Tag: Financial services

Italy approves tight budget partly funded by a levy on banks and insurers

ROME -- Italy’s far-right government has approved a budget for next year of about 30 billion euros ($33 billion), which officials say will...

UK inflation falls to lowest level in over 3 years, cementing expectations for another rate cut

LONDON -- Inflation in the U.K. has fallen to its lowest level for more than three years, official figures showed Wednesday, a drop...

United Airlines says its third-quarter profit dipped 15% but revenue trends are looking up

United Airlines on Tuesday reported that its third-quarter profit fell 15% from a year ago but revenue trends improved thanks to low-fare carriers...

Hedge fund Elliott calls for Southwest shareholders to meet and vote on its slate of directors

The second largest shareholder of Southwest Airlines on Monday called for special meeting of shareholders to vote on its slate of eight new...

Stock market today: Asian shares gain after China says more help is needed for its slowing economy

BANGKOK -- Asian shares gained ground on Monday, with stocks in China rising more than 1% after the finance minister said over the...

JPMorgan net income falls as bank sets aside more money to cover potential bad loans

NEW YORK -- JPMorgan on Friday reported that its net income fell 2% in the third quarter as the bank had to set...

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