Friday it facilitated more than 50,000 small businesses across the U.S. through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Lendio reported that PPP applications approved through its online marketplace and bank partnerships total more than $5.5 billion. As previously reported, the PPP
Developing countries may be the hardest hit economically by the coronavirus, International Monetary Fund managing director Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday, adding the IMF stands ready to help.
The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones headed lower on Monday following a strong two-week rally as oil prices crashed and investors grew cautious at the start of a week that is likely to bring more dismal quarterly earnings reports and economic data.
The $2.2 trillion historic stimulus package Congress passed in March beefed up unemployment benefits. But an avalanche of claims have overwhelmed state offices, leaving many people unable to access the money.
As we enter the second week of deployment of the coronavirus stimulus checks, many Social Security beneficiaries should have received their money, while others are still waiting. Here's the latest on the timing of those payments and whether you should update the information the government has on file.
Energy traders bailed out of the expiring May U.S. oil futures contract in a frenzy on Monday, sending the contract to a record of almost $1 a barrel, as few buyers are willing to take delivery of actual physical barrels of oil because there is no place to put the crude.
United Airlines said on Monday it expects to report a pre-tax loss of about $2.1 billion for the first quarter, after the coronavirus outbreak smothered its growth aspirations in Latin America and led the company to seek another $4.5 billion in government aid.
A U.S. Senate Republican and a Democrat proposed a $500 billion rescue package for state and municipal governments on Monday, as it became increasingly clear that the next coronavirus relief bill will not include money for reeling local authorities.
US crude prices turned negative on Monday as one analyst told CNBC that the situation stateside is "quite dire."
Sixty percent of restaurant owners say that existing federal relief programs won't be enough to keep employees on payroll during the coronavirus pandemic.