Day: February 6, 2022

Feb 06
FSMA sets up call centre for questions about Coronavirus measures

Various measures have been announced to help attenuate the impact of the coronavirus crisis on consumers, the self-employed and companies. Such measures have been adopted both by the government and by the banking and insurance sector. Anyone who has questions about these can, as from today, contact the call centre at the Financial Services and […]

Feb 06
U.S. gains 467,000 jobs in January and hiring was much stronger at end of 2021 despite omicron

The numbers:  The U.S. added a robust 467,000 jobs in January and hiring was much stronger at the end of 2021 than originally reported, pointing to the resilience of a rapidly recovering economy despite successive waves of the coronavirus. The unemployment rate rose to 4% from 3.9%, the government said Friday. Economists polled by Wall […]

Feb 06
Royal Caribbean stock falls after wider-than-expected loss, another revenue miss

Shares of Royal Caribbean Group RCL, -4.76% fell 1.5% in premarket trading Friday, after the cruise operator reported a wider-than-expected fourth-quarter loss and revenue that missed expectations again, as the omicron variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 led to cruise cancellations and service disruptions. The net loss narrowed to $1.36 billion, or $5.33 a […]