Markets jump as China encourages stock-buying to support virus recovery

The Dow continued gains after climbing more than 3% last week as US economic data came in...

Goldman Sachs says national mask mandate could save US from a 5% hit to GDP

Goldman Sachs found that face masks were associated with "significantly better...

IMF sees deeper global recession as economies struggle to recover from Covid-19

"The Covid-19 pandemic has had a more negative impact on activity in the first half of...

US shocks economists by adding 2.5 million jobs in May as unemployment declines to 13.3%

Economists forecasted that the US lost 7.5 million jobs in May. Instead it added more...

Tech giants Facebook and Amazon notch all-time highs in intraday trading

The tech-heavy Nasdaq has rebounded this year led by giants such as Facebook and Amazon....

Global energy demand is plunging in ‘staggering’ fashion – except for renewables

"The plunge in demand for nearly all major fuels is staggering, especially for coal, oil...

US markets plunge after Trump warns of pain to come and a 'shocking' coronavirus death toll

Investors were rattled by US President Donald Trump telling Americans to brace for a...

'The currency of last resort': Goldman says it's time to buy gold as fear spreads across global markets

"We are at a point where 'Fear'-driven purchases will begin to dominate liquidity-driven...