Bloomberg Chevron Corp posted a surprise profit as the oil supermajor slashed capital spending to cope with the pandemic-driven collapse in crude demand. The California oil titan posted adjusted per-share earnings of 11 cents for the third quarter, outperforming the average 27-cent loss expected by analysts in a Bloomberg survey. Times are tough for the industry and Chevron is willing …

Bloomberg Reliance Industries Ltd, India’s most valuable company led by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, reported a 15% decline in profit for the quarter through September, as the coronavirus pandemic gutted demand for transportation fuels. Net income fell to 95.7 billion rupees ($1.28 billion) from 112.6 billion rupees a year earlier, the Mumbai-based company said in an exchange filing. That compares with …

Bloomberg Overseas travel from England that’s not related to work will be prohibited to help curb a resurgence of the coronavirus, throwing airlines into a fresh crisis. The new rules, part of a wider partial lockdown by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, will apply from Thursday until December 2 and come as the industry struggles to survive a collapse in demand. …