Wall Street set for gains as JPMorgan, J&J kick off earnings
Wall Street’s main indexes were set to open higher on Tuesday as the quarterly earnings season began in earnest with JPMorgan Chase and Johnson & Johnson offering the first glimpse of the coronavirus outbreak’s impact on corporate America.
Amazon ordered to limit France trade to essential goods within 24 hours
A French court on Tuesday ordered Amazon to limit its business to essential goods within 24 hours to allow for an assessment of epidemic risks, trade union Sud said on Tuesday.
Hyundai to provide COVID 19 tests, ‘drive through’ testing support in U.S.
Hyundai Motor Co’s North American unit will expand its support for “drive through” testing for the coronavirus and donate 65,000 tests to hospitals in the United States, the South Korean automaker said on Tuesday.
Delta absorbs order for 10 Airbus A350 jets cancelled by Latam: sources
Delta Air Lines has taken over an order worth roughly $3 billion at list prices for 10 Airbus A350 jetliners from Latam Airlines Group ), two industry sources said.
Spain says IMF outlook confirms view of strong, short-lived crisis
The Spanish government said on Tuesday the International Monetary Fund’s forecast of an 8% economic slump this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, to be followed by a recovery in 2021, confirmed the view that the crisis would be intense, but short-li…
Coronavirus ‘Great Lockdown’ to shrink global economy by 3% in 2020: IMF
The global economy is expected to shrink by 3.0% during 2020 in a stunning coronavirus-driven collapse of activity that will mark the steepest downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930s, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday.
Wells Fargo first-quarter profit decimated as coronavirus boosts provisions
Wells Fargo & Co on Tuesday reported a plunge in first-quarter profit as the U.S. bank set aside billions of dollars to cover potential loan-losses from the coronavirus pandemic.
JPMorgan profit plunges as banks brace for coronavirus hit
JPMorgan Chase & Co’s profit plunged by more than two-thirds in the first quarter as the largest U.S. bank put aside nearly $7 billion in reserves to protect it from a wave of potential loan defaults in the months ahead.
Global airline hit from coronavirus rises to $314 billion: IATA
Global airlines will lose $314 billion in revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 according to a forecast from the industry’s representative body IATA, which raised its estimate from the $252 billion figure given on March 24.
NMC Health board revamped by administrators
The administrators of troubled hospital operator NMC Health have announced a new board for the London-listed company, bringing in four non-executive directors with international restructuring experience.