Lloyds profits surge as mortgage applications hit 12-year high

Property sales have soared since lockdown as buyers are rushing to complete before the March stamp duty deadline

El Financiero - México |  2020-10-29 | Fuente original

France goes into second Covid lockdown

Europe is being overrun, Emmanuel Macron warns as Boris Johnson is urged to protect UK economy

El Financiero - México |  2020-10-29 | Fuente original

France and Germany thrust into lockdown as second Covid-19 wave sweeps

World stock markets went into a dive in response to the news that Europe’s biggest economies were imposing nationwide restrictions. 

The Straits Times |  2020-10-29 | Fuente original

Positive growth next year, but Singapore economy not out of woods yet

Even if a vaccine becomes available, recovery will take more time than in previous recessions.

The Straits Times |  2020-10-29 | Fuente original

U.S. States Face Biggest Cash Crisis Since the Great Depression

The drop in income and sales tax revenue has created a historic crisis for states, with a total shortfall expected in the hundreds of billions of dollars. The projected gaps are greater than 2019’s K-12 education budget for every state combined, or more than twice the amount spent that year on state roads and other transportation infrastructure.

The Wall Street Journal |  2020-10-29 | Fuente original

Tech CEOs Square Off With Senators in Hearing Over Online Speech

A Senate hearing in which lawmakers tangled with leaders of the largest social-media companies reflected deep discontent with their power to shape political discourse—and equally deep divisions over how to address it.

The Wall Street Journal |  2020-10-29 | Fuente original

What people are buying during the pandemic to make life at home more palatable.

What people are buying during the pandemic to make life at home more palatable.

The Washington Post |  2020-10-29 | Fuente original