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Johnson & Johnson to stop selling talc-based Johnson's Baby Powder in U.S., Canada

Reuters Business News - Tue, 05/19/2020 - 16:35
J&J faces lawsuits from consumers claiming its talc products, including Johnson’s Baby Powder, caused their cancer, but J&J said it remains confident in the product's safety.
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Lockheed may delay delivery of up to 24 F-35 jets as COVID-19 hits suppliers

Reuters Business News - Tue, 05/19/2020 - 16:33
Lockheed Martin said on Tuesday it will slow production of its stealthy F-35 fighter jets at its Texas facility, possibly delaying delivery of between 18 and 24 jets due to a parts shortage as the coronavirus hampers production across the jet's vast supply chain.
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Early data on Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine insufficient: Stat News

Reuters Business News - Tue, 05/19/2020 - 16:29
Data from a small, early-stage safety trial testing Moderna Inc's experimental COVID-19 vaccine does not provide the critical data needed to assess its effectiveness, health-focused Stat News reported on Tuesday, citing experts.
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Ford requires visitors to wear masks but unclear if Trump will comply

Reuters Business News - Tue, 05/19/2020 - 16:00
Ford Motor Co on Tuesday reiterated its policy that all visitors to its manufacturing plants must wear a mask but said the White House will ultimately decide if U.S. President Donald Trump will comply during a planned visit.
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Euro gains on EU recovery-fund plan, oil wavers

Reuters Business News - Tue, 05/19/2020 - 15:59
The euro and European government debt rallied on Tuesday, lifted by a Franco-German proposal to fund grants for regions hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic, while oil traded mostly higher on growing demand as countries eased business lockdowns.
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Early data on Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine insufficient: Stat News

Reuters Business News - Tue, 05/19/2020 - 15:50
Data from a small, early-stage safety trial testing Moderna Inc's experimental COVID-19 vaccine does not provide critical data to assess its effectiveness, Stat News reported on Tuesday, citing experts.
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Trump administration signs up new company to make COVID-19 drugs in U.S.

Reuters Business News - Tue, 05/19/2020 - 15:48
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration awarded a contract worth up to $812 million for a new U.S. company to manufacture drugs and drug ingredients to fight COVID-19 on American soil, aiming to end dependence on other countries.
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Visa extends work-from-home for majority of employees through 2020

Reuters Business News - Tue, 05/19/2020 - 15:30
Visa Inc will allow a majority of its workforce to work from home through 2020, according to Chief Executive Officer Alfred Kelly Jr., mirroring similar moves from other fintech companies earlier in the week.
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Elderly home turns to wearables for contact tracing, sidestepping Apple-Google limits

Reuters Business News - Tue, 05/19/2020 - 15:26
When a senior living facility in Amarillo, Texas suspected a nurse may have caught the novel coronavirus this month, it had a list within five minutes of staff and residents the nurse could have infected.
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U.S. economy won't reclaim all of its lost ground until after 2021: CBO

Reuters Business News - Tue, 05/19/2020 - 15:19
The U.S. economy should bounce back sharply in the third quarter after its deep coronavirus-related collapse, but it will not fully retake recover lost ground until sometime after next year, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office said on Tuesday.
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Coronavirus hammers U.S. homebuilding; permits tumble

Reuters Business News - Tue, 05/19/2020 - 15:18
U.S. homebuilding dropped by the most on record in April and permits for future construction tumbled, underlining fears that the coronavirus crisis would lead to the deepest economic contraction in the second quarter since the Great Depression.
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Airlines say ticket cancellations slowing; business models may change

Reuters Business News - Tue, 05/19/2020 - 15:13
Top U.S. airlines and Air Canada on Tuesday reported slower ticket cancellations and an improvement in bookings on some routes, though executives said overall demand remained weak and changes to travel rules may force new business models.
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Lockheed's F-35 production could slow by 24 jets as COVID-19 hits suppliers

Reuters Business News - Tue, 05/19/2020 - 15:05
Lockheed Martin said on Tuesday it will slow production of its stealthy F-35 fighter jets at its Texas facility, possibly delaying delivery of between 18 and 24 jets due to a parts shortage as the coronavirus hampers production across the jet's vast supply chain.
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Nasdaq informs China's Luckin Coffee it plans to delist it

Reuters Business News - Tue, 05/19/2020 - 15:05
Luckin Coffee Inc said on Tuesday that Nasdaq Inc has given it notice that it plans to delist it from the U.S. stock exchange a month after the Chinese coffee chain disclosed that some of its employees fabricated sales accounts.
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Mnuchin says seeing large second quarter unemployment, negative economic data

Reuters Business News - Tue, 05/19/2020 - 14:53
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday that he is continuing to see large unemployment numbers and other negative economic indicators during the second quarter, but the situation is expected to improve as the U.S. economy starts to reopen.
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Facebook to launch new shopping feature across apps

Reuters Business News - Tue, 05/19/2020 - 14:50
Facebook Inc is launching Shops, a service that will allow businesses to display and sell products on the world's largest social network's platforms, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday.
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As coronavirus crushes small restaurants, big chains see room to move in

Reuters Business News - Tue, 05/19/2020 - 14:47
Prime storefronts left empty by failed businesses. Cheaper or even flexible rents. Landlords willing to add drive-thru lanes.
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Euro gains on EU recovery-fund plan, oil climbs

Reuters Business News - Tue, 05/19/2020 - 14:29
The euro and European government debt rallied on Tuesday, lifted by a Franco-German proposal to fund grants for regions hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic, while oil traded mostly higher on growing demand as countries eased business lockdowns.
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White House panel: Build new tech infrastructure for future jobs

Reuters Business News - Tue, 05/19/2020 - 14:18
A White House advisory panel on Tuesday urged the government and private industry to work together on new technological infrastructure to support future jobs and underpin a solid economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
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U.S. energy secretary criticized by advocacy groups for 'redlining' comment

Reuters Business News - Tue, 05/19/2020 - 14:07
Liberal groups criticized U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette on Tuesday for a comment they interpreted as comparing the reluctance of some banks to finance fossil fuels projects with discrimination against minorities.
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