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Kuwait to check visiting ships for coronavirus, evacuate citizens from Thailand
Kuwait will check visiting ships for the new coronavirus before allowing them to dock and require crew members to stay on board as part of measures to prevent the spread of the disease, state news agency KUNA said.
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Airlines at center of storm as coronavirus spreads
European airlines stepped up their warnings over the coronavirus outbreak on Friday, with British Airways-owner IAG and Finnair flagging a hit to profits and easyJet reporting a big drop in demand into and out of a virus-affected region in Italy.
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Stocks pare losses slightly; Fed chair vows to support economy as appropriate
The S&P 500 pared losses slightly after the U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the economy was solid though coronavirus posed a risk and he vowed that the central bank would "use its tools and act as appropriate to support the economy." {nW1N2AL00A]
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Wall Street eyes worst week since financial crisis on pandemic fears
Wall Street's main indexes were on track for their worst week since the 2008 global financial crisis on Friday as the selloff deepened on fears that the fast-spreading coronavirus could lead to a recession.
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Explainer: How U.S. markets will function if coronavirus breaks out in NYC
If an outbreak of coronavirus hits New York, it could cause more sharp selling of stocks, but markets would likely continue to function even if the floor of the New York Stock Exchange had to close.
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U.S. regulators to rate new auto tech, but Europe leads in safety testing
Autopilot, Super Cruise and Drive Pilot are different names given to technology that automates steering and braking in a growing number of vehicles, but none of it can safely "pilot" cars without regular human intervention.
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SoftBank communications chief Gary Ginsberg takes leave to aid Bloomberg campaign: sources
Gary Ginsberg, the global head of communications for SoftBank Group Corp , has taken an indefinite leave of absence to advise Michael Bloomberg's U.S. presidential campaign, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
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GM to add 1,200 jobs at Michigan plants to meet SUV demand
No. 1 U.S. automaker General Motors Co said on Friday it plans to add more than 1,200 jobs at its Lansing plants in Michigan to meet growing demand for its SUVs.
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Oil prices sink to lowest in more than a year
Oil prices slumped for a sixth day in a row on Friday to their lowest in more than a year, set for their steepest weekly fall since 2016 as the global spread of the coronavirus stokes demand fears.
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Consumer spending, inflation cool; spotlight on Fed amid coronavirus outbreak
U.S. consumer spending slowed in January and could lose further momentum as the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak, which has sparked a stock market sell-off and revived fears of a recession, causes households to tighten their purse strings.
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Exclusive: SoftBank communications chief Gary Ginsberg takes leave to aid Bloomberg campaign - sources
Gary Ginsberg, the global head of communications for SoftBank Group Corp , has taken an indefinite leave of absence to advise Michael Bloomberg's U.S. presidential campaign, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
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Wall Street selloff deepens on pandemic fears
Wall Street plunged in a volatile trading session heading into the weekend, extending a steep selloff from last week as the fast-spreading coronavirus raised fears of a global recession.
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Intesa Sanpaolo hires four additional advisers for UBI Banca bid
Intesa Sanpaolo has picked JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, UBS and Equita Sim as advisers for its bid on rival UBI Banca , Italy's biggest retail bank said on Friday.
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Goldman expects 75 bps of Fed rate cuts by June
Goldman Sachs expects the coronavirus to drive the Federal Reserve to cut U.S. interest rates by 75 basis points by June it said on Friday, implying as many as three cuts starting at its next meeting in March.
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Italy's Alitalia reduces flights on 38 routes as coronavirus deters passengers
Italy's flagship carrier Alitalia said on Friday it was reducing flights on 38 national and international routes because coronavirus was leading to fewer passengers.
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Coronavirus panic wipes $6 trillion off world stocks this week
Coronavirus panic sent world share markets skidding again on Friday, putting them on course for their worst weekly fall since the 2008 global financial crisis, with almost $6 trillion wiped from their market value so far this week.
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Dow drops 1,000 points as pandemic fears heighten
The Dow Jones Industrials slumped more than 1,000 points in intraday trading for the third time this week on Friday, as the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak raised fears of global recession.
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Kuwait will operate a flight to Thailand to evacuate its citizens
Kuwait Airways will operate a flight to Thailand's capital, Bangkok, to evacuate Kuwaiti citizens there, the information ministry said on Twitter on Friday.
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Main Street leans toward Sanders, but Wall Street says Trump
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders may be surging in the polls ahead of Super Tuesday, but some on Wall Street have made their own conclusions on what November will bring: four more years of President Donald Trump.
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