European stocks struggled for profit on Wednesday as investors received a flood of earnings from banks such as Barclays PLC and Deutsche Bank AG, and waited for a Federal Reserve announcement to come later. The Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP Index, + 0.06% It fell 0.3% to 366.94 after gaining 0.4% …
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Asian stocks mixed on Wednesday as the company’s sad earnings reports add to pessimism about the widespread economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index lost 1% after Fitch Ratings lowered its outlook for Japan to “negative” from “stable”. “The coronavirus pandemic has caused a sharp economic contraction …
Read More »Photo: Billion photos (Shutterstock) The coronavirus has gifted us with many tragedies and inconveniences both big and small this year, and one of the last is one that most of us probably wouldn’t have predicted a few months ago: a shortage of coins across the country. The decline in retail …
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A weaker day for stocks is brewing on Tuesday, as optimism about the US stimulus progress. The asset that stole the show on Monday, of course, was GCQ20 gold, -0.34%, which rose to $ 1,931 an ounce, the highest settlement in history. That prompted the crowd to expect $ 2,000 …
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MIAMI, Fla. – A Florida man was arrested and charged after authorities said he bought a sports car with loans from the Check Protection Program (PPP). Authorities say David Hines, 29, was charged with one count of bank fraud, one count of making false statements to a financial institution and …
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