Bloomberg Stocks in Asia’s third-largest economy jumped the most in almost two weeks after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government will spend a total of 20 trillion rupees ($265 billion) to help India weather the fallout of coronavirus pandemic. The S&P BSE Sensex index gained 2.5% to 32,164.6 as of 11:13 am in Mumbai. The Nifty 50 rose 2.5%. …

Emirates Business Coronavirus has caused a significant impact on the way consumers shop and make payments. With social distancing rules in place, many of them have embraced contactless payments and digital wallets as a safer way to manage their money. According to data gathered by AksjeBloggen, the global digital payments market is expected to continue rising in the following years, …

Bloomberg Some drillers in the biggest North American oil field are reopening wells shut in response to the pandemic-driven price collapse, according to pipeline giant Energy Transfer LP. In the Permian Basin’s Midland region, about 8% of oil volumes that feed Energy Transfer’s pipe network had been shut at the start of the month, Mackie McCrea, the company’s chief commercial …