[ad_1] BOSTON (Reuters) – BlackRock Inc (BLK.N) on Thursday said it named London-based financial executive Sandy Boss as its new head of investment stewardship, bringing a more international structure to the top asset manager’s voting
Biggest U.S. banks says they submitted $45.8 billion in loans for emergency aid program
[ad_1] NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The two largest U.S. banks, JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) and Bank of America (BAC.N), said on Thursday that they submitted almost half a million applications worth nearly $46 billion
Global equities dip at end of best month since ’09
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – World equity benchmarks dipped on Thursday to close their best month in 11 years as a rebound in oil prices, encouraging early results from a COVID-19 treatment trial and expectations
Crisis-torn airlines scramble to convert empty cabins to cargo
[ad_1] MONTREAL/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Once the airline industry’s ugly ducklings, air freighters are now flying high as some of the only airplanes still criss-crossing the skies during the global coronavirus crisis. A undated handout picture
Ford Motor steps up campaign to convince union workers to restart U.S. output
[ad_1] DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co (F.N) on Thursday outlined the safety measures it will institute to restart its most profitable U.S. plants amid the coronavirus pandemic, expanding on similar efforts by General Motors
AT&T brings ad unit Xandr under WarnerMedia ahead of HBO Max launch
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: The company logo for AT&T is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., September 18, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (Reuters) – AT&T
Millions of Americans continue to seek jobless benefits; consumer spending slumps
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Millions more Americans filed claims for unemployment benefits last week, suggesting that layoffs were spreading to industries that were not initially directly impacted by business closures and disruptions related to the
Fourth stimulus bill may not be needed if states bounce back: White House official
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Trump economic adviser Kevin Hassett gestures as he speaks during a news briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 10, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A fourth bill to
Big U.S. banks cry foul over temporary exclusion from small business lending program
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Wall Street banks criticized the U.S. government on Wednesday after the Small Business Administration said it would temporarily close its Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for small businesses hurt by the novel
India’s March infrastructure output contracts 6.5% y/y
[ad_1] Labourers work at a flyover construction site in Mumbai December 29, 2010. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/Files NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s annual infrastructure output contracted 6.5% in March, data released on Thursday showed, indicating the impact