Oil prices fell around 2% on Thursday as a spike in new coronavirus cases in China and the United States renewed fears that people would stay home, stalling a recovery in fuel demand even as lockdowns ease.

from Reuters: Business News https://ift.tt/3ej0PPC

Asian stocks were set to dip on Thursday after a choppy Wall Street session as spiking coronavirus cases and prospects of new lockdowns erased earlier confidence about a global economic recovery.

from Reuters: Business News https://ift.tt/3ecni0z

Australia's consumer watchdog said on Thursday it had concerns that Alphabet Inc-owned Google's planned $2.1 billion acquisition of fitness tracker company Fitbit may hinder competition in digital advertising and health markets.

from Reuters: Business News https://ift.tt/2Ye6ReJ

Proxy-adviser Glass Lewis has urged Tesla Inc investors to vote against re-electing chairwoman Robyn Denholm to the company's board due to an arrangement with Elon Musk that raises corporate governance concerns, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.

from Reuters: Business News https://ift.tt/2N9CFuU

Oil prices fell more than 1% in early trade on Thursday as a spike in new coronavirus cases in China and the United States renewed fears that people would stay home and stall a recovery in fuel demand even as lockdowns ease.

from Reuters: Business News https://ift.tt/2CjCQBB

Australia's consumer watchdog on Thursday raised initial competition concerns over Alphabet Inc-owned Google's $2.1 billion bid for fitness tracker company Fitbit .

from Reuters: Business News https://ift.tt/2Nah5GB

The dollar held onto gains on Thursday as growing concerns about a rise in coronavirus cases underpinned safe-haven demand for the U.S. currency.

from Reuters: Business News https://ift.tt/3d8GZVD

Asian stocks were set to dip on Thursday after a choppy Wall Street session as spiking coronavirus cases and prospects of new lockdowns erased earlier confidence about a global economic recovery.

from Reuters: Business News https://ift.tt/2N6PiGX