Investors fear US virus toll, MLB virus scare, European bank earnings
Senate Republicans unveiled a White House-backed plan for $1tn in new stimulus that would cut emergency unemployment benefits by two-thirds, the dollar weakened to a two-year low on Monday as coronavi...
28 Jul 202010min
Republicans to unveil US stimulus offer, coronavirus curbs European travel, Brexit talks
Republicans are set to unveil their proposals for a fresh round of stimulus today, US oil companies have increased production following the price crash earlier in the year, and a surge in coronavirus ...
27 Jul 202010min
Goldman seeks capital relief, Intel delays launch of next generation chips, US jobs recovery stalls
Goldman Sachs is pointing to its strong second quarter results in a pitch to the Federal Reserve for relief on its capital requirements, Intel shares dropped after the company said it was pushing back...
24 Jul 20208min
Tesla profit milestone, US vs China, ex-Wirecard CEO rearrested
Tesla reported its fourth consecutive quarterly net profit on Wednesday, the fissure between the US and China continues to deepen with Washington ordering Beijing to shut its consulate in Houston over...
23 Jul 20208min
UK-US trade talks, Trump warns of virus worsening, Latin American debt concerns
The British government has abandoned hopes of reaching a US-UK trade deal ahead of this autumn’s American presidential election, and Donald Trump told reporters the pandemic in the US will “get worse ...
22 Jul 20208min
EU leaders close in on recovery fund deal, Testing crunch warning, US economic rebound halted
EU leaders are closing in on a deal for a landmark coronavirus recovery package, the largest laboratory company in the US, Quest Diagnostics, has warned it will be impossible to increase coronavirus t...
21 Jul 202010min
Deadlock on EU recovery fund, Argentina’s plea to creditors, TikTok trouble
EU leaders spent the weekend locked in marathon summit talks over Europe’s proposed €750bn response to the coronavirus pandemic, and Albert Fernández, Argentina’s president, has made an impassioned ap...
20 Jul 202010min
US considers blacklist for TikTok, Netflix pandemic surge wanes, FBI investigates Twitter hack
The US is considering putting TikTok on a blacklist that would effectively prevent Americans from using the popular video app, Netflix warns investors that its pandemic related growth spurt is waning,...
17 Jul 20209min
