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Key U.S. lawmaker pushes for a ban on mergers until coronavirus pandemic ends

Reuters Business News - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 09:23
The chair of the House Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel on Thursday called for a moratorium on mergers in the next coronavirus stimulus package and a ban on deals that are not directly related to companies about to fail.
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U.S. new home sales fall sharply in March

Reuters Business News - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 09:18
Sales of new U.S. single-family homes dropped by the most in more than 6-1/2 years in March and further declines are likely as the novel coronavirus outbreak batters the economy and throws millions of Americans out of work.
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Oil rallies on Gulf tensions and output cuts

Reuters Business News - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 09:17
Oil rose on Thursday, spurred by rising tensions in the Middle East, output cuts by producing nations to tackle oversupply and the promise of more government stimulus to ease the economic pain of the new coronavirus pandemic.
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Ryanair must be clear about full ticket price: EU court

Reuters Business News - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 09:05
Ryanair must indicate the full price of the ticket when it displays offers on its website, the European Union's top court said on Thursday, although the low cost carrier said it was already doing so.
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Wall Street pares gains as business activity crashes

Reuters Business News - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 08:53
Wall Street pared gains slightly on Thursday as business activity plumbed new record lows in April with the novel coronavirus disrupting manufacturing and services industry production.
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Global equities edge higher on oil rebound, stimulus hopes

Reuters Business News - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 08:53
Global equity benchmarks edged higher Thursday as investors weighed an ongoing rebound in oil prices against stark economic data from Europe and the United States that further illustrated the worldwide toll from the coronavirus pandemic.
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U.S. business activity hits fresh record lows amid coronavirus lockdowns

Reuters Business News - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 08:49
U.S. business activity plumbed new record lows in April as the novel coronavirus severely disrupted manufacturing and services industry production, pushing the economy into uncharted waters.
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Wall Street gains on hopes worst for U.S. labor market over

Reuters Business News - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 08:37
U.S. stock markets climbed higher at the open on Thursday as jobless claims declined for a third straight week, raising hopes that the worst of the coronavirus pandemic's impact on the labor market might be over.
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Jaguar Land Rover to restart some European output from mid-May

Reuters Business News - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 08:34
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will restart some production in Europe from May 18, including at one of its three British car plants and its factory in Slovakia, where the new Defender vehicle is being made.
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Air France-KLM says CEO Ben Smith to give up 2020 bonus

Reuters Business News - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 08:30
Air France-KLM Chief Executive Ben Smith will give up his 2020 bonus, the airline group said on Thursday as it negotiates financial aid from the French and Dutch governments.
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Eli Lilly lifts 2020 forecast as coronavirus lockdowns fuel profit beat

Reuters Business News - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 08:19
Eli Lilly and Co raised the top-end of its 2020 profit forecast on Thursday and beat quarterly estimates, benefiting from customers stocking up medicines such as diabetes drug Trulicity amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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U.S. air fares extend decline as Europe and Asia bottom out: Skytra

Reuters Business News - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 08:07
U.S. air fares are approaching a 40% decline and still falling while ticket pricing in Europe and Asia is bottoming out, according to data (https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fskytra.airbus.com%2Fpresses%2Fcovid-19-impact-on-global-air-travel-23-april&data=02%7C01%7Claurence.frost%40thomsonreuters.com%7C055642bce03940d42daa08d7e7506926%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C637232205851692896&sdata=4pmLAkgTrbI3eIrGBJs3MLzdd02jRr%2B1OGrap3AfKM
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U.S. House set to pass $500 billion in coronavirus relief as unemployment soars

Reuters Business News - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 08:04
Hundreds of members of the U.S. House of Representatives will gather in Washington on Thursday to pass a $484 billion coronavirus relief bill, bringing the unprecedented total of funds approved for the crisis to nearly $3 trillion.
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U.S. House to pass nearly $500 billion more in coronavirus relief

Reuters Business News - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 07:50
Hundreds of members of the U.S. House of Representatives will gather in Washington on Thursday to pass a $484 billion coronavirus relief bill, bringing the unprecedented total of funds approved for the crisis to nearly $3 trillion.
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Bankruptcy looms over U.S. energy industry, from oil fields to pipelines

Reuters Business News - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 07:40
U.S. shale producers, refiners and pipeline companies are scrambling for cash and face likely restructuring as they struggle under heavy debt loads and a dual supply/demand shock in the worst crisis the oil industry has faced.
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Record U.S. jobless claims wipe out post-Great Recession employment gains

Reuters Business News - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 07:38
A record 26 million Americans sought unemployment benefits over the last five weeks, confirming that all the jobs created during the longest employment boom in U.S. history were wiped out in about a month as the novel coronavirus savages the economy.
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Gap says may not have enough money to run operations

Reuters Business News - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 07:08
Gap Inc warned on Thursday it may not have enough funds to run its operations in the next 12 months as it weathers the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, and said it would need to cut costs and raise money by issuing debt.
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Futures retreat ahead of jobless claims, business activity data

Reuters Business News - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 07:07
U.S. stock index futures headed lower on Thursday as investors braced for another staggering jobless claims report and a plunge in business activity data as state-wide lockdown measures hammer economic growth.
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Mideast, African governments failing to protect airlines: IATA

Reuters Business News - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 06:56
Middle Eastern and African governments are failing to take the action required to protect their airlines from the economic crisis caused by the new coronavirus pandemic, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Thursday.
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Markets brush off ugly data, pin hopes on stimulus

Reuters Business News - Thu, 04/23/2020 - 06:55
World stocks inched up on Thursday on hopes for a massive joint stimulus fund to support the European Union during the coronavirus crisis and on an ongoing rebound in oil prices, while investors brushed off a slew of awful economic data.
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