On Monday, for the first since late 2012, gold prices surged past $1,700 per ounce levels following a widening China’s coronavirus outbreak worldwide even as crude oil prices along with equities touched new lows as investors scurried for safe havens…. Read More ›
Economy & Finance
Sovereign Wealth Funds Reduce Investment In Start-Ups In 2019
In the months following the failure of the planned initial public offering (IPO) of WeWork, there has been a steep drop in the investment in venture capital deals by sovereign wealth funds which pushed it to touch its lowest in… Read More ›
Oil Prices Tumble After Russia-OPEC Talks Break Down
A disagreement between OPEC and Russia over further and deeper coil production cuts resulted in the two parting ways after three years of working together to reduce oil production so that global oil prices could be shored up. The latest… Read More ›
Employees Of Amazon, Microsoft And Facebook In Seattle Advised To Work From Home
All the Seattle, United States based employees of Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook have been advised by the companies to not to come to work and work from home for the next few weeks as the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread… Read More ›
Coronavirus having cascading effect on South Korean supply chains
China’s coronavirus is dealing blow after blow to South Korean multinational giant LG Electronics Inc, an Apple Inc supplier. The initial outbreak forced LG to shutter its China factory for almost three weeks to help contain the spread of the… Read More ›
Coronavirus outbreak in Asia-Pacific could erase $211 billion from combined economies
On Friday, in a statement S&P Global Ratings stated, if China’s coronavirus were to spread extensively in the Asia-Pacific region, it could wipe out $211 billion off the combined economies in the region with Japan, Singapore, Australia and Hong Kong… Read More ›
Wells Fargo not complying with terms of settlements related to sales scandal: Congressional report
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 ›
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 ›