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Bank of America, Goldman Sachs reports push up U.S. stock indices

Two of the top banks in the United States—investment bank Goldman Sachs (GS) and Bank of America (BofA)—reported their second-quarter results. GS's investment banking income fell 41% from the same quarter last year to $2.1 billion due to heightened market volatility, but the same increased...

Amazon Competes With Tesco In The United Kingdom Via A Price Matching Programme

Amazon, looking for a competitive advantage in the face of rising living costs, announced on Monday that it will match Tesco's prices on hundreds of products.   Amazon Fresh's new scheme, which delivers groceries to Amazon Prime subscribers, will match Tesco Clubcard rates on daily items...

Bank Of America's Profit Falls 34% As Deals Dry Up

On Monday, Bank of America Corp reported a nearly 34 per cent reduction in second-quarter earnings, owing to a drop in investment banking revenue as dealmaking activity was a fraction of last year's record levels.   Wall Street investment bankers were neck-deep in acquisitions last...

Leading U.S. companies pay record dividends in Q2

In the second quarter, U.S. corporations that comprise the S&P 500 Index paid a record $140.6 billion in dividends, according to data from S&P Dow Jones Indices cited by The Wall Street Journal. The previous record was $123.4 billion in the second quarter of 2021, which broke the previous record of...

Ex-Formula 1 chief Ecclestone accused of over £400 million fraud

According to Reuters, citing the Crown Prosecution Service of Great Britain, Bernie Ecclestone, the former president of Formula One, is accused of defrauding foreign entities of more than £400 million. The 91-year-old businessman was charged following an investigation by Her Majesty's Revenue and...

Twitter will sue Elon Musk

Twitter will file a lawsuit after Elon Musk, the richest man on earth, refused to acquire the business. The company is requiring him to complete the $44 billion transaction. The contract stipulates that if the businessman decides not to proceed with the transaction, he must pay $1 billion....

Twitter Has A Legal Advantage In Its Deal Battle With Musk

According to legal experts, Twitter Inc has a strong legal case against Elon Musk for walking away from his $44 billion bid to acquire the U.S. social media business, but it may choose for a renegotiation or settlement rather than a lengthy court battle.   The Delaware courts, where the two...

A Drop Of 5.9% For Hedge Funds In First Half Of 2022

Hedge funds underperformed in June, increasing their losses for the year to over 6 per cent, according to a report released on Friday by hedge fund data provider HFR.   Last month, the fund-weighted composite index declined 3.08 percent. In June, all four hedge fund categories tracked by HFR...

Volkswagen And Its Partners Want To Invest $20 Billion In The Automobile Battery Industry

Volkswagen and its partners will invest more than 20 billion euros ($20.38 billion) in a battery cell business, generating 20,000 jobs and aiming for annual sales of more than 20 billion euros by 2030 in order to compete with Tesla, which leads the burgeoning industry.   VW's PowerCo unit...

China Tightens Regulations On The $1.3 Trillion Credit Card Industry

China issued stricter guidelines late Thursday to better control its $1.3 trillion credit card sector, asking lenders to pursue a "prudent" expansion strategy and continuously monitor risks.   According to rules jointly published by China's central bank and the country's banking regulator,...
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