The coronavirus-induced COVID-19 pandemic is boosting up air freight rates as we head into peak Christmas shopping season. The pandemic, which caused a sharp fall in passenger flights, in tandem with rising demand for e-commerce has set the stage for… Read More ›
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Oil major Exxon Mobil keeps Q4 dividend unchanged, a first since 1982
In a development that marks and underscores the massive impact the coronavirus is having on the oil industry, Exxon Mobil Corp stated, it will keep its fourth-quarter dividend flat at 87 cents a share. This is the first time since 1982… Read More ›
COVID-19 and Brexit will cost UK $174 billion every year for next decade
According to research firm Baker & McKenzie, if Boris Johnson’s government fails to secure a post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union along with the impact the coronavirus is having on the British economy, their combined cost to the United… Read More ›
U.S. auto parts maker Garrett Motion Inc files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
In a statement, U.S. auto parts maker Garrett Motion Inc said, it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, as its struggles with its heavy debt due to a payment settlement dispute with its former parent Honeywell International Inc. In… Read More ›
Japan-Uk to negotiate bilateral trade deal today
On Friday, Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi stated, he plans on holding talks with British trade minister Liz Truss later today to discuss a post-Brexit bilateral trade deal in the hope to reach a broad agreement. “I will hold talks… Read More ›
SoftBank Group will start share buyback program from Monday
On Friday, in a statement SoftBank Group Corp stated, it will be buying up to 7% of its shares for as much as $4.77 billion (500 billion yen). The buyback program, which will commence from Monday will continue over a… Read More ›
Gold prices touch $1700 per ounce for the first time in 7 years
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 ›
PetroChina declares force majeure on imports
According to four industry sources, PetroChina has declared force majeure on natural gas imports, including on liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments and on gas imported via pipelines, following the coronavirus outbreak. PetroChina issued the force majeure notice to suppliers of… 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 ›
EU mulling measures to support sectors adversely hit by coronavirus: EU Commissioner
On Thursday, the European Union commissioner stated, the bloc was weighing options which includes measures to support those sectors which have been adversely hit by China’s coronavirus; it would however need more time to assess its precise economic impact. “It… Read More ›