Bloomberg HSBC Holdings Plc Chairman Mark Tucker promised a strategy reboot. Investors got what some called more of the same — pledges to cut costs and do more with less. The shares plunged by the most since 2017 after buybacks were shelved for two years and the executives themselves said more bad news was still to come — once they ...

Bloomberg Plunging oil prices stemming from the coronavirus outbreak led the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to cut its estimate for Nigerian economic growth, highlighting the difficulties Africa’s top crude producer faces reviving and diversifying its economy. The forecast was lowered to 2% from 2.5%, the lender said after concluding an Article IV consultation. Nigeria needs a major policy overhaul to ...

Bloomberg Unione di Banche Italiane (UBA) SpA, Italy’s fifth-largest bank, plans to pay out 40% of net income to shareholders on average over the course of its three-year strategic plan and may make an extra payment if capital is strong enough. UBI expects to eliminate about 2,030 positions and close 175 branches through 2022, the Bergamo, Italy-based bank said. That’s ...