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Air France job cuts to test CEO Smith's consensual style

Thu, 05/07/2020 - 10:42
Air France-KLM is opening talks with its French unions on workforce cuts, Chief Executive Ben Smith told Reuters, as the airline group warned of mounting losses with no clear end in sight to the coronavirus crisis.
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Air France-KLM boss right to tackle subject of jobs: minister

Thu, 05/07/2020 - 10:42
Air France-KLM Chief Executive Ben Smith is right to tackle the subject of jobs at the struggling airline, said French government minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari on Thursday, as trade unions brace for possible cuts.
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Wall Street bullish on Lyft, Uber on lower driver costs, recovery signs

Thu, 05/07/2020 - 10:40
Wall Street gave a resounding vote of confidence to ride-hailing stocks ahead of Uber's results on Thursday, after Lyft indicated a recovery in demand and lower costs as rising unemployment creates more supply of drivers than jobs in the market.
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JetBlue posts quarterly loss, scales back Airbus orders

Thu, 05/07/2020 - 10:28
JetBlue Airways Corp on Thursday posted a $268 million quarterly loss as the coronavirus pandemic hurt air travel demand, and cut its order book with Airbus SE by about 34% through 2022 to save $1.1 billion in aircraft spending.
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Facebook names first members of oversight board that can overrule Zuckerberg

Thu, 05/07/2020 - 09:55
Facebook Inc's new content oversight board will include a former prime minister, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and several constitutional law experts and rights advocates among its first 20 members, the company announced on Wednesday.
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Luxury department store chain Neiman Marcus files for bankruptcy

Thu, 05/07/2020 - 09:50
Neiman Marcus Group filed for bankruptcy protection on Thursday, marking one of the highest-profile collapses yet among retailers forced to temporarily close stores in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Harley appoints turnaround specialist Jochen Zeitz to revive sales

Thu, 05/07/2020 - 09:44
Harley-Davidson Inc on Thursday appointed board member and turnaround specialist Jochen Zeitz to the role of chief executive officer, as the struggling motorcycle maker looks to tap into his expertise to woo customers and revive sales.
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After the triumph of Animal Crossing, a thin pipeline for Nintendo

Thu, 05/07/2020 - 09:35
The runaway success of Nintendo Co Ltd's island life simulator Animal Crossing: New Horizons has overshadowed an uncomfortable fact for fans of the Switch console - it lacks upcoming titles.
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Next enters British beauty contest in former Debenhams stores

Thu, 05/07/2020 - 09:34
British clothes retailer Next will open five standalone beauty halls in former Debenhams stores across the country as a first step in its ambition to become a new force in beauty retailing, the company said on Thursday.
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Lufthansa seeking 9 billion euro bailout

Thu, 05/07/2020 - 09:16
Lufthansa on Thursday said it is negotiating a 9 billion euro ($9.71 billion) "stabilisation package" with Germany's Federal Economic Stabilization Fund, confirming an earlier Reuters report.
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Twilio shares surge 32% after results crush Wall Street estimates

Thu, 05/07/2020 - 08:59
Twilio Inc shares surged 32% to a record high after the cloud communication provider's quarterly results and forecast smashed Wall Street estimates on increased demand from telehealth and education companies amid widespread lockdowns.
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Kohl's to reopen 25% of stores as states lift lockdown restrictions

Thu, 05/07/2020 - 08:52
Kohl's Corp said on Thursday it plans to reopen a quarter of its stores by next week, as retailers start to get business going again in states where coronavirus-induced lockdown restrictions have eased.
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Lufthansa says is seeking 9 billion euro bailout

Thu, 05/07/2020 - 08:49
Lufthansa on Thursday said it is negotiating a 9 billion euro ($9.71 billion) "stabilisation package" with Germany's Federal Economic Stabilization Fund, confirming an earlier Reuters report.
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U.S. demand for cars expected to rebound while travel, dining lag: ad agency

Thu, 05/07/2020 - 08:41
Consumer demand for cars could begin to recover this month in the United States after steep declines due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the hard-hit travel and dining industries will likely continue to face difficult times, according to a major U.S. advertising agency.
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Wall Street jumps as China data fuels recovery hopes

Thu, 05/07/2020 - 08:35
U.S. stocks jumped at the open on Wednesday after a surprise rise in Chinese exports and a surge in oil prices spurred hopes of a faster economic recovery, taking the sting off another gloomy weekly jobless claims report.
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Stocks shake-off U.S. jobs data thanks to China trade relief

Thu, 05/07/2020 - 08:30
World shares largely shook off data on Thursday showing millions more Americans sought unemployment benefits, with sentiment sustained by stronger than expected Chinese exports.
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Harley-Davidson names Jochen Zeitz as CEO

Thu, 05/07/2020 - 08:20
Motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson Inc on Thursday named Jochen Zeitz as chief executive officer. Zeitz has served as acting president and CEO of the company since February 2020.
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Wall Street set to jump as China data fuels recovery hopes

Thu, 05/07/2020 - 08:16
Wall Street's main indexes were set to open sharply higher on Thursday after a surprise rise in Chinese exports and a surge in oil prices spurred hopes of an economic recovery, taking the sting off another gloomy weekly jobless claims report.
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Fashion shift online picks up even as stores reopen

Thu, 05/07/2020 - 08:03
Retailers selling fashion online are emerging as the winners of the coronavirus crisis as consumers are staying home even as stores start to reopen, results from major companies showed on Thursday.
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PayPal, Square eye boost as crisis spurs online shopping shift

Thu, 05/07/2020 - 08:02
Wall Street analysts looked past a surprisingly shaky first quarter for payment processors PayPal Holdings Inc and Square Inc hoping that the shift towards more online buying will see their businesses surge this year.
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