EU envoy urges U.S. to ease travel restrictions; sees time to resolve metals dispute
The European Union’s top diplomat in Washington said the United States should safely ease COVID-19 travel restrictions on Europeans, calling it a mistake to prevent European business executives from overseeing their U.S. investments.
Boeing faces rocky path to gaining approval for 737 MAX return in China
Trade power tensions, regulatory hurdles and attempts by the West to counter Chinese competition are delaying a return of the 737 MAX in China, frustrating Boeing Co (BA.N) as a potential rival demonstrates its growing influence.
Alfi Inc shares more than double, other ‘meme stocks’ mixed
Shares of software firm Alfi Inc (ALF.O) finished up 108.8% on Tuesday, one of the latest companies that has seen its stock surge in a broader rally that has refocused attention on so-called meme stocks in recent weeks.
Analysis: Investors focus on central bank speakers after extreme market moves
With all eyes on the U.S. central bank this week, some investors are looking to a parade of Federal Reserve speakers to calm market volatility, saying the reaction to the Fed’s June meeting was too extreme.
Asian stocks drop as Fed shift reverberates; Treasury yields slide
Asian stocks dropped on Monday as investors mulled the implications of a surprise hawkish shift last week by the U.S. Federal Reserve, while the Treasury yield curve flattened further with 30-year yields dropping below 2%.
Quoting Irish poet, Biden ends EU trade war in renewal of transatlantic ties
U.S. President Joe Biden ended one front in a Trump-era trade war when he met European Union leaders on Tuesday by agreeing a truce in a transatlantic dispute over aircraft subsidies that has dragged on for 17 years.
Virus outbreaks at Thai factories threaten export sector, recovery
A series of coronavirus outbreaks in Thai factories is raising concerns that the export sector could be hit hard, threatening to further undermine an economy as it struggles to recover from the pandemic’s crippling blow to the crucial tourism industry.
GameStop lures Amazon talent with grand plans and no frills
GameStop Corp (GME.N) Chairman Ryan Cohen made a point of doing away with corporate excess such as a company plane and used the allure of rebuilding the videogame retailer to recruit Amazon.com Inc’s (AMZN.O) Australia chief Matt Furlong as chief executive, according to people familiar with the process.
Analysis: As EU preps debut recovery bond, a reality check for “safe asset” hopes
As the European Union readies bond sales for its pioneering COVID-19 recovery fund, the scale and duration of the borrowing programme may disappoint those who had visualised last year’s deal for pooled debt as Europe’s Hamiltonian moment.
UK recovery quickens in April as economy posts record annual jump
Britain’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic sped up in April as lockdown measures eased, with the fastest monthly growth since July leaving output a record 27.6% higher than a year earlier, when the virus was rampant and lockdown tightest.
