White House considering U.S. Treasury coronavirus bond: Kudlow
White House advisers have been discussing the possibility of a coronavirus-related U.S. Treasury bond, President Donald Trump's economic adviser Larry Kudlow told CNBC on Monday.
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Microsoft And Plaid Should Target Small Businesses (Not Consumers) With Money In Excel
Forbes Ron Shevlin April 6, 2020 Microsoft and data aggregator Plaid announced a partnership to offer a service they’re calling Money in Excel. According to Plaid:...
Two employees of Jeff Bezos' space venture, Blue Origin, test positive for coronavirus
Jeff Bezos' space venture Blue Origin confirmed that two more employees in the Seattle-area have tested positive for coronavirus.
ILO annual gathering of labour ministers postponed for a year
An annual gathering of the world's labour ministers will not take place this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, but will convene in June 2021, the...
As infections balloon, coronavirus squeezes Europe's armed forces
Military forces across Europe have scaled back operations and imposed stricter rules on personnel to try to stem the spread of the coronavirus among staff who...
Tiger at New York's Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus
A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, in the first known...
U.S. officials brace for 'peak death week' in coronavirus
U.S. officials on Monday girded the country for a "peak death week" from the coronavirus pandemic as the accelerating American death toll closed the gap with...
Could Bitcoin on DeFi displace banks? Yes
Daily Fintech Ilias Louis Hatzis April 6, 2020 Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is building a new financial system. The DeFi movement is picking up steam. DeFi has...
CVS ramps up drive-through coronavirus testing sites with faster kits
CVS Health Corp , called on by the Trump administration last month to help test Americans for infections from the new coronavirus, said it was launching...
Marco Rubio expects the Senate to pass at least one more coronavirus relief bill
"The appetite is there," Rubio said in a CNBC "Squawk Box" interview. "I think everyone I've talked to recognizes we're going to have to go back...
Central banker bulletin: COVID-19 cash concerns to drive digital currency
Ledger Insights April 6, 2020 A bulletin from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the body owned by 62 central banks, highlights cash concerns because of...
Safaricom, Vodacom finalise M-Pesa acquisition from Britain's Vodafone
Kenya's leading telecom firm Safaricom and South Africa's Vodacom said on Monday that they had completed the acquisition of popular mobile money platform M-Pesa from Britain's...
HSBC Hong Kong shareholders mull legal action over dividend suspension
HSBC shareholders in Hong Kong are calling for an extraordinary meeting with the bank's management and considering legal action against its decision to scrap dividend payments.
Total among companies seeking force majeure on EDF contracts: sources
Energy major Total is among several power suppliers that tried to declare force majeure on buying nuclear power from EDF, sources said, as the coronavirus outbreak...
SeaWorld CEO steps down after just five months on the job
SeaWorld Entertainment Inc said on Monday Sergio Rivera, the theme park operator's chief executive officer for just five months, has resigned due to disagreements with the...