Gold prices drifted lower on Wednesday, extending losses to a fourth straight session, although the downside was not much pronounced as rising coronavirus cases continued to raise concerns about growth. A stronger dollar weighed on the yellow metal. The dollar index rose to 99.80, gaining about 0.75%. It was not […]
Read moreMacy's booted from S&P 500
Coronavirus leads Macy’s to drop from S&P 500 Amid coronavirus store closures, Macy’s market cap has decreased so much it will be removed from the S&P 500. FOX Business’ Lauren Simonetti with more. Macy’s will be removed from the benchmark S&P 500 index, the S&P Global Indices said on Tuesday […]
Read moreSmall businesses fear they won't survive the pandemic
A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. London (CNN Business)The first quarter of 2020 was the worst three months for stocks since the global financial crisis. And it’s hard to say whether April through […]
Read moreCompanies meet coronavirus-driven demand with trade war stockpiles
Small businesses can determine coronavirus relief eligibility with online calculator StreetShares CEO Mark L. Rockefeller discusses the development of businessreliefcalculator.org, an online tool that helps small businesses determine coronavirus relief eligibility. Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Continue Reading Below […]
Read moreCoronavirus financial threat — Let's not have another 2008 bailout bonanza
Coronavirus stimulus checks to be sent 3 weeks from today FOX Business’ Edward Lawrence gives a timeline of when Americans will start receiving money now that the House has passed the coronavirus spending bill. Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. […]
Read more‘Jobs for Life’ in South Korea and Japan to Cushion Virus Blow
A longtime thorn for businesses and productivity in Japan and South Korea is set to prove a bulwark for those economies as the coronavirus threatens millions of jobs around the world. Mass layoffs are frowned upon and labor laws make it hard for employers to fire workers in the two […]
Read moreU.S. Stock Futures Decline; Crude Oil Slides: Markets Wrap
U.S. equity futures declined and the yen edged higher as investors kicked off the week with renewed caution amid the ongoing rise in coronavirus infections. Oil slid. Asian stocks looked set for losses after selling ramped up late Friday on Wall Street. The top U.S. infectious disease expert said deaths […]
Read moreWhiplash World About to See If Stimulus Can Fix Wounded Markets
In this article Sign up here for our daily coronavirus newsletter on what you need to know, and subscribe to our Covid-19 podcast for the latest news and analysis. It’s probably best to take the selloff late Friday as the pointer to what comes next for the world’s financial markets […]
Read moreThe Global Oil Market Is Broken, Drowning in Crude Nobody Needs
The global oil market is broken, overwhelmed by an unmanageable surplus as virus lockdowns cascade through the world’s largest economies. Onshore tanks in many markets are full, forcing traders to store excess oil in idle supertankers. Refineries are starting to shut down because nobody needs the fuels they produce. In […]
Read moreChina’s $30 Trillion Market Promise Beckons Global Wealth Firms
China’s trillion dollar asset-management market opens wider this week, forcing BlackRock Inc., Vanguard Group Inc. and other global firms to make a strategic decision: Go it alone or work with an entrenched local partner. While the further liberalization of the investment banking and money management industries in China has been […]
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