U.S. securities regulator warns investors over Chinese company disclosures

The head of the U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday warned investors against putting money into Chinese companies as they rebalance their portfolios following market turmoil due to ongoing problems with those companies' disclosures.

Rogers pulls 2020 outlook, misses estimates as coronavirus crisis deepens

Rogers Communications Inc pulled its 2020 forecast and reported a lower-than-expected profit on Wednesday, as widespread cancellation of sports events hammered ad sales and demand for new routers took a hit due to the lockdowns.

Chevron barred from drilling, transporting oil in Venezuela: U.S official

Chevron has been banned from drilling or transporting oil in Venezuela and its assets there are "mothballed" as the Trump administration cracks down on money going to the government of socialist President Nicolas Maduro, a senior U.S. official said.

Securities group asks SEC to intervene for brokers in audit-trail database fight

U.S. brokers should not be forced to sign an agreement that could make them liable for breaches of a massive new industry trading database that they have no control over, a leading financial industry trade group told regulators on Wednesday.

'A disaster': Roche CEO's verdict on some COVID-19 antibody tests

Some blood tests being marketed to tell people if they have had the new coronavirus are a "disaster", Roche Chief Executive Severin Schwan said on Wednesday as he prepares to launch the drugmaker's own antibody test next month.

Brent crude rebounds from more-than 20-year low; U.S. oil up 20% in wild trade

Brent crude oil rebounded from two days of losses and U.S. futures surged on Wednesday, bolstered by tentative talk of additional supply cuts from OPEC producers and U.S. inventory builds that were less dire than some expected.

U.S. auto sales begin recovery from March coronavirus drop: J.D. Power analysts

Auto retail sales in the United States are beginning to recover from a massive slump in March due to the outbreak of the coronavirus and nationwide stay-at-home orders, according to analysts at research firm J.D. Power on Wednesday.

Wall Street surges as Congress preps more stimulus and oil bounces back

Wall Street surged on Wednesday as oil prices recovered some ground and Congress looked on course to seal nearly $500 billion more in aid to help small businesses ride out the coronavirus crisis.

Saudi Arabia may re-route tankers if U.S. imposes crude import ban: sources

Saudi Arabia is looking into re-routing millions of barrels of oil onboard tankers sailing to the United States if President Donald Trump decides to block imports of crude from the kingdom, shipping and trade sources say.

Quibi downloads reach 2.7 million, TV feature to start in May

New streaming service Quibi, which offers entertainment and news in episodes of 10 minutes or less on mobile phones, has been downloaded more than 2.7 million times since its April 6 debut, founder Jeffrey Katzenberg told Reuters on Wednesday.

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