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JPMorgan's investment banking head: quarterly revenues tracking 50% up from 2019
JPMorgan Chase & Co's head of its corporate and investment banking division said second-quarter revenues for its markets unit are on track to be up more than 50% higher than the same period last year, thanks to extremely strong fixed income and equities trading revenues.
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Carl Icahn exits Hertz with 'significant' loss
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said on Wednesday he had sold his entire equity position in Hertz Global Holdings Inc at a "significant loss", days after the car rental pioneer filed for bankruptcy protection.
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Luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers scraps 2020 forecast on COVID-19 woes
U.S. luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc on Wednesday withdrew its full-year forecast and warned it would not provide such guidance for the foreseeable future due to uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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United reshuffles management as it prepares for uncertain recovery
United Airlines Holdings Inc is reshuffling its management team to help the airline prepare for the near-term uncertainty of travel demand, new Chief Executive Scott Kirby told employees on Wednesday, as restrictions to keep the coronavirus from spreading are lifted.
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Boeing resumes 737 MAX production at low rate
Boeing Co on Wednesday said it has resumed production of its 737 MAX passenger jet at the company’s Renton, Washington, plant at a "low rate" after halting production in January following two crashes that killed 346 people.
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American Airlines CEO quells U.S. bankruptcy talk, says demand improving
American Airlines Group Inc is not considering a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, Chief Executive Doug Parker said on Wednesday and dismissed speculation that a major U.S. carrier could disappear due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Oil slides on U.S.-China tensions, OPEC+ uncertainty
Oil futures tumbled on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was working on a strong response to China's proposed security law in Hong Kong and as some traders doubted Russia's commitment to deep production cuts.
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FedEx set to take stake in German deliver firm Hermes: report
U.S. logistics company FedEx Corp is close to taking a stake in German parcel delivery firm Hermes, the Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Wednesday.
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Wall Street gains with economic hopes; bank stocks jump
U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 closing above 3,000 for the first time since March 5, as the further easing of lockdowns lifted optimism for an economic recovery.
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Nissan to begin restart of U.S. auto plants on June 1
Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co said Wednesday it plans to begin restarting its shuttered U.S. manufacturing operations beginning June 1.
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Ackman says hedge fund up 27% year to date, dumped Berkshire
William Ackman's hedge fund is boasting double-digit gains at a time many portfolios have sunk along with the economy during the coronavirus pandemic, after the billionaire investor plowed cash into a number of companies he already owned and dumped Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway among other stocks.
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MGM Resorts to re-open its Las Vegas casinos on June 4
MGM Resorts said on Wednesday it would re-open its Las Vegas casinos on June 4 after months of closure due to public health restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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Stocks rally on EU stimulus plan, euro gains
Equity markets rallied on Wednesday, lifted by enthusiasm for the European Union's plans for a 750 billion euro ($823 billion) recovery fund, but crude prices slid on concerns about unrest in Hong Kong over Beijing's proposed national security laws.
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BlackRock votes to split CEO, chairman roles at Exxon Mobil
Top fund manager BlackRock Inc on Wednesday said it cast an advisory vote in favor of an independent chairman at Exxon Mobil Corp and cast votes against the reelection of two directors over the company's approach to climate risks.
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U.S. businesses hammered by pandemic but see some green shoots, Fed says
U.S. businesses continued to be slammed by the effects of the novel coronavirus epidemic into the middle of May, a Federal Reserve report showed on Wednesday, and few expected a swift recovery despite some signs of hope.
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Exclusive: Chevron to cut up to 15% of staff amid restructuring
Chevron Corp will cut 10% to 15% of its worldwide workforce as part of an ongoing restructuring at the second-largest U.S. oil producer.
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Dollar treads water against euro; yuan sinks on U.S.-China tensions
The dollar steadied against the euro on Wednesday even as the common currency remained supported by news of a proposal for an economic recovery package to help the euro zone region recover from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Moderna rally loses steam over COVID-19 vaccine worries
Shares of biotechs racing to make coronavirus vaccines, including Moderna Inc , fell about 10% on Wednesday, as investor concerns grew about the prospects of the experimental products that are still in early stages of development.
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BlackRock says voted to split CEO, chairman roles at Exxon Mobil
Top fund manager BlackRock Inc on Wednesday said it cast an advisory vote in favor of an independent chairman and against the reelection of two directors at Exxon Mobil Corp over the company's approach to climate risks.
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Oil slides on U.S.-China tensions
Oil futures tumbled on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was working on a strong response to China's proposed security law in Hong Kong and as some traders doubted Russia's commitment to deep production cuts.
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