Category: Finance News

Nov 6

Citing zero evidence, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich asks Attorney General Bill Barr to send federal agents to arrest election workers in Pennsylvania

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich has asked Attorney General Bill Barr to send federal agents to Pennsylvania to arrest poll workers. He cited no evidence to back his demand. In an interview with Fox News on Thursday night, Gingrich discussed one of the Trump campaign’s lawsuits in which the president’s team complained that […]
Nov 6

Philadelphia police are investigating an alleged plot to attack Convention Center where votes are being counted, according to a report

Supporters of US President Donald Trump protests outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center on November 5, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Pennsylvania continues to count votes from the November 3 election. KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images Philadelphia police are investigating allegations that an armed group may have been planning to attack the center-city location where ballots […]
Nov 5

Spanish banks 'face asset quality slump’ in 2021

Leading Spanish banks reported a slight recovery in third quarter domestic earnings compared to the second quarter as net fees and interest income rose, boosted by larger loan and fixed income books. However, new restrictions that have been imposed in Spain to fight the second wave of Covid-19 are likely to increase loan loss provisions […]
Nov 5

Europe Markets: European stocks advance for second day on possibility of divided U.S. government

ATLANTA, GA – NOVEMBER 04: Members of an adjudication review panel look over scanned absentee ballots at the Fulton County Election Preparation Center on November 4, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images European stocks advanced Thursday, extending gains as traders reacted to the possibility of a dividend U.S. government. Up 2% on Wednesday, the […]
Nov 5

: Cruises can start a phased reopening — but be ready for shorter voyages, multiple COVID tests and no more buffets

Tourists wearing protective face masks disembark from a cruise boat in Corsica. The CDC has outlined the steps cruise lines must take to resume operations out of American ports. Photo by PASCAL POCHARD-CASABIANCA/AFP via Getty Images Public-health officials have given cruise lines the green light to begin a phased reopening in the U.S. following months […]