Lebanese pound sees end of dollar peg
Masked men recently bore a coffin adorned with the Lebanese pound in the city of Zahlé as people protested against years of corruption and mismanagement that have led Lebanon to economic collapse. In Sidon, people waved flags atop their cars...
Where you bank can make a big difference for racial justice
One analysis found that more than 40% of CDFI’s loans and investments are in majority-minority communities. LeoPatrizi Consumers can push for racial justice – and it’s as simple as opening an account at a community bank or credit union that...
Think tank explains why it’s ‘pointless’ to delist Chinese companies from U.S. stock markets
U.S. and China flags along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 17, 2011. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Delisting Chinese companies from U.S. stock exchanges is “a pointless drive” that will neither deny those firms access to...
IPOs in Hong Kong and Shanghai pop, despite pandemic, tensions with the U.S.
The Hong Kong exchange building. Vincent Isore | IP3 | Getty Images Initial public offerings (IPOs) in greater China jumped in the first half of this year, bucking the declines seen elsewhere due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic....
Stocks rise after better-than-expected jobs report to close out winning week
Stocks rose on Thursday following a better-than-expected U.S. jobs report as the economy tries to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 92.39 points higher, or 0.4%, at 25,827.36. The Nasdaq Composite hit a record high,...
Loop Capital CEO says diversifying his workforce has been easy: ‘I focus on talent’
Loop Capital Chairman and CEO Jim Reynolds told CNBC on Thursday that building a diverse team has not been a challenge for the Chicago-based investment bank. “I have found it so amazingly easy to recruit minority candidates — African American,...
Unemployment is falling. But it may be short-lived: ‘There’s no cause for celebration’
President Donald Trump speaks to journalists in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House July 2, 2020. The president addressed reports that the unemployment rate fell to 11.1%. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The U.S. unemployment rate is at its...
Record jobs gain of 4.8 million in June smashes expectations; unemployment rate falls to 11.1%
Nonfarm payrolls soared by 4.8 million in June and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1% as the U.S. continued its reopening from the coronavirus pandemic, the Labor Department said Thursday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been expecting a 2.9...
Mortgage demand falls for the second straight week, signaling a potential slowdown in the housing recovery
The surge in mortgage demand from homebuyers over the past two months appears to be waning, even as mortgage rates continue to drop. Mortgage applications to purchase a home fell for the second straight week, down 1% from the previous...
Fed’s Bullard warns of financial crisis risks as virus cases spike, FT reports
James Bullard Olivia Michael | CNBC St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard has warned that a growing number of bankruptcies due to the coronavirus outbreak could lead to a financial crisis, the Financial Times reported. “Without more granular...
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