(Reuters) – Browsing online during the shutdown, Jessica Friend saw a pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses she liked, but the price made the 30-year-old Ohio resident think twice. FILE PHOTO: A smartphone displays a Klarna logo on top of the bills in this illustration taken on January 6, 2020. REUTERS / …
Read More »Chinese chipmaker SMIC to raise $ 6.55 billion in Shanghai share sale
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) (0981.HK) Will Raise 46.29 Billion Yuan ($ 6.55 Billion) In A Shanghai Stock Sale, More Than Double Its Initial Target, Pricing Its Offering After An Increase In Its Hong Kong Listed Stocks . The company, which had originally tried to raise …
Read More »Banks urge Britain and the EU to resolve access to the financial market
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain and the European Union must advance access to the EU financial market, as the coronavirus crisis will make it even more difficult to deal with a possible disruption if there is no agreement, the lobby said Monday. AFME bank. FILE PHOTO: Flags of the European Union …
Read More »‘Beautiful’ to take a pint, ‘shiny’ to cut your hair: England reopens after closing
LONDON (Reuters) – People enjoyed their first pub gulps in more than three months, went to restaurants, and finally cut their hair on Saturday as England took its biggest steps until resuming normal life after the coronavirus blockade. Some pubs started serving from 6 in the morning, raising concerns of …
Read More »Factbox: struggling Canadian energy companies face debt pressure
WINNIPEG, Manitoba / TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian energy companies have about Cdn $ 6 billion ($ 4.42 billion) in refinancing needs this year, the Bank of Canada says. FILE PHOTO: Oil pipeline warning signs are seen on a fence in “Refinery Row” outside of the facilities managed by Enbridge, Kinder …
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