Bloomberg Total SA set out bolder commitments to eliminate most of its carbon emissions by 2050, while curbing spending on oil and gas projects due to the crude-price slump. The French company’s commitment to invest more in clean energy, despite a sharp drop in profit as the coronavirus hammers fuel demand, illustrates the enduring pressure on oil giants from investors ...

Bloomberg Indian refiners are taking advantage of cheap oil to bulk up its supplies even as every corner of the nation’s onshore storage tanks fills to the brim, according to oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan. State-run and private processors are now holding seven million tons — equivalent of more than 50 million barrels — on-board tankers out at sea, the minister ...

Bloomberg Repsol SA’s first-quarter profit fell 28% as oil prices began their unprecedented decline, but it beat analysts’ estimates and shares rose. Earnings from the Spanish energy producer, like those of its peers, reflect what’s proving to be a historic moment for the industry. Crude’s collapse has forced companies to make drastic cuts in spending and, in some cases, slash ...

Bloomberg Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin plans to boost US borrowing from April through June by an unprecedented $3 trillion to support an economy entering a recession caused by the coronavirus. The Treasury said the increase is driven by new stimulus spending legislation and tax receipt deferrals, steps taken to help the economy overcome social distancing measures that shuttered businesses. Privately ...

Bloomberg The world appears to have reached the limit of its tolerance for economic disruption. Even as the novel virus continues to put lives at risk, governments around the world are beginning the process of reopening. More than $7 trillion has been committed to relief efforts just in the past three months, and many more trillions will need to be ...

Bloomberg Microsoft Corp. delayed the introduction of a foldable, dual-screen Surface laptop that had been planned for the holiday season, saying it will focus the new Windows 10X operating system on single-screen devices like tablets and notebook PCs. “Single-screen devices will be the first expression of Windows 10X that we deliver to our customers,” Panos Panay, chief product officer of ...

Bloomberg European governments have had to spend big to protect workers during the coronavirus restrictions, but the huge burden on the public finances looks like it’s worth it. More than 40 million workers have been furloughed during the shutdowns, based on data from the region’s biggest economies, getting a portion of their pay covered by the state. Without the government ...

Bloomberg As Covid-19 business disruptions continued to mount through April, more top executives grew worried about corporate liquidity and long term survival, according to surveys conducted by the consultancy firm West Monroe. “The fear is that as businesses are forced to alter their operations overnight, they take drastic measures, cease communications, and go dark on suppliers and vendors,”said Kevin McCarty, ...

Bloomberg Some of London’s most influential investors are giving UK companies extra time to find new board members because of the coronavirus crisis, potentially offering a group of long-standing chairmen an unexpected extension to their careers. Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) will allow London-listed companies an additional 12 months to replace directors coming to the end of their recommended ...

Bloomberg National Public Radio (NPR) is cutting pay and benefits in a bid to “save jobs and support the future of NPR” after the coronavirus pandemic ballooned its projected losses to as much as $53 million over the next two years. Employees’ base pay will be reduced on a sliding scale of up to 9% through Sept. 30 and workers ...