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LONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) – Friedrich Nietzsche famously argued: “That which does not kill us, makes us stronger.” If the German philosopher could peruse social media in the coronavirus era, he might change his view. Housebound and bored, people appear to be drinking more booze, toking more weed, watching more porn and smoking more butts. These behaviours may alleviate the monotony of short-term lockdown […]
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Stocks soar on virus slowdown hopes FOX Business’ Lauren Simonetti says many different companies, including Boeing, recovered on Monday after performing poorly for a while. Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Continue Reading Below Equity futures are pointing to a higher open on Tuesday amid a few glimmers of hope […]
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MUMBAI (Reuters) – Police in India lodged a case this week against an unknown online fraudster who tried selling the world’s largest statue for $4 billion, claiming the proceeds would be used to help the Gujarat state government fund its fight against the coronavirus. While the plot to sell the ‘Statue of Unity”, a monument that is nearly twice the […]
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Fox Business Flash top headlines for April 6 Fox Business Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Continue Reading Below The New York Stock Exchange said on Monday it was in talks with regulators to temporarily ease its listing requirements […]
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* Graphic: World FX rates in 2019 tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh (Recasts with sterling move, adds quotes, updates prices) By Karen Brettell NEW YORK, April 6 (Reuters) – Sterling dropped against the dollar and the euro on Monday after it was reported that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved into intensive care after his COVID-19 worsened. “Over the course of this […]
Read more FBI warns about hackers on Zoom, video conferences while shut in by coronavirus The Cyber Guy Kurt Knutsson explains how Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Continue Reading Below Shares of Zoom fell 8 percent Monday, adding to their sharp declines in the past few days, as the video conferencing app […]
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(Repeats April 3 story with no changes to text) By David Henry NEW YORK, April 3 (Reuters) – Questions are building about whether big U.S. banks will have to cut dividends later this year as the coronavirus crisis puts a record portion of Americans out of work, making it difficult for borrowers to pay back loans. Wall Street analysts were […]
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* Graphic: World FX rates in 2020 tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E * Sterling shaken after PM Johnson admitted to hospital * Japan on brink of state of emergency -local media * Oil currencies rattled by failure to end price war By Stanley White TOKYO, April 6 (Reuters) – The pound fell against the dollar and euro on Monday after British Prime Minister Boris […]
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Oil gave up some of last week’s rally after a delay to a planned meeting of top producers to discuss output curbs and signs the U.S. won’t join any deal raised doubts over the prospects for an agreement. Futures dropped as much as 12% in London after surging by half of their value over the previous three sessions as a […]
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Dealmakers are helping Australian companies with everything from urgent equity raisings to restructuring, after the coronavirus pandemic brought mergers and acquisitions to a standstill. The country’s deal activity delivered the worst start of a year since 2013. Announced deals in Australia dropped to $13.8 billion in the first quarter this year, a 32% plunge from the first three months of […]
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