European tech shares tumble as China’s AI push spooks investors
(Reuters) – European shares slid on Monday as the technology sector joined the retreat in other markets after China’s upgraded…
ECB president fears loss of central bank independence
BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Central bank independence is being questioned in parts of the world and greater political influence over policy could…
Fuji Media, rocked by sexual misconduct allegations, says executives to resign
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Fuji Media said on Monday its chairman and the head of its TV unit…
Markets may be repeating the mistake of 2019, Goldman Sachs warns
Investing.com — Markets may be ignoring an important lesson of 2019, according to Goldman Sachs. The Wall Street bank said…
How Italy’s MPS went from near collapse to bid for revered merchant bank
By Valentina Za, Gianluca Semeraro and Mathieu Rosemain MILAN (Reuters) -Monte dei Paschi (MPS) CEO Luigi Lovaglio has pulled several…
How billionaire Caltagirone could influence Italy’s banking M&A wave
MILAN (Reuters) -Italian billionaire Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone has emerged as a leading player in the reshaping of Italy’s financial sector…
From macro to micro, from QE to AI: BofA forecasts the second half of the 2020s
Investing.com – The 2020s kicked off with a global pandemic that forced billions of people into lockdown and heavy government stimulus…
US House Republicans divided over how to pay for Trump’s tax cuts
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives are trying to overcome internal differences…
Is there a path to avoid US-China trade war?
Investing.com — Donald Trump’s presidential victory raised fears that the U.S. was on a unavoidable path toward another trade war…
Swiss president forecasts deficits of 3 billion francs in coming years
GENEVA – Switzerland’s President and Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter forecast higher annual budget deficits of around 3 billion Swiss Francs…