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Luckin Coffee’s Recovery Just Got Tougher After Firing CEO

(Bloomberg) — The firings of Luckin Coffee Inc.’s chief executive officer and her lieutenant in an escalating scandal over faked transactions is another body blow for the Chinese chain, which expanded at breakneck speed trying to supplant Starbucks Corp. as the dominant barista in a booming coffee culture.CEO Jenny Zhiya Qian and Chief Operating Officer Jian Liu were terminated and also resigned their board positions, according to a Tuesday filing by the U.S.-listed company. Six others either were suspended or placed on leave. Jinyi Guo, a board member and senior vice president, was named acting CEO.The dismissals reflect the increasing …read more […]

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Commerzbank Takes $520 Million Virus Hit as Provisions Jump

(Bloomberg) — Commerzbank AG took a 479 million-euro ($520 million) hit to deal with the fallout from the coronavirus crisis, joining peers in marking down assets and boosting reserves to deal with bad loans.The Frankfurt-based bank said on Wednesday that 185 million euros of its 326 million euros in credit provisions were directly related to the outbreak, while the crisis also caused a hit of 295 million euros in the value of customer derivatives. Commerzbank said credit provisions could reach 1.4 billion euros this year, making its goal of posting a profit “very ambitious.”The outbreak has added urgency to a …read more […]