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Tesla is calling some workers back to California factory: Bloomberg News

Sat, 04/25/2020 - 18:56
Tesla Inc is calling some workers back to its San Francisco Bay Area vehicle-assembly plant next week, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday.
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U.S. airlines receive extra $9.5 billion in payroll support: U.S. Treasury

Sat, 04/25/2020 - 18:46
The U.S. Treasury Department said on Saturday it has released $9.5 billion in additional funds from the Payroll Support Program to U.S. air carriers, bringing to $12.4 billion the total provided to the airline sector hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Embraer hits out after Boeing scraps $4.2 billion tie-up

Sat, 04/25/2020 - 13:16
Boeing Co on Saturday pulled out of a $4.2 billion deal to buy Embraer's commercial jets division, sparking a furious response from its jilted partner and leaving plans for a U.S.-Brazil alliance from regional jets to jumbos in tatters.
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Boeing abandons $4.2 billion Embraer jetliner tie-up

Sat, 04/25/2020 - 12:33
Boeing Co on Saturday pulled out of a $4.2 billion deal to buy the commercial jets division of Brazil's Embraer , unraveling years of work on a transformative move driven by expanding competition with Europe's Airbus .
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U.S. airlines receive additional $9.5 billion in payroll support: Treasury

Sat, 04/25/2020 - 11:16
The U.S. Treasury Department has disbursed $9.5 billion in additional funds from the Payroll Support Program to U.S. air carriers, bringing to $12.4 billion the amount of funds provided to the sector hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, the department said on Saturday.
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Proxy advisers recommend Boeing shareholders vote against key board members

Sat, 04/25/2020 - 10:33
Two proxy advisers, Glass Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), have recommended that shareholders of Boeing Co vote against key board members of the planemaker to show objections to the company's handling of the 737 Max crisis.
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Boeing pulls out of $4.2 billion deal for Embraer's commercial jet unit

Sat, 04/25/2020 - 08:56
Boeing Co on Saturday said it had canceled a $4.2 billion deal to buy the commercial jets division of Embraer , unraveling years of work on what the Brazilian planemaker expected to be a transformative move.
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Exclusive: India plans to fast track Chinese investments after policy change - sources

Sat, 04/25/2020 - 08:44
India plans to fast track the review of some investment proposals from neigbouring countries such as China following concerns new screening rules could hit plans of companies and investors, three sources told Reuters on Saturday.
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Boeing pulls out of Embraer merger talks: sources

Sat, 04/25/2020 - 08:19
Boeing Co has told the Brazilian planemaker Embraer that Embraer has not met conditions needed to complete a civil aerospace tie-up, meaning the $4.2 billion deal is off for the foreseeable future, two people familiar with the matter said.
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Here's why you can't find frozen fries, while U.S. farmers are sitting on tons of potatoes

Sat, 04/25/2020 - 08:17
Shopper Lexie Mayewski is having a hard time finding frozen french fries in Washington, D.C.-area supermarkets in the wake of coronavirus-fueled stockpiling.
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Abu Dhabi's Etihad extends suspension of scheduled flights to at least May 16

Sat, 04/25/2020 - 07:59
Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways said on Saturday it would extend its suspension of scheduled passenger flights until at least May 16 due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Trump threatens to block aid for U.S. Postal Service if it does not raise prices for Amazon

Sat, 04/25/2020 - 05:51
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to block federal aid for the U.S. Postal Service unless it raises shipping rates for online companies like Amazon.com, prompting criticism that the move would hurt consumers relying more than usual on packages during the coronavirus outbreak.
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As U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 51,000, handful of states move toward reopening

Sat, 04/25/2020 - 05:06
With the U.S. coronavirus death toll topping 51,000 and nearly one in six workers out of a job, Georgia, Oklahoma and several other states took tentative steps at reopening businesses on Friday, despite disapproval from President Donald Trump and medical experts.
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Coronavirus came to New York from Europe, not China, governor says

Sat, 04/25/2020 - 05:06
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday pointed to research showing that strains of the novel coronavirus entered his state from Europe, not China, and said that travel bans enacted by U.S. President Donald Trump were too late to halt its spread.
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Japan Airlines looking to tap banks for $2.8 billion in funding: NHK

Sat, 04/25/2020 - 02:33
Japan Airlines Co is discussing the possibility of securing financing totaling $2.8 billion from its lenders to cushion the financial blow of the coronavirus outbreak, public broadcaster NHK said on Saturday.
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Explainer: How the U.S. could use taxpayer dollars to save oil and energy companies

Fri, 04/24/2020 - 20:22
The U.S. federal government is looking at "a whole bunch of alternatives" to support oil and other energy companies, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday as the industry struggles with plummeting prices and demand as the coronavirus crushes economic activity.
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U.S. weighs taking equity stakes in U.S. energy companies, Mnuchin says

Fri, 04/24/2020 - 20:22
The U.S. government is considering taking equity stakes in U.S. energy companies as it seeks to help the nation's oil and gas sector amid the coronavirus outbreak, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday.
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Trump threatens to block aid for U.S. post office if it does not raise prices for Amazon

Fri, 04/24/2020 - 20:20
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to block federal aid for the U.S. Postal Service unless it raises shipping rates for online companies like Amazon.com, prompting criticism that the move would hurt consumers relying more than usual on packages during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Exclusive: Trial of Gilead's potential coronavirus treatment running ahead of schedule, researcher says

Fri, 04/24/2020 - 20:19
A key U.S. government trial of Gilead Sciences Inc's experimental coronavirus treatment may yield results as early as mid-May, according to the study's lead investigator, after doctors clamored to enroll their patients in the study.
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Air France-KLM wins aid deal, flags likely share issue

Fri, 04/24/2020 - 20:08
Air France-KLM secured 7 billion euros ($7.6 billion) in French government aid on Friday, as the airline industry struggles to survive the coronavirus crisis that has all but halted passenger traffic across much of the world.
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