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With stadiums, theaters closed, Coke 2Q revenue plunges 28% 21 Jul 2020 - 03:46 pm
In this file photo a Coca Cola sign is seen in front of a store in Amherst, Virginia on May 9, 2020. Coca-Cola reported a steep drop in second-quarter profits on July 21, 2020 due to a big decline in away-from-home consumption, especially at the height of
AirAsia’s future in ‘significant doubt,’ Ernst & Young warns 08 Jul 2020 - 08:05 am
FILE PHOTO: AirAsia planes are seen parked at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2, during the movement control order due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Sepang, Malaysia April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo
Trump signs extension of COVID-relief fund for businesses 04 Jul 2020 - 06:39 pm
US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during the Independence Day events at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Keystone, South Dakota. / AFP / SAUL LOEB
Europe is approaching a disastrous economic cliff edge 25 Jun 2020 - 09:36 am
People sit at a terrcae bar at the Escadinhas do Duque in downtown Lisbon on June 23, 2020. AFP / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA
Lufthansa shareholders to vote on German rescue package 25 Jun 2020 - 09:11 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 11, 2020 an Airbus aircraft of the German airline Lufthansa is parked at the
Brothers fight over letter dividing $11 billion fortune 24 Jun 2020 - 08:33 am
The four Hinduja brothers
Conte says Italy will likely seek to widen budget shortfall 22 Jun 2020 - 09:09 am
Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. AFP / Tiziana FABI
HSBC restarts plan to cut 35,000 jobs to boost profit growth 17 Jun 2020 - 10:09 am
A man walks past a logo of HSBC at its headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia August 6, 2019. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo
Oil spill taints Kremlin plan to sell $4 billion of green bonds 15 Jun 2020 - 02:17 pm
Employees of Russia's state-owned oil pipeline monopoly Transneft take part in a clean-up operation following a massive fuel spill in the Ambarnaya River outside Norilsk on June 10, 2020. AFP / Irina YARINSKAYA
German exports down nearly a quarter in April as virus hits 09 Jun 2020 - 10:38 am
Aerial view of containers at a loading terminal in the port of Hamburg, Germany August 1, 2018. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo
France unveils 15 bln euros support plan for aerospace industry 09 Jun 2020 - 10:27 am
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Africa vs the West: Who will take the WTO helm? 08 Jun 2020 - 02:00 pm
Nigeria's Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala listens to remarks during a discussion on
Big pharma looks beyond Covid with AstraZeneca eyeing Gilead 08 Jun 2020 - 11:22 am
Gilead Sciences Inc pharmaceutical company in Oceanside, California, U.S., April 29, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Australia heading for recession after economy contracts 03 Jun 2020 - 08:00 am
People are seen on the nearly deserted steps of the Sydney Opera House, in the wake of New South Wales in Australia, March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo
Uday Kotak sells $919 million bank stake to comply with RBI 02 Jun 2020 - 09:37 am
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Rebound gathers pace for emerging markets 31 May 2020 - 04:08 pm
Traders wearing masks arrive before the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 26, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City. AFP / Johannes EISELE
Schalke switches financial troubles for sporting troubles 28 May 2020 - 02:20 pm
Schalke's German defender Bastian Oczipka (L) and Schalke's Serbian defender Matija Nastasic leave the pitch after the German first division Bundesliga football match Fortuna Duesseldorf v FC Schalke 04 on May 27, 2020 in Duesseldorf, western Germany. AFP
Spain says Nissan has decided to close its Barcelona plant 28 May 2020 - 09:46 am
View taken on May 26, 2020 in Barcelona of the Japanese automaker Nissan factory.  AFP / LLUIS GENE