TJX to furlough most of about 286,000 staff as stores stay shut amid pandemic
Off-price retailer TJX Companies Inc said on Tuesday it would furlough most of the employees at its stores and distribution centers, as outlets remain closed to...
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Oil dips on doubts over output cuts, crude glut woes
Oil edged lower on Tuesday on uncertainty over whether the world's biggest producers would agree to cut output in the face of a swelling crude oil...
BlackRock's Aladdin investment management platform to be hosted on Microsoft's cloud
BlackRock Inc, the world's largest asset manager, has partnered with Microsoft Corp to have its Aladdin investment and risk management system hosted on the Microsoft Azure...
U.S. Treasury liquidity on the mend, but without Fed remains fragile
Some measures of liquidity in the $17 trillion U.S. Treasury market are almost back to normal, thanks to the Federal Reserve's giant purchases, after drying up...
Oil drop saps gains as Wall Street fades late
Wall Street fell on Tuesday, as a drop in oil prices steepened in the latter stages of the session and erased early gains built on tentative...
White House looks to bolster small business lending program
The White House hopes Congress will nearly double the size of its program to support ailing small businesses by the end of the week, as some...
Jack Dorsey pledges $1 billion of his Square stake for COVID-19 relief efforts
Twitter Inc Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey on Tuesday pledged $1 billion of his stake in Square Inc , the payments processor that he co-founded and...
Amazon piloting disinfectant fog at New York warehouse after protests
Amazon.com Inc told Reuters it is piloting the use of disinfectant fog starting on Tuesday at a warehouse in Staten Island, New York, within days of...
Coronavirus: New Challenges and Opportunities for Fintech
Finance Magnates Rachel McIntosh March 25, 2020 The paradigm shift that the coronavirus has caused will leave permanent marks on the fintech industry. Many countries around...
Netflix rolls out more features for parental control globally
Netflix Inc on Tuesday rolled out a number of features for parental control on its streaming platform, including options to filter out select titles and review...
Hopes of progress against virus lift stocks; dollar falls
World stock markets posted sharp gains on Tuesday as signs of progress in curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus in both Europe and the United...
Mexico asks U.S., Canada to grant automakers transition for USMCA rules
Mexico's government on Tuesday asked the United States and Canada to grant its automotive industry extra time to adapt its supply chains as the deadline for...
Jobless Americans to see extra payments as soon as this week
Americans who have lost their jobs due to the new coronavirus will start getting enhanced jobless benefits as soon as this week as states deploy hundreds...
Hopes of coronavirus slowdown lift Wall Street
Wall Street rose on Tuesday on tentative early signs that coronavirus outbreaks in some of the biggest U.S. hot spots may be plateauing, with New York's...
U.S. banking regulators encourage 'prudent efforts' by banks to help borrowers
U.S. banks should feel welcome to pursue "prudent efforts" to help borrowers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new joint statement issued by banking...