Plunge In Morgan Stanley’s Profit For Q1, Firm Warns Of Worse Days To Come

A 32 per cent drop in first quarter profits was reported by the lender Morgan Stanley amid the coronavirus pandemic months which caused a complete stalling in deal making. The bank also warned of further hit to its operations and consequently profits because of the pandemic in the next few months too. The results of…

Security Concerns Prompt British MPs To Summon Chinese Owned Firm

British Members of Parliament (MPs) summoned a leading UK-based company to seek answers over security issues surrounding the activities of the company. Concerns in the UK have recently emerged over the renewed efforts by the Chinese owner of Imagination Technologies to transfer ownership of sensitive security software to companies controlled by China. According to the…

Collapse Of Value Of Major Tech Startups Force SoftBank To Warn Of Huge Loss

A collapse in the value of its flagship tech investments will cause a huge loss to be posted by SoftBank, the Japanese investment conglomerate warned on Monday. In the fiscal year through March 31, 2020, it expected an operating loss of 1.35 trillion yen ($12.5 billion), the Japanese company said. in the previous year, the…

Its Own Coronavirus Testing Lab For Its Staff Build By Amazon

Its own coronavirus testing lab will be made by the retail giant Amazon in order to effectively monitor the health of its staff, the largest e-commerce company of the world said. More than 50 facilities of Amazon throughout the United States have reported confirmed cases of Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, with…

Nissan May Cut Sale Target By 1 Million Cars Annually As Part Of Restricting Efforts: Reports

The Japanese auto maker Nissan has come to a conclusion that to turn around its fortunes it is necessary for the company to become much smaller and the company will likely announce a reduction in its annual sale target of cars by 1 million, said reports quoting sources within the company. Nissan is due to…

Some European Businesses Are Giving Pay Hikes For Frontline Staff Working Amid Pandemic

There are a number of companies that are rewarding their frontline workers with salary increases for working under trying circumstances amid the coronavirus pandemic even as many companies globally have been forced to slash payments and salaries of staff because of the economic impact of the pandemic. Almost two out of five workers around the…

California Developer Invokes Act Of God Clause Due To Virus Pandemic To Delay A Deal

A retail developer in California, United States, has approached the court seeking direction to prevent Exxon Mobil Corp from selling a piece of property to any other buyers, arguing that the developer was unable to complete the $4.2 million property acquisition because of the lockdown in the state because of the coronavirus pandemic which was…