FFCON20: RISE Event Challenges, Grows Canadian Fintech Industry
Global NewsWire FFCON Team Feb 6, 2020 TORONTO, Feb. 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NetworkWire – The sixth annual Fintech Funding Conference and Expo (RISE)...
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S&P 500, Dow ease from record highs after three-day rally
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Swiss investor adviser calls for Credit Suisse chairman to go
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U.S. productivity rebounds in fourth quarter; labor costs growth slows
U.S. worker productivity rebounded in the fourth quarter, keeping labor costs in check.
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Oil prices slip as OPEC+ considers coronavirus action
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UniCredit cuts further its stake in Turkey's Yapi Kredi
Italy's biggest bank by assets UniCredit took a further step on Wednesday in a strategy to streamline its structure, announcing the placement of a 12% stake...
Toyota lifts annual profit forecast, looking at alternate sources for China-made parts
Toyota Motor Corp raised its annual operating profit forecast by 4.2% on favorable currency rates and better-than-expected vehicle sales, but added that the impact of the...
Global stocks gain after China cuts U.S. import tariffs, virus fears wane
Global stocks extended their recovery on Thursday, cheered by record closes in Wall Street benchmarks following encouraging economic data, and after China announced a cut in...
Equinor fourth-quarter profit beats forecast amid oilfield startup
Norway's Equinor reported a smaller-than-expected drop in fourth-quarter core operating profits on Thursday as the startup of a major new oilfield partly mitigated the impact from...
Volvo Cars posts rise in fourth-quarter profit, helped by cost cuts and sales growth
Sweden's Volvo Car Group, owned by China's Geely, reported an 18% rise in fourth-quarter operating profit as cost cuts and growing sales more than offset the...
China to halve tariffs on some U.S. imports as virus risks escalate
China on Thursday said it would halve additional tariffs levied against 1,717 U.S. goods last year, following the signing of a Phase 1 trade deal that...
Nokia posts surprise quarterly profit rise on cost cuts
Finnish telecom network equipment maker Nokia reported on Thursday a surprise rise in October-December underlying profit, driven by cost cuts, and said most of its 2020...
Sanofi eyes more growth this year as it narrows focus
Sanofi on Thursday said it was expecting earnings per share to grow around 5 percent at constant exchange rates in 2020, weeks after pledging to focus...