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Boeing aims to conduct key 737 MAX certification flight in late June: sources
Boeing Co is aiming to conduct a key certification test flight on its grounded 737 MAX in late June, two people briefed on the matter said.
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Number of U.S. air passengers fell 96% in April to historic low: government
U.S. airlines carried 3 million passengers in April, a staggering 96% decline from April 2019 amid the coronavirus pandemic and flight restrictions, the Transportation Department said on Wednesday.
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UK watchdog extends deadline for final ruling on Amazon's Deliveroo deal
Britain's competition regulator has given itself two more months to make a final ruling on Amazon's purchase of a minority stake in online delivery group Deliveroo so it can take full account of representations from all interested parties.
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J&J to begin human trials of COVID-19 vaccine in second half of July
Johnson & Johnson said on Wednesday it would bring forward by two months human trials of its potential COVID-19 vaccine to the second half of July, as the drugmaker rushes to develop a shot for the contagious respiratory disease.
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With crisis response in place, Fed focuses on long term
The Federal Reserve completes its latest policy meeting on Wednesday with attention turning from its massive response to the coronavirus pandemic and toward its still-developing plans to strengthen and lengthen a nascent economic recovery.
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Walmart's Mexico business set to absorb two internal units
The Mexican unit of U.S. retailer Walmart said on Wednesday a shareholder meeting would discuss the absorption of two internal units, Holding de Restaurantes y Servicios and Tiendas Wal-Mart.
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U.S. air passengers fell 96% in April to historic low: government
U.S. airlines carried 3 million passengers in April, a staggering 96% decline amid the coronavirus pandemic and flight restrictions, the Transportation Department said Wednesday.
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Emirates airline redundancies continue for second day, sources say
Emirates laid off more pilots and cabin crew on Wednesday in a second day of redundancies at one of the world's biggest long-haul airlines, three company sources said.
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Dollar slips, stocks fall ahead of Fed meeting
The dollar slid to a three-month low and a gauge of global equities edged lower on Wednesday as investors awaited news at the end of a two-day meeting of the Federal Reserve and its plans to strengthen a nascent U.S. economic recovery.
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S&P 500, Dow slip ahead of Fed outlook; Nasdaq scales fresh high
The S&P 500 and Dow eased on Wednesday, as losses in financial stocks outweighed a boost from technology, with focus shifting to the Federal Reserve's first projections on the economy since the coronavirus outbreak.
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Ford, Volkswagen target 8 million vehicles in van alliance
Ford Motor Co and Volkswagen AG said on Wednesday they would make up to 8 million units of medium pickup trucks and commercial vans over the lifecycle of the vehicles as part of an alliance announced last year.
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Goldman traders gain $1 billion in commodities revenue after oil slump
Goldman Sachs Group Inc commodities unit generated more than $1 billion in revenue this year through May as traders positioned their bets for the collapse in oil prices, a source familiar with the group's finances said on Wednesday.
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Twitter, Square to make June 19 a holiday to support racial diversity
Jack Dorsey, the chief executive of Square Inc and Twitter Inc, said June 19, popularly known as 'Juneteenth', would be a permanent company-wide holiday in the United States to show support for racial diversity.
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Tesla to accelerate production of Semi trucks: memo
Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk has told his staff it was time to bring the Tesla Semi commercial truck to "volume production," a message that coincides with a surge in the share price of rival clean truck maker Nikola Corp .
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Dollar slumps to three-month lows on Fed easing speculation
The dollar dropped to a three-month low on Wednesday as speculation increased that the U.S. Federal Reserve will announce later in the session it intends to keep the recent rise in bond yields in check.
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Ford to return to pre-COVID production rates in U.S. plants by early July, COO says
Ford Motor Co expects to have its U.S. vehicle assembly plants return by early July to building at the rates they did before the coronavirus pandemic shut down the U.S. auto industry for two months, a top executive said on Wednesday.
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UK regulator gets more time for final ruling on Amazon's Deliveroo deal
Britain's competition regulator has given itself two more months to make a final ruling on Amazon's purchase of a minority stake in online delivery group Deliveroo so it can take full account of representations from all interested parties.
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S&P opens higher, Nasdaq hits record as all eyes turn to Fed
U.S. stocks opened higher on Wednesday, with Nasdaq hitting another record high, as attention shifted to the Federal Reserve's first projections on the economy post-coronavirus outbreak.
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Airlines heading for $84 billion loss this year: IATA
(This June 9 story corrects to show combined 2020-2021 loss forecast about $100 billion, paragraph 5)
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Oil falls below $41 as U.S. inventory rise revives glut worries
Oil fell more than 1% to below $41 a barrel on Wednesday after a report showed a rise in crude inventories in the United States, reviving concerns about oversupply and weak demand because of the coronavirus crisis.
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