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Economy

“Google will invest $10 billion in India over the next few years”

“Google is planning to invest $10 billion in India as part of plans to make the internet “affordable and useful” for a billion people. CEO Sundar Pichai announced the investment via livestream on Monday at the annual Google (GOOGL) for India event. “This is a reflection of our confidence… Continue Reading…

Business, Economy

“More Airlines Plan Big Layoffs Despite Taking Billions In Bailout Money”

“American Airlines stock fell Thursday after a letter to employees outlining planned job cuts due to the coronavirus surfaced late Wednesday. Delta Air Lines (DAL) is also preparing a round of voluntary job reductions. In the staff letter, American Airlines (AAL) said it would… Continue Reading…

Business

“Apple borrows $8.5 billion, joins record corporate debt borrowing spree”

“The iPhone maker on Monday borrowed $8.5 billion with a four-part bond deal, adding its name to the roster of U.S. investment-grade companies borrowing a record amount of debt in the corporate bond market during the pandemic… The Apple bonds… Continue Reading…

Business, Stocks

“GE Stock Falls As Coronavirus Cuts Earnings By Nearly $1 Billion”

“General Electric posted bigger-than-expected drops in earnings and revenue for the first quarter, as the coronavirus hit to global commercial air travel stung key businesses. GE stock fell as cash burn was also slightly worse than the industrial giant forecast.… Continue Reading…

Business

“Disney Enters Into New $5 Billion Credit Agreement”

“The company now has access to more than $13 billion in credit, should it be needed… In a filing Monday with the SEC, Disney said that it had signed a new 364-day revolving credit agreement with Citibank that would provide… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“U.S. airlines want a $50 billion bailout. They spent $45 billion buying back their stock.”

“We don’t know yet which companies are going to get how much in federal bailout money and what the bailout terms will be. But it’s a sure bet that a ton of money will be earmarked for our nation’s four… Continue Reading…

Economy, Stocks

“Bill Ackman Makes $2.5 Billion ‘Recovery Bet’…”

“Activist investor Bill Ackman said he has made a “recovery bet” on the economy, investing $2.5 billion in equities, including upping his positions in several of his portfolio companies and reinvesting in others like Starbucks Corp… Ackman said his hedge… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“Fed says it will offer an additional $500 billion in overnight repo funding markets”

“In a mid-day announcement, the New York Fed said it willconduct a $500 billion repo operation this afternoon, another move targeted at keeping money flowing through the system. Repo involves banks putting up high-quality collateral like Treasurys in exchange for… Continue Reading…

Banking

“Fed takes emergency steps to slash rates and ease bank rules”

“The Federal Reserve took massive emergency action Sunday to try to help the economy… slashing its benchmark interest rate to near zero and saying it would buy $700 billion in Treasury and mortgage bonds. The Fed’s surprise announcement signaled its… Continue Reading…

Business, Economy

“Airlines could lose up to $113 billion in passenger revenue…”

“Airlines could lose $63 billion to $113 billion in revenue for passenger traffic globally in 2020, depending on how the coronavirus spreads, International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Thursday. The last time the industry faced a revenue shock of… Continue Reading…