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Oil falls on scepticism over Trump's Saudi-Russia output deal

Reuters Business News - Fri, 04/03/2020 - 01:46
Oil prices fell on Friday, coming off their biggest one-day gains in the previous session, reflecting market scepticism about a deal U.S. President Donald Trump said he had brokered between Saudi Arabia and Russia to cut output.
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Sweden's H&M sees second-quarter loss as pandemic slams March sales

Reuters Business News - Fri, 04/03/2020 - 01:36
H&M , the world's second-biggest clothing retailer, reported on Friday a 46% plunge in March sales as the coronavirus pandemic took its toll and said it expected to run a loss in its fiscal second quarter.
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Traton sees some order cancellations, can't rule out job cuts: WiWo

Reuters Business News - Fri, 04/03/2020 - 00:39
Volkswagen's Traton commercial truck unit has seen cancellations of orders due to the coronavirus outbreak but these are manageable, its chief told a German magazine in an article published on Friday.
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Trump touts 'great' Saudi-Russia oil deal to halt price rout, but details unclear

Reuters Business News - Fri, 04/03/2020 - 00:33
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had brokered a deal with top crude producers Russia and Saudi Arabia to cut output and arrest an oil price rout amid the global coronavirus pandemic, though details of how cuts would work were unclear.
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Fed's dilemma: Picking winners for $4 trillion in credit

Reuters Business News - Fri, 04/03/2020 - 00:28
When the Federal Reserve polled Wall Street about financial stability risks last fall, "global pandemic" didn't make the list.
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Dollar consolidates as hopes for quick recovery evaporate

Reuters Business News - Fri, 04/03/2020 - 00:19
The dollar edged toward a 2% weekly rise on Friday, boosted by a surge in the oil price and as investors sought safety amid the worsening economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Petrobras says talks among Russia, Saudi Arabia, U.S. 'irrelevant' for oil prices

Reuters Business News - Thu, 04/02/2020 - 23:46
Recent negotiations involving leaders from major oil-producing nations and the United States will prove irrelevant for oil prices, which are low because of depressed demand, the chief executive of Brazil's Petrobras said on Thursday evening.
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Oil, shares slip on doubts over Saudi-Russia deal

Reuters Business News - Thu, 04/02/2020 - 23:11
Oil prices retreated on Friday after massive gains, while stocks in Asia edged down, as doubts grew over an oil price deal between Saudi Arabia and Russia that U.S. President Donald Trump said he had brokered.
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Airline industry braces for prolonged recovery from coronavirus crisis

Reuters Business News - Thu, 04/02/2020 - 21:50
International seat capacity has dropped by almost 80% from a year ago and half the world's airplanes are in storage, new data shows, suggesting the aviation industry may take years to recover from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Boeing to temporarily suspend Philadelphia area operations amid coronavirus outbreak

Reuters Business News - Thu, 04/02/2020 - 21:19
Boeing Co said on Thursday it will temporarily suspend production at facilities in Ridley Township, Pennsylvania, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, adding that the suspension will last two weeks, with work to resume on April 20.
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Airbnb lowers internal valuation to $26 billion as coronavirus hits bookings: source

Reuters Business News - Thu, 04/02/2020 - 21:15
Airbnb lowered its internal valuation by 16% to $26 billion, as the U.S. home rental firm grapples with a slowdown in bookings due to the global spread of the coronavirus pandemic, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.
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Oil futures pare record gains as doubts creep in on Trump's Saudi-Russia output deal

Reuters Business News - Thu, 04/02/2020 - 21:04
Oil prices fell on Friday, coming off their biggest one-day gains in the previous session after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had brokered a deal between Saudi Arabia and Russia to cut output, but made no offer to reduce U.S. production.
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Oil futures pare record gains as doubts creep in on Trump's Saudi-Russia output deal

Reuters Business News - Thu, 04/02/2020 - 20:45
Oil prices fell on Friday, coming off their biggest one-day gains in the previous session after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had brokered a deal between Saudi Arabia and Russia to cut output, but made no offer to reduce U.S. production.
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Uber to start shipping car disinfectants to drivers

Reuters Business News - Thu, 04/02/2020 - 20:44
Uber Technologies Inc will begin shipping disinfecting car spray to selected drivers in areas most affected by the coronavirus outbreak, an executive said on Thursday.
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Healthcare stocks show their defensive allure in ailing market

Reuters Business News - Thu, 04/02/2020 - 20:44
The coronavirus pandemic is throwing a spotlight on stocks in the U.S. healthcare sector, home to the companies that could develop treatments, vaccines and improved diagnostics needed to tackle the greatest public health crisis in a century.
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FCC proposes to fine TracFone Wireless $6 million for subsidy violations

Reuters Business News - Thu, 04/02/2020 - 20:43
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday proposed to fine TracFone Wireless $6 million for allegedly violating its rules governing the subsidy program for telecommunications services for low income users.
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GM rolls out safety protocols for ventilator-making workers

Reuters Business News - Thu, 04/02/2020 - 20:42
General Motors Co on Thursday rolled out a series of safety measures for workers in Indiana who will make ventilators, outlining what could be a blueprint for opening U.S. auto plants in the coming weeks.
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Chipotle under pressure in New York over coronavirus sick leave

Reuters Business News - Thu, 04/02/2020 - 20:41
Less than two months after settling with New York City regulators over paid sick leave, Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc is under pressure for its policies amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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U.S. gig workers seeking coronavirus jobless benefits hit bureaucratic wall

Reuters Business News - Thu, 04/02/2020 - 20:40
Uber and Lyft drivers are hitting a wall in their efforts to apply for the coronavirus jobless benefits promised by Congress as state agencies say they are not ready to handle a class of workers who are totally new to the U.S. unemployment system.
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American Airlines slashes flights but has no plans to halt U.S. service

Reuters Business News - Thu, 04/02/2020 - 20:40
American Airlines Co said on Thursday it is cutting additional flights this summer as travel demand has drastically shrunk amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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