Das Coronavirus macht auch vor den Schweizer Grossbanken nicht Halt. Die Credit Suisse und Konkurrent UBS haben unterschiedliche Massnahmen ergriffen, um Mitarbeiter und Kunden zu schützen. Die wichtigste Massnahme von Credit Suisse hört auf den Namen „Split Operation“ und soll die wichtigsten Prozesse der Schweizer Großbank aufsplitten. Im Falle einer Ausbreitung des Coronavirus wird dann in der Theorie nur ein einzelner Bereich lahmgelegt, anstelle des gesamten...
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Virgin Galactic is looking beyond space tourism to completely change the face of transportation entirely. The price of SPCE stock is growing.The possibility of space tourism is a very exciting one for the average person. The idea that anyone that can afford it can go into space on a leisure trip, points to the growth of technology while also making space more accessible. Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPCE) is the foremost company in this regard and has already seen an amazing demand for...
Read More »UBS Opts for ING Head Ralph Hamers to Replace Sergio Ermotti as CEO
In yet another shakeup, leading financial institution UBS Group removed Sergio Ermotti as its Chief Executive Officer and will replace him with ING Group’s Ralph Hammer. It is already the second major lender after Credit Suisse to replace its leading figure this month.Banks and major financial institutions are making structural and strategic changes this year and Switzerland-based UBS Group is joining the queue. The financial institution giant replaced CEO Sergio Ermotti and immediately...
Read More »Credit Suisse Stock Is Up Even Though CEO Is Stepping Down after Surveillance Scandal
Credit Suisse has ended 2019 with figures in earnings that seems to leave all of its woes in the past, with optimism for 2020. CSGN stock is up though the CEO is leaving the company.Credit Suisse has impressed analysts with interesting figures in its recent earnings report. The Swiss financial services company which had a pretty tumultuous year ìn 2019 seems to have risen above its problems. The recent earnings report surpassed market expectations significantly and is keeping the public quite...
Read More »Credit Suisse Ousts CEO amid Illegal Surveillance Scandal
Important changes have come to Credit Suisse. Tidjane Thiam will be stepping down next week from his position as CEO following a long-drawn surveillance scandal.Credit Suisse AG CEO Tidjane Thiam will no longer serve the firm as from Friday the 14th of February. The development was brought to light through an official press release from the financial services company published earlier today.Credit Suisse CEO DepartsAccording to the statement, the board of directors unanimously accepted...
Read More »Ripple and Intermex Partnership Targets Cross-border Payments Between U.S. and Mexico
Ripple has entered in a new partnership. Together with International Money Express, Inc. (Intermex) it will ensure faster cross-border payments between the U.S. and Mexico.Ripple, a blockchain company specializing in global payments announced on Feb. 4 that it has partnered with International Money Express, Inc. (Intermex), a company providing remittance services to Latin America and the Caribbean corridor. The partnership between Ripple and Intermex is another testament to the blockchain...
Read More »Tesla Stock Is Unstoppable, Will It Reach $420?
Tesla stock seems to be unstoppable in the last few days. At the time of writing, the stock just hit a record high, rising 2.39% to $402.67. This puts the company close to that $420 figure that costs its CEO Elon Musk $20 million in fines with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). When the stock reaches $420, Musk said Tesla will go private.Since Tesla announced a surprise profit in the third quarter, the stock has been on a rise. It finally recovered from its problems caused mostly...
Read More »Best Time to Accumulate Gold and Bitcoin, Says Crescat Capital Analyst
Although the stock market has been hitting new highs, analysts have warned investors to stay cautious during these times. Otavio Costa, an analyst at Crescat Capital said that it is the ideal time for investors to buy and accumulate gold.In an in-depth analysis, Costa explained that the Treasury Yield Curve spreads have moved past the critical 70% threshold. Citing historical patterns, Costa advises investors to liquidate their stocks and instead buy gold for the next two years.History...
Read More »Paytm Gets $1B of New Funding from Softbank and Others
India’s digital payments company Paytm said it got new funding from its shareholders but also some new investors. SoftBank Group Corp.’s Vision Fund, Ant Financial and Discovery Capital will, therefore, together with new investors advised by T. Rowe Price Group Inc. fund Paytm to get it in front of its competitors as the country’s finance sector is slightly beginning to grill.From Ant Financial they said they have been searching for investment opportunities in Southeast Asia in order to...
Read More »China’s Bitcoin Mining Firm Canaan Manages to Raise Only $90 Million through IPO
As previously reported by CoinSpeaker, China’s Bitcoin mining giant Canaan Creative conducted its IPO with its shares going public on the Nasdaq platform on Wednesday, November 20.Well, things have certainly not gone the way Canaan thought and it looks like the decision to go public was all done in haste. In its filing to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Canaan marketed its shares for $9 to $11, as per the Bloomberg report.Previously, Canaan planned to raise around...
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