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Factbox: Global oil, gas producers slash spending after price rout
Oil and gas companies around the world are planning to slash spending in the face of a plunge in oil prices caused by the spread of the coronavirus and a push by Saudi Arabia and Russia to flood the market with supply. [O/R]
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Credit Suisse offers paid leave for workers needing to care for children, elderly
Credit Suisse will be giving employees needing to care for children and family members affected by the coronavirus outbreak a month of paid leave through mid-April, its chairman and CEO told staff in a memo late on Monday.
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Abu Dhabi's Etihad adding cargo flights on routes where passenger operations are down
Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways said on Tuesday it was expanding its cargo network to markets where passenger operations have decreased due to the coronavirus epidemic.
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Musk told Tesla employees in memo to stay home if unwell: sources
Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk sent employees an email on Monday telling them to stay at home if they felt ill or uncomfortable, two people who saw the memo told Reuters.
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Oil prices jump over $1 as sharp falls draw bargain buyers
Oil rose more than $1 on Tuesday as bargain hunters emerged after recent sharp falls due to the coronavirus pandemic and the price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia, but fears of a recession still dragged on the market.
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Renault halts Spain operations after state of emergency declared
French carmaker Renault said on Tuesday that it was halting operations in Spain following the declaration of a state of emergency there in light of the coronavirus crisis.
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Airbus to suspend production in France and Spain
Airbus is stopping production and assembly activities at its plants in France and Spain for the next four days as governments there implement new measures to restrict movements and fight the coronavirus outbreak, the planemaker said on Tuesday.
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Airbus to temporarily halt production in France and Spain
Airbus announced it would stop production and assembly activities at its plants in France and Spain for the next four days, as governments there implement new measures to restrict movements and fight the coronavirus outbreak.
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'Single biggest shock': Airlines, airports battle coronavirus cash crunch
As Boeing and other U.S. aviation companies angle for billions in assistance, airlines and airport operators globally are suspending dividends, selling airplanes and flying cargo on passenger jets amid plunging demand caused by the pandemic.
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Asian stocks jittery after Wall Street plunge
Asian shares held their ground on Tuesday in a volatile session following one of Wall Street's biggest one-day routs in history as headlines about the coronavirus outbreak and its global economic impact whiplashed investor sentiment.
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Oil prices jump $1 as sharp falls draw investors, bargain buyers
Oil rose more than $1 on Tuesday as bargain hunters emerged after recent sharp falls due to the coronavirus pandemic and the price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia, but fears of a recession still dragged on the market.
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Nordstrom shuts stores, pulls 2020 outlook due to coronavirus
Nordstrom Inc said on Monday it would temporarily shut its stores in the United States and Canada and pull its fiscal 2020 forecast, as the upscale retailer joins its peers in an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
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Asian stocks fall in volatile session after historic Wall St. plunge
Asian shares fell on Tuesday in a topsy-turvy session following one of Wall Street's biggest one-day routs in history as headlines about the coronavirus outbreak and its global economic impact whiplashed investor sentiment.
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PG&E wins approval for $23 billion bankruptcy financing package
Power producer PG&E Corp said on Monday that it won bankruptcy court approval to use up to $23 billion in financing after California Governor Gavin Newsom dropped his opposition to those financing commitments.
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Exclusive: Shale gas pioneer Chesapeake Energy taps restructuring advisers - sources
Chesapeake Energy Corp, the oil and gas exploration and production company that helped spearhead the U.S. shale revolution, has tapped debt restructuring advisers amid a rout in energy prices, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.
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Oil prices jumped $1 as recent sharp falls draw investors
Oil prices rose more than $1 on Tuesday as the recent sharp falls due to the coronavirus pandemic encouraged bargain hunters to come forward, although the market remains volatile as the spread of the infection disrupts economies and hurts demand.
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Nordstrom to close stores in U.S., Canada, withdraws 2020 outlook due to coronavirus
Apparel retailer Nordstrom Inc on Monday withdrew its fiscal 2020 forecast and said it would close stores in the United States and Canada for two weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Hyundai Motor's China plant sales in February fall 97% from a year ago
Hyundai Motor's China domestic plant sales in February was 1,007 vehicles, company data showed on Tuesday, down 97% from 38,017 vehicles a year ago.
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Exxon pledges 'significant' spending cuts amid coronavirus, oil slide
Exxon Mobil on Monday said it will make "significant" cuts to spending in the face of the unprecedented slide in oil prices due to the global coronavirus outbreak, which sent its shares to a 17-year low.
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U.S. gasoline refining profits slump to 2008 levels amid coronavirus fears
U.S. gasoline refining margins fell a whopping 95% on Monday - even briefly turning negative - with the cost of gasoline plunging faster than crude oil in anticipation that the coronavirus will keep people off the road and in their homes.
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