The negative U.S. oil prices were a preview of an extreme situation and do not reflect the real price, a global commodity expert said, as U.S. oil futures plunged below zero U.S. dollars a barrel on
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said that solidarity flights continue to ship lifesaving medical supplies across Africa to protect health worke
U.S. Democrats and Republicans were near agreement on Monday for extra money to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, a top Republican lawmaker said,
Luis Rubiales (L), president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and Javier Tebas (R), president of La Liga. /VCG The 2019-20 La Liga season is now one step closer to restarting a
A citizen (R) wearing protective suit shops at a market in Santiago, Chile, April 16, 2020.(Photo by Jorge Villegas/Xinhua)Health Minister Jaime Manalich announced on S
Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger have teamed up to launch their first product together since leaving the Facebook mothership. Rt.live is an up-to-date tracker of how fast COVID-19 is
A new flurry of tweets from President Trump is pushing the limits of social platform policies designed explicitly to keep users safe from the spread of the novel coronavirus, both online and off.In a
A coalition of EU scientists and technologists that’s developing what’s billed as a “privacy-preserving” standard for Bluetooth-based proximity tracking, as a proxy for COVID-1
Airbnb has ended its contracts with contingent workers early and postponed summer internships, Protocol reports. Contractors at Airbnb serve as property inspectors, home consultants and more.Contract
Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.Yesterday news broke that Robinhood is on the hunt for new capital at a roughly fl
Many have been understandably concerned that, amid corporate bailouts, a $1,200 check won’t be enough to survive several more weeks of lockdown. But the stimulus check is, at very least, better than n
The European Commission has published detailed guidance for Member States on developing coronavirus contacts tracing and warning apps.The toolbox, which has been developed by the e-Health Network wit
Action camera manufacturer GoPro has announced some massive organizational changes at the company. In particular, the company is laying off over 200 employees —it represents a 20% staff reduction.GoPr
View, a 13-year-old, Milpitas, Calif.-based company that makes dynamic glass designed to reduce heat and glare as well as lessen eyestrain, has cut an unknown number of employees, including at a plant
U.S. major stock indexes fell in Wednesday trading as new data from the Commerce Department and Federal Reserve indicated a collapse in manufacturing output and retail sales.However, the declines did
Opendoor, the seven-year-old, San Francisco-based company that has from the outset aimed to help people buy and sell homes with the “push of a button” or nearly, has just laid off more tha
Amazon has decided to close its six fulfillment centers in France until Monday, according to an internal document seen by Capital and Reuters. The company also said publicly that it’ll probably appea
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