WASHINGTON – US officials estimate that 20 million Americans have been infected with the coronavirus since it first came to the United States, meaning that the vast majority of the population remains susceptible. Thursday’s estimate is about 10 times more infections than the 2.3 million confirmed cases. Officials have long …
Read More »Bank stocks are falling because the Federal Reserve has limited its dividends and suspended its buybacks
The Federal Reserve requires banks to resubmit their capital return plans in light of the tensions the coronavirus places on the financial system. Olivier Douliery / AFP / Getty Images Text size The banks’ shares sank in the post-market, after the Federal Reserve took a tougher-than-expected stance on payments to …
Read More »The IMF warns markets that they are at risk of being corrected after the escalation
FILE PHOTO: Traders Wear Masks While Working on the Floor of the New York Stock Exchange as the Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Continues in the Manhattan District of New York, USA, May 28 2020. REUTERS / Lucas Jackson / File Photo (Reuters) – Stock markets and other risky assets …
Read More »The District of Columbia sues 4 major oil companies for misleading consumers about climate change
WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) – The Attorney General for the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Thursday against Exxon Mobil Corp, BP Plc, Chevron Corp and Royal Dutch Shell Plc for “systematically and intentionally misleading” consumers about the role of their Products play to cause climate change, the latest action …
Read More »American Airlines Stocks Suffer Sales Wave As COVID-19 Cases Increase
Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. sank to a seventh consecutive loss on Thursday, triggering a rebound in the broader airline sector, as continued improvement in travel demand collides with an increase in new COVID-19 cases to keep Wall Street sentiment under control. American Airlines USA Shares: AAL It plunged …
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