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Wall Street closes up sharply on surprise U.S. jobs report
Wall Street surged on Friday after a strikingly upbeat May jobs report unexpectedly provided the clearest evidence yet that the U.S. economy is headed for a quicker-than-anticipated recovery.
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Trump threatens EU, China with tariffs; names Navarro 'lobster king'
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose tariffs on European Union cars if the bloc does not drop its tariff on American lobsters, naming White House trade adviser Peter Navarro the "lobster king" in charge of talks.
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Miguel McKelvey, co-founder of WeWork with Adam Neumann, to leave company
WeWork's Miguel McKelvey, who co-founded the troubled office-sharing start-up with Adam Neumann, will leave the company at the end of June.
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Canada posts surprise jobs gain in May and June could be even better
Canada unexpectedly added almost 290,000 jobs in May as some provinces loosened COVID-19 restrictions on businesses, data showed on Friday, and there could be an even bigger improvement in June.
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Oil climbs 5% on U.S. jobless drop, OPEC+ meeting hopes
Oil prices rose on Friday after an unexpected fall in the May U.S. jobless rate and OPEC's decision to bring forward to Saturday discussions on whether to extend record production cuts.
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Facebook to apply state media labels on Russian, Chinese outlets
Facebook Inc will start labeling Russian, Chinese and other state-controlled media organizations, and later this summer will block any ads from such outlets that target U.S. users, it said on Thursday.
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Donald Trump says Warren Buffett makes a mistake selling airline stocks
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said Warren Buffett, often regarded as the world's greatest investor, made a mistake by recently exiting a multi-billion dollar investment in the airline industry.
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Row over undelivered jets as Airbus threatens to sue airlines
A stand-off over undelivered passenger jets is intensifying after Airbus signalled it would sue airlines refusing to honour contracts in the face of the coronavirus crisis.
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Reliance says Silver Lake, co-investors to invest extra $601 million in digital unit
India's Reliance Industries late on Friday said U.S. private equity fund Silver Lake and its co-investors will invest an additional 45.46 billion rupees ($601.40 million) in the company's digital unit Jio Platforms.
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Virtual certainty? Bankers ask if success of remote roadshows will last
Who needs expensive lunches at glitzy hotels and fancy restaurants to court investors for bond deals or the sale of new shares on the stock exchange?
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Exclusive: U.S. considers blacklisting more oil tankers over Venezuela trade, official says
The United States is considering imposing sanctions on dozens of additional foreign oil tankers for trading with Venezuela, a U.S. official told Reuters on Friday.
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WeWork co-founder McKelvey to leave company by June end
WeWork co-founder Miguel McKelvey will leave the company at the end of June, a spokesman for the troubled office-sharing start-up said on Friday.
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LVMH refrains from renegotiating Tiffany deal, sources say
French luxury goods giant is not asking to renegotiate its $16.2-billion acquisition of U.S. jewelry chain Tiffany & Co after deliberating whether to do so, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
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PG&E preparing debt financing to exit bankruptcy: CNBC
San Francisco-based utility PG&E Corp is preparing debt financing to exit bankruptcy, CNBC said on Friday citing a report.
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United Airlines closing three of four international bases for flight crew
United Airlines Holdings Inc is closing three out of four international bases for flight attendants, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters, saying it is not able to sustain the bases in the current environment.
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German prosecutors probe Wirecard management board
Munich prosecutors on Friday said they had searched Wirecard's headquarters and opened proceedings against the payment company's entire management board as part of a market manipulation probe initiated by Germany's financial regulator BaFin.
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Nasdaq hits record high as U.S. economy shows signs of rebound
The Nasdaq Composite on Friday became the first of the three major U.S. stock indexes to bounce back to a record high, recovering from a stunning coronavirus-led slump on growing hopes of a swift economic rebound.
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Airbus jetliner deliveries recover some ground in May
Airbus deliveries partially recovered ground in May compared with the previous month, but remained well below normal levels after falling dramatically due to the coronavirus crisis, company data showed on Friday.
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Wall Street jumps, Nasdaq set for record closing high after surprise jobs report
Wall Street surged on Friday, and the Nasdaq was on course to set a new record closing high after the May jobs provided an astounding upside surprise and the clearest evidence yet that the U.S. economy is bouncing back sooner than expected from pandemic-related lockdowns.
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Chevron oil cargo tangled in U.S. sanctions on Venezuela
A Chevron Corp crude oil cargo has become embroiled in U.S. sanctions on shipping companies for violating restrictions on doing business with Venezuela, the company confirmed on Friday.
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