Global Stocks Falter Ahead of ECB Decision

S&P 500 futures slid as investors awaited weekly jobless claims and trade data. 


 
Unemployment-Benefits Report to Signal Pace of Coronavirus Job Losses

The trend for U.S. workers receiving unemployment benefits in late May will offer insight into how much job losses from the coronavirus and related lockdowns are continuing to ease. 


 
Supply Chains, Safety Protocols Hobble U.S. Factories

Manufacturers emerging from weeks in hibernation during the coronavirus pandemic are accelerating production with jumbled supply chains and less efficient plants, making it harder to rebuild the U.S. industrial sector. 


 
Chinese Bond Yields Climb

Chinese bond yields have risen to multi-month highs, as investors have dialed back hopes for more aggressive easing from the country's central bank. 


 
U.S. Plans to Block Flights by Chinese Airlines

The Trump administration threatened to bar mainland Chinese airlines from flying to and from the U.S. starting June 16, saying Beijing has failed to approve resumption of these routes by U.S. carriers. 


 
Eurozone Retail Sales Suffered Record Decline In April

Retail sales in the eurozone fell more sharply in April than at any time since records began more than two decades ago, although not by as much as economists had feared. 


 
Real Winner in U.S.-China Chip War Won't Be Either Side

Chip makers have found themselves at the heart of the U.S.-China rivalry. The urge for independence, however, could end up damaging the industry in both countries. 


 
Coronavirus: IMO 2020 Compliance Weakens as Companies Weather the Storm - ESG Insight

Without full compliance, the positive environmental implications of a transition to low-sulfur fuels will be jeopardized. 


 
China Cancels Some U.S. Farm Shipments, Maritime Executives Say

Orders, among them 23 cargoes of soybeans, are canceled as tensions rise between Washington and Beijing.