U.S. consumer prices post largest decrease since 2008
U.S. consumer prices dropped by the most since the Great Recession in April, weighed down by a plunge in demand for gasoline and services including airline...
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U.S. Congress presses bank regulators on coronavirus assistance, oversight
Lawmakers pressed U.S. regulators on Tuesday on their efforts to help struggling consumers, oversight of massive federal bailout packages and regulatory easing as they appeared before...
Uber approaches GrubHub with takeover offer: Bloomberg News
Uber Technologies Inc has made an offer to buy online food delivery company GrubHub Inc , Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday.
Estonian fintech askRobin scores $1.7M to bring ‘fair credit’ to emerging markets
Techcrunch Steve O'Hear May 6, 2020 AskRobin, an Estonia-founded fintech that operates a financial services marketplace for “underbanked” customers in Latin America, has picked up $1.7...
German watchdog investigates payments company Wirecard
Germany's financial watchdog BaFin said on Tuesday it was conducting multiple investigations into Wirecard , sending its shares lower and adding to pressure over allegations it...
Morgan Stanley pays $5 million fine to settle SEC charges it misled investing clients
A unit of Morgan Stanley agreed to pay a $5 million fine to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges it misled retail investing clients about...
Equities inch higher, bonds dip, on hopes for recovery
World equity markets inched higher and safe-haven bonds fell on Tuesday as stronger economic data from China and upbeat corporate earnings in Europe overshadowed concerns about...
Trump again urges Fed to adopt negative U.S. interest rates
President Donald Trump on Tuesday again pushed the Federal Reserve to adopt negative interest rates, even as several members of the U.S. central bank have said...
Google and Gates Foundation to help spread digital payments in developing countries
Fortune David Z. Morris May 6, 2020 For more than a decade, Kenyans from the bustling capital of Nairobi to far-flung farms have had access to...
Logitech sales surge as locked-down families, workers stay connected
Logitech International reported a big jump in sales of computer products during its fourth quarter on Tuesday as more people worked from home and families turned...
Trump wants California to let automaker Tesla reopen assembly plant
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged California to allow Tesla Inc to reopen its electric vehicle assembly plan.
Wall Street dips on risks linked to reopening of economy
The S&P 500 slipped in choppy trading on Tuesday as the risks of reopening the economy too soon overshadowed hopes of a jump-start to a battered...
Morgan Stanley settles SEC charges it misled clients, to pay $5 mln penalty
A unit of Morgan Stanley will pay a $5 million penalty to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges it provided misleading information to clients in...
Ryanair expects Europe travel surge despite masks, quarantine
Temperature checks, masks and quarantine will not deter people from a holiday in the sun after three months "locked up" at home, Ryanair's chief executive Michael...
Stocks rally grinds on as virus and trade nerves linger
Europe's share markets, bond yields and the euro all inched higher on Tuesday, as mildly reassuring signals from China's economy kept worries about a potential second...