Monday, 14 September 2020

Treasury's Mnuchin, Fed's Powell to testify before Senate panel on Sept. 24 on coronavirus relief

Treasury's Mnuchin, Fed's Powell to testify before Senate panel on Sept. 24 on coronavirus relief

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will testify before the Senate Banking Committee on coronavirus relief, the committee said in a statement on Monday.

U.S. confirms $1.5 billion Daimler diesel emissions cheating settlement

Daimler AG will pay an $875 million civil penalty for violating U.S. clean air laws as part of a $1.5 billion settlement with U.S. and California regulators over excess diesel emissions in passenger vehicles and vans.

Wall Street closes broadly higher on deal news, vaccine hopes

U.S. stocks ended sharply higher on Monday as signs of progress in developing a COVID-19 vaccine and a spurt of multibillion-dollar deals lifted investor optimism.

Global stocks rally as COVID-19 vaccines lift hope, dollar eases

The dollar weakened and world stock markets rallied on Monday on encouraging signs of progress in developing a COVID-19 vaccine, while several multi-billion dollar deals also helped lift the spirit of investors after the downdraft in the past two weeks.

FCA, PSA revise merger terms due to COVID-19: source

Carmakers PSA and Fiat Chrysler (FCA) have revised the terms of their planned merger, a source said on Monday, adding PSA would hold onto parts maker Faurecia and FCA would cut the cash portion of a 5.5 billion euro special dividend.

Retirements, layoffs, labor force flight may leave scars on U.S economy

Judith Ramirez received a letter this month that she'd been dreading: The Honolulu hotel that furloughed her from a housekeeping job in March, during the lockdown triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, made her layoff permanent.

Oil industry paints grimmer picture of pandemic's harm to demand

Major oil industry producers and traders are forecasting a bleak future for worldwide fuel demand, due to the coronavirus pandemic's ongoing assault on the global economy.

Apple expected to unveil updates to Watches, iPads

Apple Inc will broadcast an event from its Cupertino, California campus on Tuesday where analysts expect it to show updated Apple Watches, iPads and other devices while reserving an iPhone launch for next month.

Regulators prepare to reprimand Citigroup for failing to improve risk systems: WSJ

Federal regulators are preparing to reprimand Citigroup Inc for failing to improve its risk-management systems, the Wall Street Journal reported https://on.wsj.com/3mvwLES on Monday.

Delta pledges loyalty program to raise $6.5 billion

Delta Air Lines said on Monday it is seeking to raise $6.5 billion through new bonds and loans backed by its SkyMiles loyalty program, further bolstering liquidity to weather a drastic downturn in travel demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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