May, 2022

• 17 May

  Walmart woos college grads with $210,000 as store bosses

  Bloomberg Walmart Inc is stepping up efforts to entice college graduates by unveiling a fast track to jobs as store managers — positions that typically pay more than $200,000 a year and have traditionally taken years to get. A new “College2Career program” will provide classroom training, hands-on experience and mentoring for recent and soon-to-be graduates, Walmart said. Top performers will …

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• 17 May

  Instacart CEO courts investors, skeptical grocers ahead of IPO

  

  Bloomberg Instacart Inc, a 10-year-old grocery delivery startup that was once one of the most highly valued of its gig-economy generation, is preparing to go public, potentially plunging itself into the volatile stock market as it sets to prove itself in a post-pandemic world. The company has confidentially filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to start the …

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• 17 May

  Singapore Air extends ‘F1 Grand Prix’ deal

    Bloomberg Singapore Airlines Ltd extended its sponsorship of the Formula One’s Singapore Grand Prix for three more years, the national carrier said. The extension will start with this year’s race to be held from September 30 to October 2, the company said in a statement. The city-state said in January it will host the event after a two-year hiatus …

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• 17 May

  Shein’s breakneck growth slows, testing $100b valuation

  

    Bloomberg Shein, the Chinese fast fashion giant that’s quickly become the third-most valuable startup in the world, is seeing a reality check with sales growth slowing from the lofty heights of the pandemic, just as it faces mounting pressure to live up to a $100 billion valuation. The online-only retailer of inexpensive clothes, beauty and lifestyle products has become …

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• 17 May

  Euro is on the verge of US dollar parity for first time in 20 years

  

    Bloomberg The euro is on the verge of US dollar parity for the first time in two decades. Europe’s common currency has already slumped to a five-year low near $1.03, buckling from a rush into the greenback as a haven from market turmoil and on the war in Ukraine. That’s led the likes of HSBC Holdings Plc and RBC …

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• 17 May

  China’s central bank keeps key interest rate unchanged

  

    Bloomberg China’s central bank refrained from cutting interest rates despite mounting evidence of a sharp slowdown in economic growth, suggesting policy makers may be concerned about the currency’s depreciation and capital outflows. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) kept the rate on its one-year medium-term lending facility at 2.85% on Monday. Economists had been split on the decision, with …

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• 17 May

  Goldman allows senior staff to take unlimited vacation

  

    Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Group Inc will allow senior staff to take an unlimited number of vacation days, the latest move by a Wall Street bank to retain talent in a heated job market. Partners and managing directors at the New York investment bank can take time off when needed “without a fixed vacation day entitlement,” according to a company …

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• 17 May

  Nigeria issues crypto asset rules

    Bloomberg Nigeria released new rules for digital assets, offering more clarity on trading in the cryptocurrencies in Africa’s most populous nation. The Securities and Exchange Commission published “rules on issuance, offering platforms and custody of digital assets” for virtual technologies, it said. It classifies the assets as securities regulated by the SEC. The rules may help boost trading by …

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• 17 May

  African central banks likely to hold interest rates

  

    Bloomberg Central banks in five of eight major African nations will likely hold interest rates in the next two weeks to shore up their sickly economies, even as the inflation pressures build. Surging food and fuel prices from the war in Ukraine, renewed virus lockdowns in China and the US unwinding coronavirus stimulus have clouded the outlook for the …

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• 16 May

  Saudi Aramco’s net profit rises 82% to $39.5b in Q1

  

    Bloomberg Saudi Aramco posted its highest profit since its record stock-market listing, after oil prices surged in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Aramco, which last week surpassed Apple to become world’s most valuable company, followed Big Oil rivals such as Shell Plc and BP Plc in reporting bumper earnings for the first quarter. Like them, the Saudi …

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