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KKR buys vacation parks firm Roompot in $1.1 billion deal

Thu, 06/18/2020 - 07:47
U.S. private equity firm KKR said on Thursday it had reached an agreement to buy Dutch vacation parks firm Roompot from French private equity firm PAI Partners.
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U.S. weekly jobless claims remain high as second wave of layoffs hits industries

Thu, 06/18/2020 - 07:38
A second wave of layoffs amid weak demand and fractured supply chains is keeping new U.S. applications for unemployment benefits elevated, supporting views that the economy faces a long and difficult recovery from the COVID-19 recession.
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Kroger expects to top 2020 outlook, beats estimates for profit, sales

Thu, 06/18/2020 - 07:27
Kroger Co said it expects to exceed its 2020 outlook for same-store sales and profit after beating Wall Street expectations for quarterly results on Thursday, as the U.S. supermarket chain benefited from consumers stocking up on essentials during the coronavirus lockdowns.
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World stocks drift lower as second wave virus fears mount

Thu, 06/18/2020 - 07:23
Global stocks drifted lower on Thursday as an increase in new coronavirus cases in some U.S. states and China crushed hopes of a swift world economic comeback from the pandemic.
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Wells Fargo investment adviser to sell feeder fund platform to iCapital

Thu, 06/18/2020 - 07:09
Wells Fargo & Co said on Thursday its investment adviser Wells Fargo Investment Institute will sell its feeder fund platform to fintech firm iCapital Network for an undisclosed amount.
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Dollar and yen supported by fears of new pandemic wave; Norway's crown shines

Thu, 06/18/2020 - 06:52
The U.S. dollar and Japanese yen held their positions on Thursday as concerns about a rise in new coronavirus cases underpinned demand for safe-haven currencies, while the Norwegian crown was a star performer.
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Mother's Day sales uptick doesn't cover coronavirus downturn, Washington D.C. florist says

Thu, 06/18/2020 - 06:32
Mother's Day during the coronavirus pandemic meant an uptick in sales for Lee's Flower and Card Shop in Washington, D.C.
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Exclusive: Who's in charge at Nissan? COO's allies push to give him shared CEO role – sources

Thu, 06/18/2020 - 06:27
Nissan's chief operating officer Ashwani Gupta helped engineer the troubled automaker's latest turnaround plan. Now his allies are pressing the board to promote him to co-CEO to drive the new strategy, said four people with direct knowledge.
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Futures drift lower ahead of jobless claims data

Thu, 06/18/2020 - 06:22
Futures tracking the S&P 500 and Dow indexes edged lower on Thursday as caution over an uptick in COVID-19 infections in parts of the United States and China weighed on the mood ahead of a weekly jobless claims report.
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Amazon to hire 3,000 people in South Africa for customer service roles

Thu, 06/18/2020 - 05:44
Amazon.com Inc is hiring 3,000 people in South Africa this year to provide support to customers in North America and Europe, it said on Thursday.
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Ford to offer hands-free driving in 2021 - six years after Tesla

Thu, 06/18/2020 - 05:40
Ford Motor Co said on Thursday that it will offer hands-free driving on its new Mustang Mach-E in fall 2021, six years after Tesla Inc and four years after General Motors Co introduced similar systems.
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Exclusive: EU in advanced talks with Johnson & Johnson on COVID-19 vaccine deal - sources

Thu, 06/18/2020 - 05:34
The European Commission is in advanced talks with pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson to reserve or buy up-front doses of its COVID-19 vaccine under development, two officials familiar with the talks told Reuters.
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KKR to buy Dutch vacation park operator Roompot

Thu, 06/18/2020 - 05:27
U.S. private equity firm KKR said on Thursday it had reached an agreement to buy Dutch vacation parks firm Roompot for an undisclosed sum.
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Automakers rev up U.S. assembly lines, wary of outside risks to workers

Thu, 06/18/2020 - 05:03
Automakers are speeding up U.S. assembly lines to meet recovering demand, increasingly confident coronavirus safety protocols are working to prevent outbreaks in their plants but wary of the challenges workers face outside.
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JPMorgan gets China's nod for first fully foreign-owned futures business

Thu, 06/18/2020 - 04:50
China on Thursday approved JPMorgan's application to operate the first fully foreign-owned futures business, as the world's second-largest economy pushes ahead with opening its multi-trillion-dollar financial market.
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Sharp learning curve for bosses as WFH goes global

Thu, 06/18/2020 - 04:15
Two weeks into the coronavirus lockdown and Sergei Holmeckis, a boss at Deutsche Telekom's Czech operations in the city of Brno, was frustrated with staff video calls. His team didn't like turning on their cameras and the discussion was stilted.
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Oil prices tick up amid mixed signals from U.S. data

Thu, 06/18/2020 - 03:56
Oil prices ticked up on Thursday after U.S. oil product stocks shrank, providing bulls with ammunition ahead of a meeting between OPEC producers and their allies to discuss their future output strategy.
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Stocks drift as second wave virus fears mount

Thu, 06/18/2020 - 03:18
Global stocks drifted on Thursday as spiking coronavirus cases in some U.S. states and China crushed hopes of a quick global economic comeback from the pandemic.
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PepsiCo drops Aunt Jemima branding; Uncle Ben's, others under review

Thu, 06/18/2020 - 03:17
PepsiCo Inc said on Wednesday it will change the name and brand image of its Aunt Jemima pancake mix and syrup which have been criticized as racist amid a national debate over racial inequality in the United States.
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Glass Lewis joins ISS in opposing Tesla chairwoman's re-election to board

Thu, 06/18/2020 - 02:50
Glass Lewis said on Thursday that it urged Tesla Inc investors to vote against re-electing Chairwoman Robyn Denholm to the company's board, making it the second proxy advisory firm to oppose her appointment.
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