pandemic

Explainer: How the World Health Organization might face future pandemics

Negotiations on new rules for dealing with pandemics will begin at the World Health Organization on Thursday, with a target…

4 years ago

EBay forecasts bleak quarter as online shopping frenzy wanes

EBay Inc (EBAY.O) on Wednesday forecast bleak first-quarter results, as the e-commerce platform tackles waning online demand, stiff competition and global supply…

4 years ago

EXCLUSIVE ECB must keep buying bonds to cushion Ukraine fallout, Stournaras says

The European Central Bank should continue its bond-buying stimulus programme at least until the end of the year and keep…

4 years ago

Munich Re forecasts 2022 profit lift after pandemic rebound

German reinsurance group Munich Re on Wednesday forecast a 14% jump in profit this year as it reported a bounceback…

4 years ago

Hybrid work trend drives PC maker Lenovo’s Q3 profit to record high

Third-quarter profit jumped 62% to an all-time high of $640 million at China's Lenovo Group (0992.HK), the world's biggest maker of…

4 years ago

HSBC boosts profitability goal on higher rates, profit doubling

HSBC (HSBA.L) brought forward its key profitability target by a year and more than doubled its annual profit as expected bad loans…

4 years ago

Singapore to hike taxes on rich as it winds down COVID-19 spending

Singapore will begin implementing a long-flagged increase to its goods and services tax next year, its finance minister said in…

4 years ago

NatWest earnings soar but rising prices bite

British bank NatWest (NWG.L) swung to a hefty profit on the back of the country's economic recovery but said rising prices will…

4 years ago

Air France-KLM to seek up to 4 bln euros to repay state aid, shares sink

Air France-KLM (AIRF.PA) plans to raise up to 4 billion euros ($4.6 billion) as it seeks to repay state pandemic handouts, the…

4 years ago

Age before apps revolt galvanises Europe’s elderly savers

Aggravated by fiddly financial apps, retired urologist Carlos San Juan got more than he bargained for when he began a…

4 years ago