Banking

M&S’s annual profit slumps 88% as COVID crushes clothing sales

British retailer Marks & Spencer (MKS.L) on Wednesday reported an 88% slump in full-year profit, reflecting a collapse in clothing…

5 years ago

GameStop jumps more than 16% as ‘meme’ stocks roar higher

Shares of GameStop (GME.N) soared 16.3% on Tuesday after hitting their highest level since late March, and other so-called "meme"…

5 years ago

Asian shares up, dollar wallows as Fed soothes inflation fears

Asian shares rose on Wednesday while the U.S. dollar stood near its lowest levels this year after U.S. Federal Reserve…

5 years ago

Wall Street pauses as investors eye inflation clues

U.S. stocks closed slightly lower on Tuesday, and each of Wall Street's main indexes failed to stray far from the…

5 years ago

Shell weighs shut Louisiana refinery’s future as Baton Rouge firm promotes bid

Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) was still evaluating plans for an idled Louisiana oil refinery, the company said on Monday, after…

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Cryptocurrencies bounce back from Sunday sell-off, bitcoin still down 30% in May

Bitcoin jumped more than 10% during a surge in cryptocurrencies Monday, regaining some ground lost during a weekend sell-off that…

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Wall Street bank CEOs to tout COVID relief push, diversity efforts before Congress

Wall Street bank chiefs will tout the role their institutions have played in getting the pandemic-hit U.S. economy back on…

5 years ago

LME plans to replace LMEselect with HKEX Orion trading platform

London Metal Exchange plans to replace its LMEselect trading system with its owner Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing's Orion platform,…

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As interest rates hit bottom, debt does matter, says Barclays

With global borrowing costs probably as low as they can go, high debt levels will start to matter more in…

5 years ago

After M&A boom via Zoom, dealmakers hit the road as COVID-19 subsides

Investment bankers' business of putting together mergers and acquisitions (M&A) has never been stronger. Neither has their fear of missing…

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