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By Ron Bousso and Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell avoided its first quarterly loss in recent history, helped by a booming commercial business, but announced nearly $ 17 billion in impairment charges reflecting a gloomy outlook for oil and gas prices . Shell warned last month that …

To say that the stock market has returned from its March lows with a vengeance would be a massive understatement. As of July 28, the S&P 500 remained stable throughout the year and was 47% higher than where it bottomed out in late March, a notable rebound in just a …

Can the coronavirus spread through the air? If possible. The World Health Organization recently recognized the possibility that COVID-19 can spread in the air under certain conditions. Recent outbreaks of COVID-19 in crowded indoor settings (restaurants, nightclubs, and choir practices) suggest that the virus may remain in the air long …

Global demand for gold declined in the second quarter and the first half of this year overall, but demand for gold as an investment rose to a record as holdings of exchange-traded funds reached a record high in late June, according to a report by the World Gold Council released …

Brian Roberts, CEO of Comcast, arrives at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Annual Conference on July 9, 2019 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Drew Angerer | fake pictures Comcast reported its second-quarter earnings before the bell on Thursday, beating analyst estimates in the bottom line. This is the first earnings …