What was once sacrosanct is no more. Apple Inc seems to have blinked. Bloomberg News reported on April 1 that Apple has relaxed its rules requiring a 30% cut for any content sold inside video apps on its iOS platform. The tech giant said its programme allows “premium subscription video” providers the ability to charge consumers directly using their own ...

The coronavirus crisis is still unfolding, but it’s not too soon to think about lasting financial impact and how to limit the fallout. One major financial crisis that may hit later this year or early in 2021 is the ever-looming collapse in state and local employee pension funds. Although the problem has been growing for decades, the virus may have ...

The UK Debt Management Office (DMO) has put out a signal of intent: More government bond supply is about to come thick and fast. The amount of gilts to be sold in April will be raised from 20 billion pounds ($22 billion) to 45 billion pounds. Boris Johnson’s government needs swift access to more funding to support the economy during ...