IMF says ECB, ESM support key to strong EU coronavirus response
The International Monetary Fund said on Monday the relaxation of the euro zone's fiscal rules and support from the European Central Bank and the European Stability...
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Swiss bank UBS sticks to 2019 dividend amid global calls for payout freezes
UBS Group intends to pay its 2019 dividend, the Swiss bank said on Monday, despite guidance from markets supervisor FINMA, the Swiss government and international banking...
World equity markets edge higher despite oil plunge to 2002 lows
Global equity benchmarks rose slightly on Monday despite a drop in oil prices to their lowest levels since 2002, as central banks and the United States...
The historic $2 trillion CARES Act will be an economic lifeline for gig workers and freelancers
The $2 trillion federal stimulus package known as the CARES Act, signed into law by President Trump on Friday, takes unprecedented steps to provide a social...
flydubai to reduce staff pay for three months due to coronavirus
United Arab Emirates carrier flydubai will reduce pay for its employees for three months from April due to the impact of the global coronavirus crisis on...
Wall St. gains as investors weigh stimulus against shutdown
Wall Street rose on Monday as President Donald Trump followed last week's massive fiscal stimulus package by extending his stay-at-home guidelines, leaving investors hopeful that the...
Coronavirus could disrupt how you handle your credit card debt
A survey finds that 110 million adults entered the sudden downturn prompted by the coronavirus with credit card debts. But the traditional thinking of how to...
Cramer warns stock market short sellers about betting against science in coronavirus crisis
"This is a day where you say, if I'm short I'm betting against science, not betting against the lackadaisical attitude of many people in the country,"...
France's Renault puts Paris white collar staff on partial unemployment
French carmaker Renault put most of its white collar staff in the Ile-de-France region around Paris on partial unemployment on Monday as the lockdown imposed due...
Spread of coronavirus accelerates in U.S. jails and prisons
Sean Hernandez says he covers his mouth and nose with a t-shirt or towel when he leaves his cell, the only defense he can improvise against...
Partisan divide returns in U.S. Congress on coronavirus next steps
Fresh partisan divisions flared on Sunday on the next steps for the U.S. Congress in dealing with the coronavirus crisis, with the top House of Representatives...
The U.S. weighs the grim math of death vs. the economy
Hollstadt Consulting CEO Molly Jungbauer has had to let go 30 of the 150 employees at her St. Paul, Minnesota firm to weather the drop in...
New Orleans doctors scramble as coronavirus deaths, cases soar
Emergency room doctor Thomas Krajewski stopped at the hospital room door at 2 a.m. to glance at the chart. He knew instantly the long odds faced...
J&J, U.S. government plan one billion doses of coronavirus vaccine
Johnson & Johnson said on Monday it made a $1 billion deal with the U.S. government to create enough manufacturing capacity for more than 1 billion...
Neobanks Can’t Fight the COVID-19 “Flight to Quality”
Linkedin Richard Turrin March 29, 2020 Neobanks are caught in the middle of a coronavirus induced "flight to quality" that they may not be able to...