Do more to stop coronavirus price gouging, U.S. states tell Amazon, Walmart, Facebook
A group of 32 U.S. states have a message for the nation's leading online platforms: You are not doing enough to stop price gouging amid the...
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Oil prices rise on stimulus package, fuel demand sinks
U.S. crude prices rose slightly on Wednesday, bolstered by progress on a massive pending U.S. economic stimulus package, but government data shows the coronavirus pandemic started...
First UK-listed firms edge towards BoE loan scheme
A handful of large British companies had emerged on Wednesday as likely candidates for the government's emergency lending scheme aimed at helping them tide over the...
For ECB, coronabonds could be shield against legal challenges
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has a concrete reason for putting pressure on euro zone governments to finance the fight against coronavirus with joint debt...
Morgan Stanley's online trading system for wealthy clients is down
Retail brokerages have suffered sporadic outages this month amid unprecedented volatility and volume in markets amid the coronavirus crisis.
Companies may get to defer payroll tax payments under coronavirus stimulus bill. Here's what that means for workers
The economic stimulus bill being considered in Congress would let qualifying businesses delay when they have to pay their share of payroll taxes. Here's what that...
Fintech Fridays EP38: Why Identity Matters in an Evolving Online Environment
NCFA Canada March 25, 2020 JOIN US ON A STORYTELLING JOURNEY EVERY FRIDAY. Mar 25: Why identity matters in an evolving online environment HOST: Tristram Waye,...
S&P 500 rallies for second day as investors await economic aid package
The S&P 500 rallied for a second straight session on Wednesday as the U.S. Senate appeared to near a vote on a $2 trillion package to...
Wall Street gains ahead of Senate vote on $2 trillion aid package
Wall Street rose in choppy trading on Wednesday, building on the previous session's gains, as the U.S. Senate neared a vote to clear a $2 trillion...
Eni cuts 2020, 2021 capex to mitigate Coronavirus hit
Italian oil and gas group Eni said on Wednesday it would reduce its capital expenditure this year by around 2 billion euros ($2.17 billion) to mitigate...
Coronavirus slowdown starts to rival Fed's doomsday bank stress test scenario
The unfolding market shock and economic crisis wrought by the coronavirus disruption is shaping up to be a nightmare for the Federal Reserve – literally.
Congress likely to send taxpayers $1,200 checks in coronavirus aid. Here's who qualifies
U.S. lawmakers are finalizing a sweeping new $2 trillion stimulus bill that includes checks for individual Americans. Here's how much you may expect to receive to...
Volkswagen expects to resume car production in summer: FAZ
Volkswagen expects to resume car production in Germany in the summer after the auto maker was forced to suspend output due to the coronavirus pandemic, an...
U.S. core capital goods orders point to worsening business investment downturn
New orders for key U.S.-made capital goods fell sharply in February as demand for machinery and other products slumped, suggesting a deepening contraction in business investment...
U.S. Senate bill grants aviation sector big bailout: Republican senator
A compromise $2 trillion economic rescue package set to be voted on by the U.S. Senate on Wednesday will include $25 billion for airlines in cash...