Credit Suisse Sheds nearly 13 of Workforce

ZURICH, Sept 29 Reuters Credit Suisse has shed nearly 13 of its workforce in the past 12 months, underlining the turmoil at the bank that was taken over by crosstown rival UBS in a stateengineered rescue earlier this year. The number of Credit Suisse employees fell to 33,968 at the end of June, from 38,908 at […]
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Cathay Pacific Buys 32 Airbus A321200neo Aircraft for 4.66B

Sept 29 Reuters Hong Kong39;s Cathay Pacific Airways said on Friday it had purchased 32 Airbus A321200neo aircraft from Airbus for a basic price of 4.66 billion. The deal follows an agreement between an Airbus unit and the aircraft acquisition facilitators of Hong Kong39;s flagship carrier in September 2017. Cathay expects the aircraft to be delivered by […]
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Aston Martin Chair Strolls Yew Tree Ups Stake in Carmaker

Sept 29 Reuters Aston Martin on Friday said Chairman Lawrence Stroll39;s Yew Tree Consortium had further increased its stake in the British luxury carmaker by 3.27 to 26.23. Yew Tree, which bought an additional 26 million ordinary shares of the company, was already its largest stakeholder, followed by Saudi Arabia39;s Public Investment Fund PIF and Chinese […]
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China Trade Council Asks U.S. to Carefully Consider Tech Investment Ban

SINGAPORE, Sept 29 Reuters China39;s international trade council has formally asked the United States to carefully consider rules that ban or restrict U.S. investments in China39;s tech sector, state television reported on Friday. U.S. President Joe Biden signed the executive order last month which prohibits or restricts investments in Chinese entities involved in semiconductors and microelectronics, quantum […]
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U.S. GDP q2 Stable Growth 2.1, U.S. Jobless Claims Remain Low, U.S. Benchmark Indices Reverse, Crude Oil Retreats from 94 USDb

PREVIOUS TRADING DAY EVENTS 28 Sep 2023 The U.S. Economy is growing at a stable and good pace as reports show for the second quarter, and activity appears to have accelerated. However, it is currently threatened by a looming government shutdown and an ongoing strike by auto workers. The markets are facing a sticky inflation […]
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