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Covid-19 vaccine roll-out expected in less than 3 months in UK: Report

A mass roll-out of a Covid-19 vaccine in Britain could be finished in as little as three months, the Times reported, citing government scientists

Amazon reports over 19,000, or 1.44%, of US frontline employees had Covid

Some staff, elected officials and unions in recent months have said Amazon put employees' health at risk by keeping warehouses open during the pandemic

US job growth slows, nearly 4 million Americans permanently unemployed

The slowdown in hiring compounds problems for Trump, who announced overnight that he had tested positive for coronavirus

Noble Energy shareholders approve $4.1 billion sale to Chevron Corp

The all-stock deal values Noble Energy at around $4.1 billion, excluding $8 billion in debt

India's coronavirus death toll passes 100,000 with no sign of an end

The number of cases could rise to 12.2 million by the end of the year, said Bhramar Mukherjee of University of Michigan

GIC, TPG to invest about $1 billion in retail arm, says Reliance Industries

GIC will invest Rs 5,512 crore for a 1.22% stake, while TPG Capital will invest Rs 1,838 crore to own a 0.41% equity stake in the retail arm

Donald Trump to be moved to military hospital after Covid-19 diagnosis

Trump, 74, will be moved to a special suite at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, for the next few days as a precautionary measure, White House said

Wall Street closes lower as Donald Trump tests positive for Covid-19

Tech shares weighed heaviest on the indexes, but the blue-chip Dow's losses were mitigated by gains in economically sensitive cyclical stocks

US House gives approval to Democrats' $2.2-trn coronavirus aid plan

Objections from top Republicans are likely to doom the House Democrats' plan in the Senate. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has called the $2.2 trillion price tag "outlandish"

Trump's youngest son, Barron, tests negative for coronavirus: White House

Barron tested negative and all precautions are being taken to ensure he's kept safe and healthy," said Stephanie Grisham, chief of staff for Melania Trump

Oil down 3% after Donald Trump gets coronavirus and economies wobble

Brent crude slipped on the Trump news and was down $2.05, or 5.01%, at $38.88 a barrel by 1324 GMT. US oil was down $2.01, or 5.19%, at $36.71

US health secy Azar says he tested negative for Covid-19 after screening

Azar said during a congressional hearing on Friday that he was confident that the US Food and Drug Administration was not compromising its approval standards

Covid-19 still likely to be spreading exponentially, says UK govt

The Office for National Statistics had said there was some evidence that the steep increases in new Covid-19 cases, seen in recent weeks in England, was slowing down

No breakthrough in Brexit talks but optimistic of sealing deal: Merkel

Johnson will speak to the head of the EU's executive, Ursula von der Leyen, on Saturday to agree next steps after the bloc launched a legal case against Britain

Donald Trump has mild symptoms after testing Covid positive: White House

Trump is expected to be on the job, House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Friday

Wall Street slides after Donald Trump tests positive for Covid-19

All 11 major S&P sectors were down, with energy sliding 1.5% on the back of a more than 3% drop in oil prices

With the Feds circling, Google is starting to play nice with smaller rivals

John Nardone, chief executive of Flashtalking - which works with advertisers to personalize messages - said Google recently agreed to open a pipeline to crucial data

AstraZeneca's Japanese Covid-19 vaccine trial back up, US still paused

Clinical trials of AstraZeneca and Oxford University's experimental Covid-19 vaccine have resumed in Japan, almost a month after being put on hold, while discussions with US authorities continue

India Sept trade deficit in goods at $2.9 bn, merchandise imports dip 19.6%

Total merchandise imports fell by 40.06% to $148.69 billion during April-August while exports were down 21.43% from the year-ago period to $125.06 billion, the data showed

Slower US job gains anticipated; permanent unemployment in focus

Republican President Donald Trump is likely to see the fifth straight month of job gains as a sign of progress for an economy that plunged into recession in February