Recent Posts

European stocks fall on virus fears

Bloomberg European equities haven’t had such a bad day in more than three years as increasing concerns over the economic impact of the coronavirus hurt travel and luxury sectors. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index fell as much as 3.6%, the most since June 2016, led by the auto, mining and travel sectors. Luxury companies tumbled on fears that the epidemic ...

Read More »

ECB offcials say governments should ready virus response

Bloomberg European Central Bank (ECB) policy makers from two of the euro area’s biggest economies said governments must shoulder most of the burden for rebooting economies if the coronavirus has a deeper impact on growth. France’s Francois Villeroy de Galhau and Italy’s Ignazio Visco were speaking at the Group of 20 meeting of central bankers and finance ministers in Riyadh, ...

Read More »

Bank of Ireland shares fall to a four-month low after profit drop

Bloomberg Bank of Ireland Group Plc shares fell to a four-month low after profits fell, impairment charges rose more than expected and the lender’s dividend disappointed investors. Ireland’s biggest lender posted an underlying profit for 2019 of 758 million euros ($821 million), down nearly a fifth from a year ago, the company said in Dublin on Monday. The drop was ...

Read More »
Send this to a friend