Malaysia Airlines will have to shut down if its lessors decide not to back its latest restructuring plan, the chief executive of the airline's parent group was quoted as saying on Saturday.

Malaysia Airlines may have to fold if its lessors decide not to back its latest restructuring plan, the airlines' group chief executive was quoted as saying in a report on Saturday.

After U.S. Q2 results beat expectations, Q3 will show whether dire forecasts for companies' bottom lines were justified.

A group of leasing companies has rejected a restructuring plan put forward by Malaysia Airlines, bringing the state carrier closer to a showdown over its future.

International stocks rose on Friday, with all three major Wall Street indexes posting weekly gains as investors grew more hopeful the U.S. government would provide additional economic stimulus.

* Brazil's real logs first weekly gain in five * Chilean peso among few weekly decliners in Latam * Argentina central bank to lower Leliq rate, hike repo rate (New throughout, updates prices, market activity and comments) By Shreyashi Sanyal Oct 9 (Reuters) - Brazil's real...

U.S. stocks joined their global counterparts in the black, and were on track for weekly gains on Friday as ongoing fiscal aid talks and growing expectations for Democratic election victories revived hopes over economic stimulus.

Norwegian Air is considering laying off staff at its base at Gatwick Airport, a spokesman said on Friday, as the struggling budget airline steps up its cost-cutting drive to survive the industry's worst crisis.

U.S. stocks joined their global counterparts in the black on Friday as ongoing fiscal aid talks and growing expectations for Democratic election victories boosted optimism over economic stimulus.

* Brazil's real outperforms Latam peers for the week * Chilean peso among few weekly decliners in Latam * Argentina central bank to lower Leliq rate, hike repo rate By Shreyashi Sanyal Oct 9 (Reuters) - Most major currencies in Latin American were set to end the week higher...

Aeroflot <AFLT.MM> said on Friday the state would take up 50 billion roubles worth of its 80-billion rouble ($1 billion) new share offering, a vital cash injection for Russia's flagship airline that is reeling from the pandemic.

A report on Norwegian energy firm Equinor's <EQNR.OL> loss-making investments in the United States detailed significant problems the state-controlled company should have dealt with faster, its chair and chief executive said on Friday.

Sri Lankan shares rose for a third straight session on Friday on the back of gains in financial and industrial stocks, although the index booked its biggest weekly decline in over six months.

More than 130 countries have agreed on a blueprint to introduce global rules on corporate taxation to be discussed by G20 finance ministers next week, German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Friday.

Sri Lankan shares rose for a third straight session on Friday on the back of gains in financial and industrial stocks, although the index booked its biggest weekly decline in over six months.

* Euro zone periphery govt bond yields: http://tmsnrt.rs/2ii2Bqr

The debate between Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and President Donald Trump, marred by frequent interruptions and name-calling, did little to enlighten the electorate. But it was enough to turn the consensus on Wall Street toward Biden.

* Euro zone periphery govt bond yields: http://tmsnrt.rs/2ii2Bqr

Central European currencies firmed on Friday, with the Hungarian forint extending gains after a lower-than-expected September inflation reading took pressure off the central bank and the trade balance posted a sizeable surplus in August. While the decline in inflation temporarily...

Most emerging market currencies in EMEA were set for mild weekly gains on Friday, while an index of developing world stocks hit its highest level in nearly five weeks on continued bets of fresh U.S. stimulus measures.