According to a Congressional report that was released on Wednesday, Wells Fargo is not complying with the terms of multiple settlements related to its sales scandal. The U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee released the findings of its year-long… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
JetBlue, United Airlines implementing spending cuts backed on reduced air travel demand
JetBlue Airways Corp and United Airlines Holdings Inc have cut down flights and have implemented cost controls measures in the wake of China’s coronavirus spreading in the United States depressing travel demand. In a letter to employees, United Airlines announced… Read More ›
New York-area based banks gear up coronavirus preparations
Financial firms in New York City are already testing work-from-home capabilities, implementing travel restrictions and canceling or modifying upcoming events even as China’s coronavirus, which landed on the finance capital’s doorstep, showed little signs of abating. Grand Central Station headquartered… Read More ›
India Limits Export Of Drugs To Coronavirus, Concerns Of Global Shortages Arise
Following the decision of India to put a cap on the export of drugs manufactured in the country because of the coronavirus, fears of global shortages of some common drugs have started to arise. Exports of 26 ingredients and the… Read More ›
Federal Reserve likely to trim interest rates before March 17-18 meeting: Goldman Sachs economists
Economists ar Goldman Sachs have predicted that the U.S. Federal Reserve is likely to cut interest rates before its next scheduled meeting in two weeks time, citing an unscheduled statement from the head of the U.S. central bank on Friday…. Read More ›
Gambling revenues in Macau fall by 87.8% in February 2020 due to Coronavirus
With casinos shut for two weeks in Macau, the world’s second biggest casino hub, revenues from gambling in Macau have plunged by 87.8% in February in comparison to the previous year as authorities imposed a series of measures to keep… Read More ›
WHO Says Coronavirus Outbreak ‘Getting Bigger’, Warns Of Worldwide Spreading
The World Health Organization has warned that the coronavirus could spread globally even as five more countries reported cases of infection of the disease and Switzerland cancelled the giant Geneva car show while fears of a coronavirus epidemic increased because… Read More ›
UK Study Finds New Car Models Emitting More CO2 Than Older Ones
A new research that suggested that the auto industry is taking backward steps in addressing the issue of climate change, claimed that more carbon dioxide is being produced by new cars that are sold in the United Kingdom compared to… Read More ›
US Retail Trade Group CEO Informs Of Restarting Of Supply Chains In China
Some of the disruption to supply chains based in China because of the coronavirus is now slowly ebbing away, said the United States based National Retail Federation CEO Matt Shay. “A number of the larger companies have started to indicate… Read More ›
Coronavirus Impact Could Force Standard Chartered To Miss Its Growth Targets For 2020
While warning that it was too early to estimate the total financial impact of the global coronavirus epidemic, Standard Chartered has confirmed that it would miss its financial targets for the current year. It is unlikely that the income growth… Read More ›