In a statement Rolls-Royce said, it plans on raising $2.6 billion (2 billion pounds) from shareholders, 1 billion pounds from the bond market and secure loans to rebuild its balance sheet. The coronavirus pandemic has ravaged Rolls Royce’s finances after… Read More ›
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Qantas to cut 2,500 jobs, outsources ground operations in Australia
On Tuesday, Qantas Airways Ltd stated, it plans on cutting up to 2,500 jobs and outsource its Australian ground handling operations as it braces for a $7.17 billion (A$10 billion) hit to its revenues caused by the Wuhan Coronavirus pandemic…. Read More ›
Citadel and Citadel Securities expand footprint in Asia-Pacific, opens new offices in Singapore, Shanghai and Sydney
On Monday, in a statement, Citadel, a Chicago-based hedge fund and Citadel Securities, which provides trading services to asset managers, banks, broker-dealers and hedge funds, said, it will open a new office in Singapore. Both businesses, which have offices across… Read More ›
Australia sees employment levels increase, wages start to recover
On Tuesday, data from Australia’s Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed, job losses stemming from the Wuhan coronavirus in the country have started to slow down in the last couple of weeks while wages, supported by the government support program, continued… Read More ›
Ryanair grounds 99% of flights until July 2020
On Friday, Europe’s biggest low cost carrier Ryanair announced, it will be grounding more than 99% of its flights until July. It has also commenced negotiations with Boeing for cutting the number of aircraft deliveries over the next 24 months…. Read More ›
Amazon focuses on handling surge in online order, suspends competing with FedEx and UPS in delivery service sector in U.S.
Amazon.com Inc, the world’s biggest online retailer said it will stop competing with FedEx and UPS in the United States and will suspend a delivery service that aims to compete with these companies. Amazon’s delivery service business, Amazon Shipping, will… Read More ›
Global tourism industry may shrink by 25%, 50M jobs at stake due to Coronavirus: World Travel and Tourism Council
On Friday, in a statement the World Travel and Tourism Council said, according to its estimated, China’s coronavirus which has gone pandemic is likely to place 50 million jobs in the global travel and tourism sector at risk; it foresees… Read More ›
JPMorgan Chase likely to trim 140 jobs in Switzerland
According to a report by Swiss financial news site Finews, JPMorgan Chase & Co is considering cutting up to 140 jobs in Switzerland in an effort to trim costs. According to the report, the cuts would mainly affect its Geneva… Read More ›
Singapore unveils $4.5 billion economic package to weather coronavirus impact on economy
In order to safeguard and weather the impact of China’s coronavirus from ravaging Singapore’s economy and help contain the outbreak in the country, Singapore announced financial packages worth around $4.5 billion on Tuesday. While delivering the budget speech, Singapore’s Finance… Read More ›
JPMorgan Chase & Co plans on cutting 1% of workforce from its consumer division
Bloomberg has reported citing sources briefed on the matter as saying, JPMorgan Chase & Co plans on cutting hundreds of jobs across its consumer division. Bloomberg’s report did not mention the exact number of jobs JPMorgan plans on cutting but… Read More ›