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“Big Uber Shareholders Rebel on CEO’s Huge Pay Package Amid… Layoffs”

“At Uber’s 2020 shareholders meeting on Monday, a group representing large Uber shareholders took issue with how much the ride-sharing giant is paying its CEO Dara Khosrowshahi while the company slashes thousands of jobs and its contractor drivers struggle to make ends… Continue Reading…

Business, Economy

“Airlines are on the brink of bankruptcy — what happens to your voucher, travel miles and airline credit card if they go belly up?”

“Carriers’ stocks have tanked in response. Warren Buffett recently revealed that Berkshire BRK.A, -1.37% had sold off all of its holdings in the airline sector, including stock in Delta DAL, -6.99%, American Airlines AAL, -6.94% and Southwest LUV, -5.76%. Boeing BA, -3.21% Chief Executive David Calhoun suggested that a major airline will “most likely” go under… 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

“Disney’s profit plunged 91% last quarter as its parks closed their doors”

“Disney’s profit dropped a whopping 91% during the first three months of 2020, revealing the widespread damage that the coronavirus pandemic has brought on its media empire. Although sales for its second quarter were up 21% to $18 billion, Disney’s profit… Continue Reading…

Business

“Losses Are About To Get Much Worse At 11 Companies This Quarter”

“So far, analysts are forecasting 11 S&P 500 companies, including consumer discretionary companies Ford Motor (F) and General Motors (GM), plus industrial American Airlines (AAL) to lose $1 billion or more in the second quarter. This is according to an Investor’s Business Daily analysis of data… Continue Reading…

Business, Economy

“24 Hour Fitness weighs bankruptcy as coronavirus pushes fitness industry to brink”

“Gym chain 24 Hour Fitness is working with advisors at investment bank Lazard and law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges to weigh options including a bankruptcy that could come as soon as the next few months, people familiar with the… 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…

Business

“Ford shares fall on first-quarter revenue warning”

“Ford Motor shares dropped about 5% after the automaker warned that the coronavirus has significantly impacted its first-quarter performance, including a 15.7% drop in revenue…” https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/13/ford-shares-fall-on-first-quarter-revenue-warning.html

Banking, Economy

“Fed Rolls Out $2.3 Trillion Program To Stabilize Economy”

“The Federal Reserve is taking additional steps to provide up to $2.3 trillion in loans to support the economy. The money will target American households and businesses… The Fed said Thursday that it is activating a Main Street Business Lending… Continue Reading…

Economy

“U.S. Jobless Claims Jump to Two-Year High Amid Closures”

“Jobless claims rose by 70,000 to 281,000 in the week ended March 14, according to Labor Department figures released Thursday. That’s the biggest one-week increase since the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in 2012. The two western states with the biggest… Continue Reading…