More departures from Exxon Mobil’s trading operation -sources
Traders from Exxon Mobil Corp’s (XOM.N) natural gas liquids and gasoline units have left, according to three people familiar with the matter, the latest in a stream of departures from its downsized trading operations.
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now.
G7 pledge cooperation on carbon leakage as EU border tariff looms
The Group of Seven leaders on Sunday pledged to work together to tackle carbon leakage, weeks before the European Union is due to propose a world-first plan to impose CO2 emission costs on imports of certain polluting goods.
Archer’s flying taxi makes splashy debut in heated market
Archer Aviation unveiled its first electric flying taxi “Maker” in a Tesla-style debut on Thursday as an increasing number of investors and aviation companies pile into the hot but yet-to-be-approved urban air mobility space.
U.S. remains far ahead of global pack in finance, says study
The United States remains the world’s dominant financial centre, well ahead of nearest rival Britain, whose lead over Frankfurt and Paris so far easily outweighs the hit from Brexit, a study from New Financial think tank said on Thursday.
Inditex ignited by post-lockdown clothing binge
Spanish fast fashion giant Inditex (ITX.MC) said sales in May and so far in June were twice as high as in the same period last year as customers splashed out on post-lockdown shopping sprees.
UK pushes for financial services to be exempt from G7 global tax plan
British finance minister Rishi Sunak is pushing for financial services firms to be exempt from a new global tax system which was agreed last week by the Group of Seven (G7) economies, sources familiar with the negotiations said.
Britain takes step to classifying ‘green’ investments
Britain has set up a group of experts to help it classify climate-friendly assets and stop “greenwashing” of investments that don’t live up to their sustainable credentials.
LME to reopen iconic trading floor, but says electronic trading is future
The London Metal Exchange has abandoned proposals to close its open outcry trading floor, the last such venue in Europe, it said on Tuesday, but added it believes electronic trading is the future.
Tech giants and tax havens targeted by historic G7 deal
The United States, Britain and other large, rich nations reached a landmark deal on Saturday to squeeze more money out of multinational companies such as Amazon and Google and reduce their incentive to shift profits to low-tax offshore havens. Hundreds of billions of dollars could flow into the coffers of governments left cash-strapped by the […]
