A chemical gas leak at an LG Polymers plant in southern India on Thursday killed at least 9 people, and emergency services rushed more than 300 to hospital and evacuated hundreds more from nearby areas, a police official in Andhra Pradesh state said. Libby Hogan reports.

The Bank of England says the UK faces its worst slump in 300 years, but on Thursday held off from any moves on rates or bond buying. Julian Satterthwaite reports.

Air France-KLM and jet engine maker Rolls-Royce are considering job cuts as lockdowns take a toll on first-quarter earnings. Francis Maguire reports.

Pfizer's chief scientific officer tells Reuters his company got a head start on vaccine development for the coronavirus because it had already been working for two years on the flu with its German partner, BioNTech. Fred Katayama reports.

The world's biggest brewer, AB InBev, says it sees signs of a rebound in China, but warns the next quarter will still be worse overall. Julian Satterthwaite reports.

U.S. cable firms are in for pain even after the pandemic starts to fade. Sports rights to air football games and other matchups are expected to soar and so will monthly bills. Jennifer Saba explains why non-sports lovers will choose Netflix and Disney+ and ditch their cable.

Payne Capital Management's Courtney Dominguez says the high level of investor pessimism indicates the markets may have bottomed. She says savings could make their way into stocks.

H&M, the world's second-biggest fashion retailer, said local currency sales have tumbled 57% since the start of March compared with a year ago. Ciara Lee reports

Wall Street's indexes climbed Thursday, with the Nasdaq erasing losses for 2020, following a clutch of upbeat earnings reports led by PayPal. Fred Katayama reports.

Neiman Marcus Group filed for bankruptcy protection on Thursday, marking one of the highest-profile collapses yet among retailers forced to temporarily close stores in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Freddie Joyner has more.

The steep plunge in U.S. payrolls caused by the pandemic also slammed the healthcare sector, as many workers in dentists' and doctors' offices lost their jobs. Fred Katayama reports.

Piper Sandler senior technical analyst Craig Johnson says the S&P 500 may trade in a narrow range through the summer before breaking north.

Stocks on Wall Street jumped Friday despite historic job losses suffered by the economy. Fred Katayama reports.

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has settled a total of 10.02 lakh claims, including 6.06 lakhs COVID-19 claims under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) package, in just 15 working days.

The move will affect around 50 lakh central government employees and 61 lakh pensioners.

The Advisory Council further stated that the growth rate projected will have to be reduced and Indian enterprises will face a slowdown in demand due to global recession.

The RBI also announced that under this facility, it will give funds to banks at lower rates and that the banks will be allowed to avail funds for meeting the liquidity requirements of mutual funds.

Terming it as an "irresponsible" act, the ministry distanced itself from the report.

A total amount of Rs 4684.52 crore, including Rs 2367.65 crore COVID claims under PMGKY package, have been settled during the lockdown.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman insisted that the Indian National Congress and Rahul Gandhi should introspect why they "fail to play a constructive role in cleaning up the system".

They were arrested on Sunday from a quarantine facility in Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra's Satara district.

Vistara has made temporary changes in its in-flight products and services to minimise the touchpoints of human contact on board by up to 80% during the post-lockdown period.

Barons of the automobile industry on Thursday held a discussion with the Union Minister for heavy industries and public enterprises Prakash Javadekar to talk about the impact of the coronavirus crisis and suggested measures to revive the sector.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Home Minister Amit Shah, Minister for Commerce & Industries Piyush Goyal, MoS (Finance) Anurag Thakur and senior government officials attended the meeting.

The RBI has also informed the Registrar of Co-operative Societies in Pune to issue an order for the winding-up of affairs of the CKP Co-operative Bank.

Natasha Poonawalla's husband Adar Poonawalla's institute Serum is working on a cure for coronavirus

Bharti Airtel and Sun Pharma were the only gainers on BSE.

VAT is now being applied at a uniform 30% on both petrol and diesel in the national capital.

The retail sale prices of petrol and diesel will, however, not change on account of this increase in duties due to the decline in global oil prices.

Mahindra and Mahindra and Bajaj Finance were top gainers.

The already ailing handloom sector has been badly affected by the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown.

The central probe agency had said it needs to interrogate the brothers further in connection with the Yes Bank scam also involving its founder Rana Kapoor.

COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project is being financed by the World Bank and AIIB in the amount of $1.5 billion, of which $1.0 billion will be provided by World Bank and $500 million will be provided by AIIB.

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