April, 2022

• 1 April

  GameStop shares up 22%

  Bloomberg GameStop Corp shares surged as much as 22% in extended trading after the company said it plans to ask shareholders for approval of a stock split in the form of a dividend. The gaming retailer will request at its upcoming annual meeting that shareholders approve a proposal to increase the number of Class A shares to 1 billion from ...

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March, 2022

• 31 March

  China weighs raising billions to rescue troubled financial firms

  

    Bloomberg Chinese authorities are considering a plan to raise several hundred billion yuan for a new fund to backstop troubled financial firms. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) is leading the effort, seeking to shore up confidence in the $60 trillion financial system as the economy slows and a debt crisis in the property industry spreads. The stability fund ...

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• 31 March

  ECB in daily contact with lenders on Russia sanctions

  

    Bloomberg The European Central Bank (ECB) said it is in daily contact with banks on how they’re dealing with implications from sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. “In particular, we are assessing whether banks have implemented adequate internal governance arrangements and controls to adhere to the sanctions,” Andrea Enria, who leads the ECB’s supervisory board, said during ...

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• 31 March

  Citi sells India retail unit to Axis Bank

  

    Bloomberg Citigroup Inc agreed to sell its India retail banking business for about 123 billion rupees ($1.6 billion) cash to Axis Bank Ltd., as the US lender seeks to consolidate its operations in identified markets. Citi will sell its consumer banking businesses including credit cards, retail banking, wealth management and consumer loans, it said in a statement. The transaction ...

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• 31 March

  BNP Paribas loses franc loan case at French court

    Bloomberg BNP Paribas SA’s personal finance unit lost a case at France’s highest court in its dispute over swiss-franc mortgages marketed between 2008 and 2009. France’s Cour de Cassation said that the bank had not given enough information to its customers about the loans’ mechanism, according to the decision that partially overturned an earlier ruling. The loans, which were ...

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• 31 March

  Hong Kong ETFs lure record $4.4bn on stock rebound bet

  

    Bloomberg Stocks in Hong Kong attracted record inflows via exchange-traded funds in March, as retail investors took advantage of a historic dip and an ensuing rebound to bet on further gains. Some 60 equity ETFs tracking the city’s indexes added $4.4 billion since end-February, the most in monthly data compiled by Bloomberg going back to 2000. The Tracker Fund, ...

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• 31 March

  Energy stocks fall with oil as US weighs release

  

    Bloomberg Energy stocks dropped with oil prices as investors weighed reports that the Biden administration is considering a massive release of crude from US reserves to fight inflation. Stocks in Europe are set for the first quarterly decline since 2020. Shares in big US energy companies declined in premarket trading, while index futures mostly advanced, Treasuries held gains and ...

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• 31 March

  UK’s contested Cambo oil field secures license extension

  

    Bloomberg A controversial UK oil project won a license extension, keeping open the possibility of development even after Shell Plc retreated amid a backlash from climate protesters. The Cambo field has received a two-year extension from the energy regulator, operator Siccar Point Energy Ltd said. The project was put on ice late last year after minority owner Shell chose ...

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• 31 March

  US plane crash investigators head to China for 737 probe

  

    Bloomberg A team of US airplane accident investigators and technical experts could head to China as soon as this week to help unravel the mysterious crash of a Boeing Co 737 jet earlier this month, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said. The Chinese government has issued visas to NTSB investigators, along with technical advisers for the US Federal ...

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• 31 March

  Austin airport warns of jet-fuel shortage

  

    Bloomberg Austin, Texas, airport officials warned of an impending jet-fuel shortage amid a surge in travel to and from the state’s capital city. Austin-Bergstrom International Airport issued a fuel-shortage alert and urged airlines to carry extra fuel or send in more supplies via tankers, said Sam Haynes, a spokesperson. With 282 flights scheduled for today & 1,600 + more ...

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