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United Airlines borrows $2 billion as coronavirus slams industry
United Airlines said on Thursday it had borrowed $2 billion to cope with an unprecedented disruption to the travel industry as the coronavirus pandemic leads to widescale flight cancellations and global travel bans.
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Oil falls more than 5% after Trump surprises with travel ban
Oil prices fell more than 5% on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump unexpectedly announced restrictions on travel from Europe, in an attempt to halt the spread of coronavirus after the World Health Organization described the outbreak as a pandemic.
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Stocks plunge into bear market as Trump's Europe travel ban adds to economic headwinds
Global stocks plunged into a bear market and oil slumped on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump banned travel from Europe to stem the spread of coronavirus, threatening more disruption to the world economy.
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Corporate credit risk heightens as coronavirus impact spreads
Investor worries about corporate credit are heating up as the coronavirus spreads, with the prices of bond funds taking a hit, companies starting to draw on credit lines and some market watchers warning of the possibility that investors pull out of products.
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Insurers face double whammy from coronavirus crisis
Having initially brushed off the potential impact from coronavirus-linked claims, global insurers are waking up to the prospect of a double whammy - a sharp rise in payouts at a time of big investment losses.
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Global stocks plunge into bear market as Trump stuns with Europe travel ban
Global stocks plunged into a bear market and oil slumped on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump banned travel from Europe to stem the coronavirus, threatening more disruption to the world economy.
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Oil falls 7% as Trump surprises with travel ban
Oil prices fell on Thursday following surprise travel restrictions imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump in an attempt to halt the spread of coronavirus after the World Health Organization described the outbreak as a pandemic.
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Blackstone says no blanket policy to tap credit lines
Private equity firm Blackstone Group Inc does not have a sweeping directive in place to encourage companies in its portfolio to draw down credit lines in a bid to ride out the coronavirus pandemic, the company said in a statement.
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Airline stocks plunge as U.S. puts Europe in coronavirus quarantine
European airline stocks already battered by the coronavirus plunged again on Thursday, as a U.S. travel ban on much of continental Europe deepened the sector's misery and piled pressure on governments to offer emergency support.
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European airline stocks in tailspin after Trump travel ban
European airline stocks plunged as much as 20% on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would restrict travel from Europe to the United States for 30 days to try to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
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China airlines report $3 billion loss in Feb as virus erodes travel demand: regulator
Chinese airlines reported a total loss of 20.96 billion yuan ($3 billion) in February as the coronavirus epidemic spread and hit travel demand, the aviation regulator said on Thursday.
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Travel curbs on European travelers to U.S. to hit airlines: trade body
A United States travel ban on European visitors will hit U.S. airlines, their employees, and travelers "extremely hard", trade group Airlines for America said on Wednesday.
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Factbox: Automakers' sales sink in China due to coronavirus epidemic
Vehicle sales in China, the world's biggest car market, tumbled in February as customers stayed at home and away from dealerships due to the coronavirus epidemic that has killed more than 3,100 people in the world's second-biggest economy.
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As one of China's 'Detroits' reopens, world's automakers worry about disruptions
Automakers across the world face the possibility of extended supply chain disruptions as factories in China stutter back to life after closures due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Oil falls $2 as Trump surprises with travel ban
Oil prices fell on Thursday following surprise travel restrictions imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump in an attempt to halt the spread of coronavirus after the World Health Organization described the outbreak as a pandemic.
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Shell CEO's 2019 pay halves after fatalities, revenue fall
Royal Dutch Shell Chief Executive Ben van Beurden's pay package halved last year to 10 million euros ($11.3 million) after the energy company suffered seven deaths and saw a drop in revenue.
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China automakers seek government relief after February sales dive 79% on coronavirus
Automakers in China are calling on the government to help after industry-wide sales plunged 79% in February to mark their biggest ever monthly decline, with demand pummelled by the coronavirus outbreak.
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BOJ's Kuroda meets with PM Abe and vows response to coronavirus
The Bank of Japan is ready to take further steps to support the economy in the face of the coronavirus epidemic, Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said after a meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday.
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JP Morgan abandons Boeing buy call after three years
JP Morgan analysts have given up on their long-term "overweight" call on Boeing Co shares, cutting their price target for the company by $160 to just $210 dollars in a note to clients on Thursday.
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Silver lining for some: virus shutdown boosts China non-life insurers
Chinese non-life insurers are discovering a silver lining to the cloud spreading over China's economic performance from the coronavirus outbreak - a sharp drop in car accident claims.
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