Year: 2020

(Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump said the “big Oil Deal” sealed on Sunday will save hundreds of thousands of American jobs. But the agreement he brokered depends on a sharp downturn in shale that will likely bring about a wave of bankruptcies and job cuts.Days of frantic diplomatic maneuvering culminated in an agreement on Sunday by OPEC+ to pare production by 9.7 million barrels a day, ending a devastating price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia and belatedly tackling a plunge in demand caused by the coronavirus outbreak. The lockdowns enacted across much of the world to slow its spread …read more […]

Apr.12 — Gary Rieschel, founding managing partner at Qiming Venture Partners, one of China’s most prominent venture capital firms, discusses the opportunities he sees in the market. Qiming has closed a new $1.1 billion fund, even as uncertainties around Covid-19 depress startup funding. Rieschel speaks with Selina Wang and Rishaad Salamat on “Bloomberg Markets: China Open.” …read more […]

Millions of Christians around the world celebrated Easter in solitude on Sunday, forced to socially distance as the coronavirus pandemic continues, while technology enabled many to worship virtually. Photo: Steven Senne/Associated Press …read more […]

Oil prices jumped more than $1 a barrel on Monday after major producers finally agreed their biggest-ever output cut, but gains were capped amid concern that it won’t be enough to head off oversupply with the coronavirus pandemic hammering demand. After four days of wrangling, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Russia and other producers, a group known as OPEC+, agreed on Sunday to cut output by 9.7 million barrels per day (bpd) to support oil prices, sources said, representing around 10% of global supply. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up $1.39, or …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — American stocks, up 25% in three weeks, ran into turbulence on the eve of earnings season, with futures on benchmark indexes falling in holiday-thinned trading.June contracts on the S&P 500 slid as much as 2.2%, erasing a gain of 1.4% and paring last week’s 12% rally, the biggest since the 1970s. The decline came even as the world’s top oil producers agreed to cut global petroleum output by nearly a 10th, putting an end to a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia. Stock futures fell 0.9% as of 7:04 p.m. in New York. West Texas Intermediate crude …read more […]

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(Bloomberg) — Stocks looked set to for a mixed start to the week as investors mulled a slowdown in new coronavirus cases and readied for the start of earnings season. Oil futures swung after a historic deal to cut output.U.S. equity futures declined in early Asia trading and Japanese contracts retreated. Many markets remained closed for holidays. The euro steadied after France, Germany, Italy and Spain reported a slowdown in new cases. Canada’s dollar opened higher after OPEC+ agreed to cut 9.7 million barrels a day from global crude output — just below the initial plan of 10 million. The …read more […]