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Thomson Reuters reported higher quarterly sales and operating profit that fell slightly short of Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, while cutting its full-year sales outlook due to disruption to the global economy from the coronavirus pandemic.

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Thomson Reuters Corp reported higher quarterly sales and operating profit that fell slightly short of Wall Street estimates on Tuesday and cut is full-year sales outlook, citing unprecedented disruption in the global economy.

Lufthansa is not planning to buy rivals weakened by the coronavirus crisis, Chief Executive Carsten Spohr told shareholders at the company's virtual annual general meeting on Tuesday.

U.S. stock index futures rose on Tuesday, building on gains in the previous session, as oil prices jumped and a slew of countries eased coronavirus-led restrictions in an attempt to revive their economies.

Nivea-maker Beiersdorf said on Tuesday its La Prairie premium skincare brand and sun care products have been hit by the drop in international travel due to the coronavirus pandemic while sales of hand wash, hand creams and plasters jumped.

Microsoft will invest $1 billion in Poland as part of a plan that will involve opening a data centre in the country to provide cloud services to businesses and government institutions, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.

The government is ready to back a rescue package for Thai Airways International Pcl , but it will entail a full restructuring and there will be no second chances, the prime minister.

Hugo Boss is seeing signs of a sales rebound in China and online, but expects the impact of the coronavirus crisis to worsen before any recovery kicks in after first quarter sales fell by 17%, which knocked its shares.

BNP Paribas set aside more than half a billion euros in loan provisions on Tuesday as the coronavirus crisis wiped out the French bank's revenue from equity derivatives trading and knocked a third off its first quarter profit.

Vehicle and equipment maker CNH Industrial said on Tuesday it planned to return progressively to full operations at most of its facilities around the world by the end of May, in line with the easing of coronavirus lockdowns.

Liechtenstein-based financial group LGT will be split into three separate firms in 2021, all directly held by the Prince of Liechtenstein Foundation, LGT said on Tuesday.

Irish airline Aer Lingus said it was reviewing its social distancing procedures after a flight on Monday was packed with passengers.

Airline SAS said on Tuesday it had signed a 3.3 billion Swedish crown ($336 million) three-year revolving credit facility agreement, 90% guaranteed by Sweden and Denmark's governments, as it looked to beat a path through the coronavirus crisis.

BNP Paribas' profit fell by a third in the first quarter, as the coronavirus crisis hit equity trading and prompted the euro zone's biggest bank to set aside more than half a billion euros in loan provisions.

French carrier Air France is to require all passengers on board its flights to wear masks from May 11 to comply with French government guidelines on COVID-19 protection measures.

Europe's biggest budget airline Ryanair posted a 99.6% fall in passenger numbers in April, while smaller low cost carrier Wizz Air said numbers plunged 97.6%, as the novel coronavirus halted most flying across Europe.

Oakley and Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica reported a slump in first-quarter sales on Tuesday and warned of an even bigger hit in the current quarter as the coronavirus outbreak prompted store closures.

German fashion house Hugo Boss expects the impact of the coronavirus pandemic to get worse before it gets better after reporting a 17% fall in first-quarter sales, but added that it was seeing signs of a rebound in China and online.

Asian stocks rose on Tuesday, tracking a late Wall Street rally as governments eased coronavirus lockdowns while oil extended gains on expectations fuel demand would begin to pick up.