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Buffett likely to finally address pandemic at Berkshire Hathaway meeting
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc's annual meeting will be nothing like the extravaganzas of years past, but will give Warren Buffett a chance to show how resilient his cash-rich ...
Apr 30, 2020
Your unemployment questions, answered
By Beatrix Lockwood NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. jobless claims have exceeded 30 million since the coronavirus outbreak hit the country, wiping out a decade of job gains and sending many Americans scramb...
Apr 30, 2020
Only 20 U.S. defense contractors consider $17 billion COVID-19 loan pool
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fewer than 20 companies are considering applying for $17 billion worth of loans earmarked as relief funds for Pentagon suppliers hit by the coronavirus pandemic, a...
Apr 30, 2020
U.S. consumer advocates urge close scrutiny of Google plan to buy Fitbit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department should carefully scrutinize Alphabet Inc's plan to buy Fitbit because the fitness tracker company is a source of nascent competition for Google, which is ...
Apr 30, 2020
LATAM Airlines sees long, slow recovery from coronavirus, defers investments
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - LATAM Airlines, Latin America's largest, predicts a longer and slower recovery than expected following the coronavirus pandemic, forcing it to defer much of its ...
Apr 30, 2020
Defaults among fragile emerging market firms set to rise: Moody’s
LONDON (Reuters) - Defaults by weaker emerging market companies will rise in 2020 and 2021 as the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic hampers business activity, Moody's forecast on Thursday. The ratings a...
Apr 30, 2020
Britain scraps sales tax on personal protective equipment
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will temporarily scrap sales tax on purchases of essential personal protective equipment, the finance ministry said on Thursday, seeking to ease the finances of care homes, ...
Apr 30, 2020
Nissan plans to restart output at UK’s biggest car factory in June
LONDON (Reuters) - Nissan will restart phased production in early June at its northern English Sunderland factory, Britain's biggest car plant, as the sector tries to resume operations amid the corona...
Apr 30, 2020
U.S. economy may not need more stimulus to weather coronavirus hit: White House official
By Reporting by Timothy Ahmann; Editing by Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy may be able to weather the hit from the coronavirus with the stimulative policies already in the pipelin...
Apr 30, 2020
Fast-food chicken demand nears pre-pandemic levels -Pilgrim’s Pride
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicken demand from U.S. quick service restaurants has bounced back to near where it was before the coronavirus outbreak caused consumers to isolate themselves at home, poultry com...
Apr 30, 2020
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