Bloomberg Bank of Montreal (BMO) picked Amazon.com Inc’s web-services division as its preferred cloud provider to help the bank modernize operations and introduce new digital applications. The deal includes using Amazon Web Services technology for the bank’s call centers and for remote-work tools for its employees, as well as employing the tech firm’s machine-learning capabilities, Seattle-based Amazon said. Financial terms …

Bloomberg The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is seen standing pat on its main policies at next week’s meeting, while tinkering on the margins of its toolkit by extending aid for pandemic-hit businesses as the country’s fight against the virus drags on. Some 89% of 44 economists surveyed by Bloomberg see the BOJ keeping in place its negative interest rate and …

Bloomberg TikTok is selling its most valuable real estate for $2 million. The short-form video app is asking for more than $1.4 million for a takeover of its home page in the US during the third quarter, according to a document obtained by Bloomberg News. That figure will jump to more than $1.8 million in the fourth quarter — and …