Month: April 2021

Pedestrians wearing protective masks walk past a logo displayed at a HSBC bank branch in the central district of Hong Kong. Roy Liu| Bloomberg | Getty Images HSBC, Europe’s largest lender by assets, reported first-quarter pre-tax profits that beat estimates but reported revenue was down. The London-headquartered bank, which makes most of its revenue in
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Being named to UNESCO’s World Heritage List often brings worldwide acclaim, tourist revenue and access to international funding and expertise. But there are strings attached.   World Heritage sites are, in principle, inscribed “forever,” said Mechtild Rossler, director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, but countries have to do their part to protect and counteract
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Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk Getty Images Jeff Bezos‘ Blue Origin filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office against NASA on Monday, challenging the space agency’s award of a nearly $3 billion moon lander contract to Elon Musk’s SpaceX earlier this month. SpaceX, in a competition against Blue Origin and Leidos‘ subsidiary Dynetics, was
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A new Singapore-inspired tax law will reduce corporate income tax and boost foreign investment in the Philippines, finance secretary Carlos Dominguez told CNBC, as the country moves to speed up its economic recovery. The Philippines’ so-called corporate recovery and tax incentives for enterprises (CREATE) act, which was signed into law last month, aims to provide
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In this article DBSM-SG UOBH-SG OCBC-SG .STI View of the Singapore Central Business District. Suhaimi Abdullah | Getty Images News | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Singapore’s three largest banks are expected to report improved earnings as the global economy recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, said analysts.   The banks are scheduled to release first-quarter earnings
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Both the federal government and the states raise revenue for infrastructure spending through taxes on motor fuel and vehicles. The states also collect fees from toll roads and other road charges. This system constitutes a well-designed user fee system, as taxes paid by users of infrastructure are dedicated to building and maintaining infrastructure. However, neither
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Medical workers in personal cover protective equipment (PPE) stand alert mode outside the Covid-19 ward at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on April 22, 2021 in New Delhi, India. Sonu Mehta | Hindustan Times | Getty Images WASHINGTON – The Biden administration said that it will immediately make raw materials needed for India’s coronavirus vaccine production
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The 10-year Treasury Note yield may be on the verge of breaking out of its slump. After stabilizing over the past several weeks, Wells Fargo Securities’ Michael Schumacher predicts the current risk backdrop will re-energize yields in the coming weeks. He lists the Federal Reserve’s high level of comfortableness surrounding rising inflation, the massive amount
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about his $2 trillion infrastructure plan during an event to tout the plan at Carpenters Pittsburgh Training Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 31, 2021. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters More than half of Americans say they support President Joe Biden‘s performance in office so far and approve of his sweeping infrastructure
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