October, 2022

• 4 October

  IsDB provided $165.6b to finance projects in key economic sectors

  

    Jeddah / WAM Dr Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser, Chairman of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) group, has said that his group has provided $165.630.5 billion to finance development projects in various economic sectors, since its launch and up to June 30. In an interview with the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Dr Al Jasser said that food security is a …

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• 4 October

  United Air to exit JFK airport after dispute over expansion

  

  Bloomberg United Airlines Holdings Inc. plans to suspend service at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, following through on a threat earlier this month to halt flights if regulators don’t allow the carrier to expand there. The decision will only affect four daily flights. The carrier’s New York-area presence is largely concentrated at nearby Newark Liberty International Airport in …

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• 4 October

  Russia loses seat on council of UN civil aviation agency

  

    Bloomberg Russia has lost its seat on the governing council of a UN agency that supports the cooperation and coordination of civil air travel among 193 countries. Russia failed to get enough support to keep its seat on the 36-member governing council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation, or ICAO, according to results. A spokesman for ICAO did not …

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• 4 October

  Walmart, CVS face suits blaming common painkiller for autism

  

    Bloomberg Dozens of lawsuits are challenging the long-standing belief that pregnant women can safely take acetaminophen, an over-the-counter drug used in Tylenol and generic pain medications. Women have filed 87 complaints in seven states against sellers of store-branded pain relievers, including Walmart Inc., CVS Health Corp. and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. Citing new studies linking the drug to increased …

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• 4 October

  Americans plan fall travel despite higher costs ahead

  

    Bloomberg Financial worries may have bumped the pandemic as a top concern for travellers, but close to two-thirds of Americans still plan to hop on at least one overnight leisure trip in the upcoming three months—which include the holiday season. Of those travellers, nearly half are planning to visit friends and relatives. “Despite the challenges facing our industry, the …

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• 4 October

  Amazon urges call center staff to work from home

    Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc. is encouraging customer service employees at some US call centers to work from home, signalling the company’s preference for remote work in certain roles that would help save money on real estate, according to people familiar with the matter. The shift is part of a plan to close multiple call centers around the country, including one …

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• 4 October

  Cartier plans US store expansion

    Bloomberg Cartier, the French maker of upscale watches and jewelry, plans to open as many as 10 stores in the US in the coming years — another sign that European luxury brands are betting American demand will remain robust. The company, owned by luxury conglomerate Richemont, is likely to turn a temporary shop in Palm Beach, Florida, into a …

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• 4 October

  Credit Suisse CEO seeks to calm as default swaps near 2009 level

  

    Bloomberg Credit Suisse Group AG’s new chief has asked investors for less than 100 days to deliver a new turnaround strategy. Turbulent markets are making that feel like a long time. The cost of insuring the firm’s bonds against default climbed about 15% last week to levels not seen since 2009 as the shares touched a new record low. …

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• 4 October

  Philippine peso may fall to an all-time low

  

  Bloomberg The Philippine peso may extend its record-setting slump against the greenback as billions of dollars of trade deficits weigh on the currency, increasing pressure on the central bank to intervene to slow its descent. The peso may slide to an all-time low of about 62 against the dollar as early as this year, about 4.8% weaker than Monday’s close, …

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• 4 October

  RBI delivers half-point hike to rein in inflation

  

    Bloomberg India’s central bank delivered a hat-trick of half-point interest-rate hikes, sustaining its battle to rein in inflation while flagging “calibrated action” to shield the economy amid fears of a global recession. The benchmark repurchase rate was raised by 50 basis points to 5.90%, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said after the six-member monetary policy committee’s …

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