In a significant development, HSBC Holdings has suspended its head of responsible investing pending an internal investigation. The development comes in the wake of central bank policymakers and other global authorities saying financial risks of climate change has been exaggerated. HSBC… Read More ›
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US relocates Afghanistan diplomatic presence to Doha, Qatar
In a statement U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, the United States has suspended its diplomatic presence in Afghanistan and will conduct its operations out of Qatar. He went on to add, the United States will continue with its… Read More ›
FB extends donation ban on Republicans who voted against Biden’s electoral certification
In a statement social media giant Facebook Inc said, it will resume making donations to U.S. lawmakers but will not support 147 lawmakers who voted against U.S. President Joe Biden’s electoral certification in January. Pending a review of the January… Read More ›
Tokyo Stock Exchange suffers glitch in Arrowhead” trading system, trading suspended for entire day
On Thursday, the Tokyo Stock Exchange suspended trading of shares for the entire day following a glitch in its electronic trading system. The Tokyo Stock Exchange is the world’s third-biggest stock market. The outage has frustrated investor efforts to buy… Read More ›
Swedbank suspends Estonian heads in Danske Bank probe
The suspensions are aimed at helping Swedbank with discussions with authorities in the ongoing Danske Bank probe. In a significant development, Swedbank has suspended, with immediate effect, the two most senior executives at its Estonian business, which is being investigated… Read More ›
China suspends commercial operations of Boeing 737-8 aircraft
The similarity of the plane models, 737-8, and of the circumstances of the crash, while take off, has led to the grounding of all commercial operations. On Monday, following a crash of the Boeing 737-8 aircraft belonging to the Ethiopian… Read More ›
Italian court suspends Telecom Italia’s $88 million fine
Having suspended the sentence, the Italian court has set July 24 as the next date of the hearing wherein it will pronounce the reasons for its judgment. In a significant development, an Italian court has suspended the $88 million (74.3… Read More ›