Financial Services

Aug 10, 2023

What new lending regulations mean for small-business owners

New rules from the Small Business Administration and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau aim to expand capital access for small-business owners


US, UK, and Canada sanction Lebanon's former central bank governor over corruption allegations
Aug 10, 2023

US, UK, and Canada sanction Lebanon's former central bank governor over corruption allegations

The United States, United Kingdom, and Canada have slapped sanctions on Lebanon’s embattled ex-central bank governor and a handful of close relatives and associates over allegations of corruption


Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed as markets brace for the US inflation report
Aug 10, 2023

Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed as markets brace for the US inflation report

Asian benchmarks are trading mixed after shares declined on Wall Street and investors braced for a highly anticipated report on U.S. inflation


Stock market today: Asia shares mostly decline after Wall Street slide on bank worries
Aug 9, 2023

Stock market today: Asia shares mostly decline after Wall Street slide on bank worries

Asian shares are mostly trading lower after worries about the U.S. banking system set off a decline on Wall Street and amid concerns closer to home about Chinese economic growth


Stock market today: Global shares mostly rise despite US bank, China worries
Aug 9, 2023

Stock market today: Global shares mostly rise despite US bank, China worries

Global shares are mostly trading higher despite worries about the U.S. banking system and concerns closer to home about Chinese economic growth


Stock market today: Asian shares mostly slip as markets brace for US inflation report
Aug 9, 2023

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly slip as markets brace for US inflation report

Asian benchmarks are trading mostly lower after shares declined on Wall Street and investors braced for a highly anticipated report on U.S. inflation


Italy proposed a bank tax to help people with interest rate hikes. The move sent stocks plunging
Aug 8, 2023

Italy proposed a bank tax to help people with interest rate hikes. The move sent stocks plunging

The Italian finance ministry is defending a proposed 40% tax on some bank profits as being in line with “already existing rules in Europe on extra bank margins.”


Japan's tech investor SoftBank trims losses and promises offensive turnaround
Aug 8, 2023

Japan's tech investor SoftBank trims losses and promises offensive turnaround

Japanese technology company SoftBank Group continued to rack up losses for the fiscal first quarter as technology investments soured amid a market downturn


Troubled Toshiba announces buyout offer led by Japan businesses
Aug 7, 2023

Troubled Toshiba announces buyout offer led by Japan businesses

Toshiba has announced a 2 trillion yen, or $14 billion, tender offer in a move that would take it private, as the scandal-tarnished Japanese electronics and energy giant seeks to turn itself around


Aug 7, 2023

Stock market today: Wall Street rises to regain some momentum after last week's lull

Stocks are mostly rising as Wall Street regains some momentum after its big rally for the year took a pause last week



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