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Coronavirus forces HSBC to cut global growth forecasts, again
Europe's biggest bank, HSBC has cut already bleak global growth forecasts even further, as lockdown restrictions extended through April and tentative economic re-openings drag on a...
Australia's Westpac admits to breaches of money-laundering laws
Australia's Westpac Banking Corp said in a defence filing in Federal Court on Friday it was admitting to a number of failures in a case where...
Coronavirus likely hammered U.S. retail sales again in April
U.S. retail sales likely endured a second straight month of record declines in April as the novel coronavirus pandemic kept Americans at home, putting the economy...
Asia shares struggle as coronavirus strains U.S.-China relations
Asian stocks struggled to extend gains on Friday and were on course to end the week lower as deteriorating U.S.-China relations undercut optimism over the reopening...
Airline industry not likely to recover for at least a year: Southwest CEO
The airline industry is not likely to recover to pre-coronavirus levels for at least the next six to 12 months, Southwest Airlines Co Chief Executive Officer...
Australia's Westpac files defence in money-laundering case
Australia's second largest bank Westpac Banking Corp on Friday said it has filed its defence in a case where it is accused of 23 million alleged...
Cathay Pacific losing money, says business outlook remains 'very bleak'
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said on Friday it made an unaudited loss of HK$4.5 billion ($580.53 million) at its full-service airlines in the first four months...
Taiwan's TSMC to build Arizona chip plant as U.S.-China tech rivalry escalates
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd, the biggest contract chipmaker, said it plans to build a $12 billion factory in Arizona in an apparent win for the...
Here's how 3 women pivoted their small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic
There's no doubt the coronavirus pandemic has hit small businesses hard. Here's what three entprenuers did to survive, and what they think the future holds.
Dealing with a crisis: FinTech versus Bank
The Finanser Chris Skinner May 15, 2020 The chasm between start-ups and incumbents is massively exposed by coronavirus. I realised this early on, when I saw...
Charts suggest more pain is in store before market reaches a 'buyable bottom,' Jim Cramer says
Jim Cramer, host of "Mad Money," took some pointers from volatility expert Mark Sebastian to understand why the market could sell-off more.
Taiwan's TSMC announces plan to build $12 billion U.S. factory
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd, the world's biggest contract manufacturer of computer chips, on Friday announced plans to build an approximately $12 billion advanced chip factory...
U.S. regulator is reviewing Abbott's fast COVID test after studies raise accuracy concerns
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday that Abbott Laboratories’ speedy coronavirus test, which can deliver results within minutes and is used at the...
Asian stocks set to rise on optimism of post-lockdown recovery, stimulus
Asian stocks were set to rise on Friday amid investor optimism about the re-opening of the U.S. economy from coronavirus lockdowns and possibly more stimulus that...