In a statement Walmart Inc said, it will hire more than 150,000 hourly workers in the United States to help shoppers during the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. Walmart’s rival Amazon.com Inc has also announced a similar move saying it would hire… Read More ›
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UK eases competition law to allow supermarkets to cooperate and coordinate during Wuhan coronavirus outbreak
Britain will relax competition laws in order to allow co-operation between supermarkets so that shoppers can get access to the food they need during the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak. “We’ve listened to the powerful arguments of our leading supermarkets and will… Read More ›
JLR to suspend production at UK facilities from next week
Late on Thursday, as a measure to stop the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus, Jaguar Land Rover said it will temporarily halt production at its UK manufacturing facilities from next week. Production is likely to resume in the week of… Read More ›
Federal Reserve rolls out third emergency credit program to ease liquidity in money markets
On Wednesday night, the U.S. Federal Reserve rolled out its third emergency credit program in two days and announced that it would loan money to banks that offer as collateral assets purchased from money market mutual funds. The new loan… Read More ›
Harley Davidson faces proxy fight with hedge fund Impala Asset Management
With Impala Asset Management saying it will try and place two directors at Harley-Davidson Inc, America’s oldest and best-known motorcycle maker is facing a battle with one of its investors. Impala Asset Management, run by Robert Bishop, which owns 1.9… Read More ›
NYSE transitions to e-trading from Monday to limit spread of Wuhan coronavirus
A day after an employee and a trader tested positive for the Wuhan coronavirus, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) said, it will temporarily close its trading floors and move fully to electronic trading from Monday, said Intercontinental Exchange Inc,… Read More ›
Risk premium on U.S. investment grade credit goes through roof on Wuhan coronavirus worries
The financial impact of the Wuhan coronavirus on corporate America’s balance sheets has tripled the premium investors are demanding to hold even the highest-rated corporate bonds. According to the ICE/BofA investment grade index, the difference between the average yield of… Read More ›
50% Jump In Data Usage In Some Markets In Europe For Vodafone As People Stay Indoors
The spread of the coronavirus pandemic has forced many companies to send back their employees to work from home because of travel curbs and in an attempt to reduce the spread of the fast spreading virus in many countries in… Read More ›
AI To Monitor Content On Social Media As Virus Pandemic Forces Many Staff To Go Home
With many of their employees choosing to and are being allowed to work from home because of the coronavirus pandemic, major websites of the world are now turning to automatic systems to moderate content. Artificial intelligence and automated tools are… Read More ›
Coronavirus Impact On Global Aviation Industry
While the European plane making giant Airbus is temporarily halting production at two of its production sites in order to address health and safety of its employees in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic in Europe, Boeing and other aviation… Read More ›