Новости за 21.08.2020

America’s largest movie-theater chains are reopening a significant number of locations after more than five months of coronavirus shutdowns—and hope industrywide safety protocols will draw people out of their homes.

Sales of previously owned homes surged in July as low interest rates and a desire for more space amid the pandemic boosted home-buyer demand.

Natural gas prices have shot up 66% since late June, and speculators are betting they will keep climbing. But the companies that control the country’s spigots aren’t so sure.

Facebook Chief Marketing Officer Antonio Lucio is leaving the company, a company spokesman said. His last day on the job will be Sept. 18.

A group of alumni opposed to the fossil-fuel industry won three seats on the college’s Board of Overseers, as part of a campaign to force Harvard’s $40 billion endowment to drop its oil and gas investments over climate concerns.

Steve Bannon’s indictment is a puzzle: Why would he take such risks for a few hundred thousand dollars?

Investors in Israel and the United Arab Emirates are moving to strike deals in a business environment transformed by a diplomatic breakthrough between the two countries.

Donors say aid will be delivered directly to the people, bypassing the country’s political leadership. But it remains to be seen how successful local groups will be in dealing with such a widespread catastrophe.

Even as the weather cools, we’ll keep hosting in our outdoor spaces. Here, three world-class bartenders share toasty recipes.

High-end hotels are touting new coronavirus-busting measures, but they’re not always foolproof. Here, some critical steps to take to minimize the risk.

The Trump administration and European Union agreed Friday to a limited tariff rollback, providing relief to American lobster exports and to a range of European items, and providing a boost to strained U.S.-EU trade relations.

The retirement of Jeff Wilke, a longtime close lieutenant of Amazon.com’s Jeff Bezos, is a reminder that the e-commerce giant is the biggest company still run by its founder.

The U.S. economy picked up momentum this month as firms shook off the effects of the pandemic-induced downturn, though recoveries in other parts of the world slowed, according to new surveys of purchasing managers.

The three-month rule may have been a little ambitious.

Libya’s two rival governments declared a cease-fire in the country’s civil war on Friday, easing months of tensions that threatened to draw forces from Turkey, Egypt, Russia and other regional powers into a wider conflict.

Jeff Wilke, a close lieutenant of Jeff Bezos who helped build Amazon into a tech colossus, will be succeeded as consumer chief by company veteran David Clark.

Billions of dollars in federal funds earmarked for boosting nationwide Covid-19 testing remain unspent months after Congress made the money available, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Turkey has identified a vast natural gas field in the Black Sea, President Erdogan said, a discovery that could help the country ease its reliance on energy imports.

Sheryl Sandberg talks about the 2020 election and the challenges of policing the platform: ‘One person’s free expression can be another person’s hate.’

Adyen can seemingly do no wrong, but that appears to be amply reflected in its soaring share price. The payment companies’ directors decided to give themselves a payday.

Chevrolet’s latest Stingray doesn’t resemble its forefathers, but the mid-engine configuration and sub-3-second 0-60 mph speeds might make it the best ’Vette yet, says Dan Neil.

Whatever shape your business is in, here are tax moves to consider now.

Amid the excitement over Stamps.com, the market is starting to take notice of the greater potential of a century-old competitor usually associated with the U.S. Postal Service.

Keith Krach, the undersecretary of state for economic growth, energy and the environment, encouraged university endowments to divest Chinese stocks and disclose Chinese assets held in their index funds.

European nations have done a good job protecting employment during lockdowns, but the recovery is stalling and a cliff edge awaits in 2021.