July 24, 2019
“The Fed, whose policymakers meet next week to set interest rates, lacks a pressing domestic case to clip borrowing costs: The jobless rate was close to a five-decade low at 3.7% in June, consumer spending is buoyant and the overall expansion just became… Continue Reading…
July 22, 2019
“…The Federal Reserve is planning to cut rates at its policy meeting at the end of the month even though the United States economy, by most available evidence, is doing perfectly fine. It appears, based on a close reading of… Continue Reading…
July 22, 2019
“Deutsche Bank announced Sunday that it will pull out of global equities sales and trading, scale back investment banking and slash thousands of jobs as part of a sweeping restructuring plan to improve profitability. Deutsche will cut 18,000 jobs for a global headcount… Continue Reading…
July 15, 2019
“Citigroup kicked off bank earnings season on Monday with solid results that were boosted by a splurge in share buybacks. The stronger-than-expected earnings from Citi (C) suggest America’s big banks continued to chug along during the second quarter in the face of a challenging economic… Continue Reading…
July 8, 2019
“Deutsche Bank shares slumped more than 7 percent as the German lender announced a mass restructuring program over the weekend. In one of its boldest overhauls, the bank will see 18,000 jobs cut by 2022 and the closure of its global… Continue Reading…
June 17, 2019
” Legacy Reserves Inc.’s stock LGCY, -16.33% plunged 42% in active premarket trade Tuesday, after the oil and gas company said it expects to file for bankruptcy, in an effort to facilitate the implementation of a restructuring agreement with its lenders. Trading volume… Continue Reading…
April 30, 2019
“Mastercard and Visa have both agreed to cut their fees for tourists using their cards in the EU, after a long-running battle with the European Commission. The credit card firms will now charge retailers around 40% less on non-EU credit… Continue Reading…
April 10, 2019
“The approval percentage for small business loan applicants hit a record high of 27.3% at big banks ($10 billion+ in assets) in March, up one-tenth of a percent from February, according to the latest Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index™. Approvals… Continue Reading…
March 25, 2019
“The U.S. posted its largest monthly budget deficit on record in February with a gap of $234 billion, breaking the previous $231.7 billion mark set in February 2012, Bloomberg reports. The big picture: According to Treasury data released Friday, the… Continue Reading…
March 25, 2019
“In an interview earlier in the day, Moore said he had not been contacted at that point about an appointment. “I could just say that I’ve been talking to some people about it, but I’ve not been formally offered a… Continue Reading…
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