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Singapore Airlines taps investors for up to $10.5 billion amid coronavirus shock

Singapore Airlines (SIA) is tapping existing investors for up to S$15 billion ($10.48 billion) through the sale of shares and convertible bonds to offset the shock to its business from the coronavirus outbreak......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMar 26th, 2020

Singapore Airlines obtains $13 billion rescue package amid coronavirus shock

State investor Temasek Holdings and others will inject as much as S$19 billion ($13.27 billion) of liquidity into Singapore Airlines (SIA) in the single biggest rescue for an airline slammed by the coronavirus pandemic......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMar 27th, 2020

Singapore Airlines latest to get massive rescue amid coronavirus crisis

Singapore Airlines Ltd said it had secured up to S$19 billion ($13 billion) of funding to help see it through the coronavirus crisis and expand afterward, in a sign of confidence travel demand will eventually return......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMar 27th, 2020

United Airlines to raise $2.25 billion in bonds, rolls back plan to cut work hours

United Airlines Holdings Inc said on Wednesday it plans to raise $2.25 billion through a bond offering amid a coronavirus-linked slump in air travel demand, and backtracked on a controversial plan to cut working hours for thousands of employees......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMay 6th, 2020

Hawaiian Airlines reports $144.4M loss amid ‘the most significant demand shock in aviation history’

Amid a drastic decline in global demand for travel as a result of the coronavirus, Hawaiian Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Hawaiian Airlines, reported a loss of $144.4 million in non-adjusted net income, or $3.14 per diluted share, for the f.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 5th, 2020

Eight Thai airlines seek $770 million government assistance

Thailand’s budget and full-service carriers are seeking soft-loans worth 25 billion baht ($770.65 million) from the government to support their businesses amid the coronavirus outbreak, an airline executive said on Friday......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 24th, 2020

Singapore Airlines secures $13 billion to survive coronavirus and grow after

Singapore Airlines Ltd said it had secured up to S$19 billion ($13 billion) of funding to help see it through the coronavirus crisis and expand afterward, in a sign of confidence travel demand will eventually return......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMar 26th, 2020

World stocks sink on coronavirus shock, oil price crash

Global share markets plunged on Monday as panicked investors fled to the safety of bonds and the yen to hedge the economic trauma of the coronavirus, while oil plunged more than 30% after Saudi Arabia opened the taps in a price war with Russia......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMar 9th, 2020

Coronavirus Wreaks Havoc on Chinese Markets, as Tech Responds to Outbreak

Investors wiped around $420 billion from China’s premier stock index, as commodities were dumped amid the country’s accelerating Coronavirus outbreak. The Shanghai Composite tumbled almo.....»»

Category: topSource: redherringFeb 3rd, 2020

Coronavirus Update: India’s COVID surge is ‘beyond heartbreaking,’ says WHO head, as first relief supplies arrive

The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus-borne illness COVID-19 edged closer to 148 million on Tuesday, as India's surge continued to overwhelm its healthcare system amid a global effort to send much-needed relief to the nation of 1.4 billion......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 27th, 2021

United turns down federal pandemic loans, opts for bond market like airline rivals

United Airlines will raise $9 billion from institutional investors through a combination of loans and bonds. Part of that will pay off $520 million the company already bo.....»»

Category: topSource: chicagotribuneApr 13th, 2021

Investors have piled a record $57 billion into US stocks over the past week amid inflation-fueled volatility

Investors put $56.76 billion into US equities this past week, a 237% jump from the $16.83 billion that went into stocks the week prior. Traders and clerks at the CME Group toss.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 19th, 2021

Market Extra: American Airlines raises $10 billion by betting on vacation splurges

American Airlines is paying debt investors yields of about 5.58% to borrow $10 billion, in a deal that hinges on cooped-up customers booking vacations as the threat of the pandemic recedes......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 10th, 2021

London Markets: Travel stocks under pressure in London as investors monitor Bristol COVID-19 variant

London stocks were headed for weekly gains, but the FTSE 250 was looking at a loss as travel-related names took a hit amid worries about yet another potential strain of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 12th, 2021

Robinhood, amid chaos, raises $3.4 billion in total

Investors in Robinhood are stepping up......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsFeb 1st, 2021

Earnings Results: United Airlines posts nearly $2 billion in quarterly losses

United loses nearly $2 billion in its fourth straight quarter of losses amid pandemic-related travel restrictions and fears......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 20th, 2021

Procter & Gamble sales surge fuels jump in profit

Cincinnati-based consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble saw a surge in sales amid the continuing coronavirus pandemic, which led to nearly $4 billion in profit in its most recent quarter. Consumer spending fueled by Covid-19 saw P&G (NYSE: PG) re.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 20th, 2021

How are airlines doing during the pandemic? Delta lost $12 billion in 2020.

Delta Air Lines executives expect a few more rocky months before — they hope — widespread coronavirus vaccinations and t.....»»

Category: topSource: chicagotribuneJan 14th, 2021

US stocks hit records after Trump signs $900B aid package

Stocks began the final week of 2020 with more gains, nudging the major U.S. indexes to record highs. The broad rally came as investors welcomed the decision by President Donald Trump to sign a $900 billion coronavirus econ.....»»

Category: topSource: chicagotribuneDec 28th, 2020

A chart shows how Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos"s net worth exploded by $72 billion in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic

In 2020, the rich got richer. That includes the wealthies.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderDec 24th, 2020

Wells Fargo sells off $10 billion private student loan business to private investors

San Francisco banking giant Wells Fargo & Co. has sold off its $10 billion private student loan portfolio as it looks to shed costs amid a directive under CEO Charlie Scharf to cut billions of dollars in expenses and retrench the lender into its .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 22nd, 2020