Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Finance

US stocks suffer worst sell-off since March amid renewed coronavirus fears

All three major indexes fell more than 5% as signs mounted of a possible second wave of the pandemic Wall Street plummeted on Thursday as investors reacted to renewed fears of a pandemic resurgence and digested dour economic forecasts from...

Oil extends slump on fresh concerns over supply-demand balance

Benchmarks head for their first weekly declines since April amid a rise in US coronavirus cases and an increase in the country's crude oil stockpiles Oil prices fell on Friday, extending heavy overnight losses as a surge in US coronavirus...

Global economy to suffer ‘significant scarring effects’, says IMF

The organisation's chief economist said growth projections to be released this month will likely be worse than the 3% contraction estimated in April The global economy is recovering more slowly than expected from the coronavirus pandemic and will bear lingering...

Social media firm Snap courts growth by focusing on small businesses amid Covid-19

The company, which saw a hit to its ad revenue during the pandemic, is now seeing more business from traditional sectors like telecoms and automobiles Snap, the company that owns social media platform Snapchat, said it has made up for...

Four financial traps to avoid to protect your money post Covid-19

A financial crisis can leave residents more vulnerable to scams or taking on credit they cannot afford to repay An expression that has seen some people get rich through the ages is "when there’s blood on the streets, buy property"....

UK economy plunges record 20% in April due to virus lockdown

The country could see one of the developed world’s deepest recessions in 2020 The UK economy shrank a record 20.4 per cent in April as businesses and workers reeled under the lockdown designed to control the coronavirus pandemic. The contraction, which...

Scars on global economy will not be healing soon, says IMF

Each new week with no virus solution pushes back prospects of a 2021 upturn No early blooming for the world economy. The International Monetary Fund will be putting out its latest outlook on likely prospects later this month. Washington: The global...

Kuwait’s stock market remains chaotic over dividends

It was a turmoil set off by a chance remark on banks' dividend plans this year Kuwaiti investors didn't warm up to the idea of banks not issuing any dividends this year. Stocks crashed and the regulator had to intervene....

Coronavirus: Global stocks dive as some US states see spike in COVID-19 cases

Dow Jones down 6.9%, bourses in Paris, Frankfurt, London down at least 4% A Wall Street sign near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen on May 8, 2020 in New York City. New York: After a rally lasting more...

Commercial Bank of Dubai allows foreign shareholding of up to 40%

It becomes the latest entity to extend trading in shares to overseas investors Dubai: Foreign investors can take up shareholding in Commercial Bank of Dubai up to 40 per cent, effective from June 14. "The bank has received substantial interest from...

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