covid-19

Britain’s Nationwide almost doubles profit as costs fall

Nationwide Building Society (POB_p.L) nearly doubled annual profit after improving interest income and margins as it shaved costs, it said…

5 years ago

Japan’s consumer prices extend falls as cellphone fee cuts offset input costs

Japan's core consumer prices fell for the ninth straight month in April as a record slump in cellphone fees offset…

5 years ago

Inside the race to find a COVID-19 treatment pill

In early 2020, as a new deadly coronavirus began spreading around the world, Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) assembled what it called…

5 years ago

Wall Street snaps 3-day losing streak as technology stocks rise

Wall Street's main indexes rebounded on Thursday after a three-day slide, buoyed by gains in technology stocks as the smallest…

5 years ago

Bank of England plans to ‘green’ its corporate bond holdings

The Bank of England set out plans on Friday to make its 20 billion pounds ($28.4 billion) of holdings in…

5 years ago

“Pandemic mindset” persists among global consumers – survey

People in the world's leading economies remain overwhelmingly nervous about returning to life as normal, even after having being vaccinated…

5 years ago

Vaccine patent waiver will not be enough -WTO chief

Waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines will not be enough to narrow the huge supply gap between rich and…

5 years ago

SPACs target more ESG companies in 2021 -Nomura Greentech

Companies with environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials have been high on the list of merger targets for U.S. special…

5 years ago

Group of U.S. senators backs $46 billion in relief for Postal Service

A bipartisan group of 20 U.S. senators introduced legislation on Wednesday to provide the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service (USPS) with…

5 years ago

Ahead of jobs miss, some Fed officials edged towards ‘taper’ debate

A "number" of Fed officials appeared ready to consider changes to monetary policy based on a continued strong economic recovery,…

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