U.S banks have sailed the coronavirus pandemic well, according to the Federal Reserve press release. Bank and broker dealers have maintained low leverage, as life insurance companies and hedge funds…
U.S Federal Reserve has warned of heightened vulnerabilities from business debt despite the risk falling since mid-2020. Currently, businesses owe $17.7 trillion, after the debt rose 9.1% or about $425…
The U.S Federal Reserve has noted increasing prices of risky assets as economic recovery accelerates. Fed says valuations are also generally high. Broad equity market indexes are at record highs.…
The Bank of England raised the economic growth from February’s projection of 5.0% to 7.25% this year, according to press release. The upgraded growth is the fastest since 1941 and…
US mortgage rates for a 30-year loan fell to 2.96% from 2.98% last week, the lowest level since February 18. The drop to 2.96% was the fourth in five weeks.…
The UK recorded the fastest growth in service sector production since October 2013 as the activity index hit 61.0 in April, according to the IHS Markit press release. The Business…
US Jobless claims was 498,000 for the week ending May 1, down 92,000 from the previous week, according to the Department of Labor press release. The claims were lower than…
Electric car start-up Nio plans to start deliveries in Norway in September, its first market outside China, according to CNBC. The Chinese EV maker will first launch its ES8 SUV…
PayPal reported revenue of $6.03 billion in Q121, up 31%, or 29% on a currency neutral basis, year over year, according to the company’s press release. GAAP earnings per share…
Volkswagen AG has contacted other carmakers for “minor” deals to help the automaker meet emission requirements in the US and China, according to Bloomberg. CEO Herbert Diess is confident of…
Uber reported that its gross bookings rose 24% year over year in the first quarter to a record $19.5 billion, according to the company’s press release. Sustained expansion in the…
New York Times recorded a revenue of $473.0 million in Q121, a 6.6% jump from the Q120, according to the company’s press release. For the core news offering, the company…