Britain will explore every avenue for a trade deal with the European Union but progress to bridge significant gaps needs to be made in the coming days, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday.

Britain will explore every avenue for a trade deal with the European Union but progress to bridge significant gaps needs to be made in the coming days, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday.

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.

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.

Speculators' net bearish bets on 30-year Treasury bond futures grew to a record high in the latest week, data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission showed on Friday, reflecting expectations of higher yields on longer-dated U.S. government bonds.

U.S. aviation contractors laid off thousands of workers due to delays in payroll aid from the U.S. Treasury that was meant to protect jobs, an investigation by a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee found.

* Record corporate tax haul, income tax receipts resilient (Adds detail on tax estimates)

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin failed on Friday to reach agreement on a COVID-19 stimulus package, while the top Senate Republican voiced doubt that Congress would act before the Nov. 3 election.

A group of leasing companies has rejected a restructuring plan put forward by Malaysia Airlines, bringing the 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.

A group of leasing companies has rejected a restructuring plan put forward by Malaysia Airlines, bringing the carrier closer to a showdown over its future.
 Lessors claiming to represent 70% of the airplanes and engines leased to the group have called the plan "inappropriate...

Canada on Friday announced a round of new and enhanced support for businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, including a new rent subsidy program to replace its previous, and much criticized, rent-relief program.

A group of international banks have filed a criminal complaint against Argentine soy crusher Vicentin, the company said on Friday, vowing to fight what it called the "baseless" claims being made against it.

* 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.

Yields on Treasury bonds rose modestly on Friday afternoon as market appetite for risk improved after U.S. President Donald Trump, in a reversal from earlier this week, said he would like to see a bigger coronavirus stimulus package than either Democrats or Republicans are...

(Adds strategist quotes and details throughout; updates prices) * Canadian dollar rises 0.5% against the greenback * Canada adds 378,200 jobs in September * Loonie touches a 1-month high at 1.3111 * Canadian bond yields were mixed across a steeper curve By Fergal Smith TORONTO...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would like to see a bigger coronavirus stimulus package than either Democrats or Republicans are offering, after previously calling off negotiations to reach the long-sought deal.

British finance minister Rishi Sunak took fresh steps on Friday to try to stave off a surge in unemployment, offering extra help for businesses and people who are forced to stop work during local coronavirus lockdowns.