Viewsroom: Fraud puts India’s lenders on edge
A $1.8 bln scam at Punjab National Bank comes just months after the government injected $32 bln to bail out 20-odd state-run financial institutions. The scandal may increase calls for them to be priva...
28 Feb 201821min
Viewsroom: Chipmaker battle fries M&A circuits
Broadcom has lowered its hostile bid for Qualcomm after its target upped its longstanding offer for NXP. That decreases the chance the two larger rivals can strike a deal – assuming regulators wouldn’...
22 Feb 201816min
Viewsroom: Volatility puts investors to the test
Higher wages, inflation fears and the prospect of faster than expected rate hikes are posing challenges market players haven’t seen for years. Comcast may spike Walt Disney’s potion to acquire Rupert ...
15 Feb 201818min
Viewsroom: The Fed’s belated Wells Fargo beating
Chair Janet Yellen forbids the $2 trln lender from growing bigger - on her last day in the job, and 17 months after Wells’ fake-accounts scandal hit. Meanwhile, fellow financial watchdog CFPB seems to...
8 Feb 201822min
Viewsroom: Jamie Dimon risks ruining a good run
JPMorgan’s chairman and CEO intends to lead the bank until around 2023. Dimon has built a strong and successful company over the past 12 years. But the longer he stays, the harder it becomes to leave ...
1 Feb 201818min
Viewsroom: Trump solar tax is more burn than balm
The U.S. president seems to be trying to right past trade wrongs. But business has long since moved on, meaning tariffs on washing machines and solar panels will do more harm than good. Also, Merkel a...
25 Jan 201825min
Viewsroom: Donald Trump goes to Davos
The U.S. president heads to the Swiss Alps confab that’s the antithesis of his “America First” ideology. He’ll have competition: keynote speaker Narendra Modi, with his “Make in India” policy. Plus: B...
19 Jan 201824min
Viewsroom: China’s dubious shot across U.S. bow
Talk of buying fewer of Uncle Sam’s bonds may be Beijing’s way of showing some teeth as the Trump administration mulls import tariffs. But as with other retaliatory trade tactics, it would hurt China ...
11 Jan 201819min
