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Car Insurance Startup Root Raises $724.4 Million In IPO
Automobile insurance startup Root Inc sold shares in its initial public offering (IPO) on Tuesday at $27 apiece, above its target range, to raise $724.4 million, the company said.
T-Mobile Offers Up Yet Another TV Streaming Service
Yet another service provider is jumping into the TV streaming wars. This time it's T-Mobile and its TVision service with live news, entertainment and sports channels, starting at $10 a month.
Insider Q&A: Google's Annie Jean-Baptiste On Inclusion
As the head of product inclusion at Google, Annie JeanBaptiste works to help ensure that the companys products from photos to search to everything else are built with everyone in mind, including women, underrepresented minorities, and people of differen...
Lufthansa Braces For Very Slow Recovery In Passenger Demand
German airline Lufthansa expects a very slow demand recovery in the face of the resurgent COVID19 pandemic and now hopes to reach roughly half of its precrisis capacity over the course of next year, a board member told Reuters.
Exclusive: Cenovus To Cut Up To 25% Of Combined Workforce With Husky Energy After Deal - Companies
Cenovus Energy plans to cut 20% to 25% of its workforce after it acquires Husky Energy, the companies told Reuters on Tuesday, as Cenovus begins to slash costs in the Canadian oil patch's biggest merger in four years.
Sensex, Nifty Gain on Hopes of Higher Inflows After MSCI Index Rejig
The NSE Nifty 50 index closed up 1.03% at 11,889.4, while the S&P BSE Sensex ended 0.94% higher at 40,522.1. MSCI said on Monday it would will implement changes in foreign ownership limits (FOL) in the MSCI global indexes containing Indian securities in...
HSBC Third-quarter Profit Slides 35% As Bad Loan Provisions Rise
HSBC Holdings PLC posted a 35% drop in quarterly profit, better than expected, as higher loan loss provisions on the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic were cushioned by the reining in of expenses.
HSBC Third-quarter Profit Tumbles 35% As Bad Loan Provisions Rise
HSBC Holdings PLC posted a 35% drop in quarterly profit, better than expected, as higher loan loss provisions on the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic were cushioned by the reining in of expenses.
New Business Jet Travelers Help Fuel Order Recovery During Pandemic
Affluent travelers avoiding commercial flights during the pandemic are helping fuel a recovery in preowned corporate aircraft transactions this year and reviving shoots of demand for new planes even as the business aviation industry braces for a slump in...
Ant Group To Close Institutional Book Of $17.2 Billion Hong Kong IPO Early - Sources
Ant Group will close its Hong Kong institutional book building a day earlier than planned as it aims to raise about $17.2 billion in the city, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the matter.
Sept. New Home Sales Fall 3.5%, After Strong Summer Season
Sales of new homes fell by 3.5% in September to a seasonallyadjusted annual rate of 959,000 million units.
Deadline for Filing FY19 GST Annual Returns Extended Till December 31
In a statement, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) said the government has been receiving a number of representations regarding need to extend due date for filing Annual Return (Form GSTR-9) and Reconciliation Statement (Form GSTR-9C)...
Govt Waives Interest on Interest for Loans Up to Rs 2 Cr Even for Those Who Didn't Opt for Moratorium
The Department of Financial Services came out with operational guidelines in the backdrop of Supreme Court's direction to implement the interest waiver scheme, which is likely to cost the exchequer Rs 6,500 crore.
Analysis: Airbus Moves To Speed Output, But Keeps One Foot On Brake
The world's largest planemaker Airbus has taken the industry by surprise by asking suppliers to prepare for a sharp increase in production after the coronavirus crisis yet at the same time it quietly delayed its timetable for recovery.
Facebook's Long And Halting Fight Against Misinformation
Facebook is facing its toughest challenge yet: an election complicated by a pandemic, a deeply divided nation lured by conspiracy theories and alternate versions of reality. Is it ready? Here are some of its biggest steps and missteps it's taken in the fi...
Rio Tinto Vows To Do Better As Australian Lawmaker Accuses Industry Of Cultural Genocide
Outgoing Rio Tinto Chief Executive JeanSébastien Jacques said on Friday the miner was committed to reform after a lawmaker accused the industry of incremental cultural genocide at an Australian inquiry into the destruction of an ancient cave.