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Amidst a market-wide sell-off of public equities in the face of coronavirus uncertainty, companies across nearly every industry have seen significant declines in stock prices over the past several weeks.
The modern boardroom is beset by huge volumes of data that directors must digest to perform their governance functions, data that are only increasing as industries rapidly change and respond to technological disruption. At the same time, corporate scandals as a result of governance failures continue to emerge.
The spread of the novel coronavirus has upended Americans’ lives in a matter of months. While life outside has ground to a standstill in many regions of the country, much of corporate America is meeting the unique challenges posed by the current epidemic by adopting remote working technologies and practices.
Production of Corona beer is being temporarily suspended in Mexico because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Plans to deliver more than 500,000 cars are in jeopardy as pandemic idles company’s U.S. factory
Sweden’s H&M, the world’s second-biggest clothing retailer, said on Friday it expected a loss in the second quarter after reporting a 46 per cent plunge in March sales as the coronavirus pandemic took a toll on the retail sector.
Canadian bank CEOs insist they will keep paying dividends, even as banks around the world have axed payouts under pressure from regulators to preserve capital within the banking system.
The trade-offs required by the pandemic will get even harder
Exclusive: short-term rental site hit by sharp drop in bookings because of coronavirus outbreak
It is clear that we should be willing to pay huge costs to save lives from Covid-19
Preliminary data in American coronavirus crisis reflect worsening labour market
BMO Markets Chief Investment Strategist talks about some of the expectations for the market in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic
The economic crisis spawned by the coronavirus pandemic has produced a wave of grim U.S. data, with likely more to come as millions lose jobs, businesses shutter and spending stops.
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Discussions and debates regarding the importance of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure have continued their fast-paced trajectory over the past several months. In January 2020, the CEO of the world’s largest asset manager stated, “ . . . we will be increasingly disposed to vote against management and board directors when companies are not making sufficient progress on sustainability-related disclosures and the business practices and plans underlying them.”
State and local leaders can consider several steps now to capture the full humanitarian and fiscal benefits of the roughly $2 trillion federal relief package.
As the world navigates a global pandemic, the importance of crisis planning has been illuminated. Difficult to categorize, COVID-19 could be classified as a black swan event, resulting in unprecedented business disruption for nearly all industries.
The Trump Administration asked 3M Co. to stop sending U.S.-made respirators to Canada, the company said Friday.
China’s central bank said on Friday it was cutting the amount of cash that small banks must hold as reserves, releasing around 400 billion yuan ($56.38 billion) in liquidity to shore up the economy, which has been badly jolted by the coronavirus crisis.
Bombardier Inc. has postponed its annual shareholders meeting indefinitely because of restrictions brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, breaking from several other big Canadian companies still sticking with their original meeting timelines.
For now, they can go to bars. That may change soon
About $65bn of investor orders for deal underscore demand for investment-grade debt
Exclusive: short-term rental site hit by sharp drop in bookings because of coronavirus outbreak
Severe contraction likely as Italy, Spain, France and Germany business surveys see largest monthly falls
TD CEO Bharat Masrani also said the bank will maintain dividends, thanks to a strong capital position
Ford Motor Co (F.N) said on Friday Chief Executive Officer Jim Hackett’s total compensation fell to $17.4 million in 2019 from $17.8 million in 2018.
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