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Iberia reschedules new Airbus deliveries, to withdraw 14 A340s
MADRID (Reuters) - Iberia has rescheduled deliveries of Airbus A350 and A320neo aircraft, and plans to withdraw 14 older Airbus A340 jets from its fleet, as the coronavirus crisis curbs air travel. Th...
Jun 18, 2020
Futures drift lower ahead of jobless claims data
By Medha Singh and Devik Jain (Reuters) - Futures tracking the S&P 500 and Dow indexes edged lower on Thursday as caution over an uptick in COVID-19 infections in parts of the United States and China ...
Jun 18, 2020
Hungary aims for quick decision on three-way bank merger
By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary plans to decide "very quickly" on a proposed three-bank merger to create the country's second biggest lender, a government minister said, signalling str...
Jun 18, 2020
Exclusive: Vanguard names names and backs some calls for climate steps
By Ross Kerber and Sinead Cruise BOSTON/LONDON (Reuters) - Vanguard Group, the world's largest mutual fund manager, backed shareholder resolutions for shippers United Parcel Service Inc and J.B. Hunt ...
Jun 18, 2020
Mother’s Day sales uptick doesn’t cover coronavirus downturn, Washington D.C. florist says
By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mother's Day during the coronavirus pandemic meant an uptick in sales for Lee's Flower and Card Shop in Washington, D.C. "With this quarantine, people haven't be...
Jun 18, 2020
BIS: Non-banks dollar funding market activities need more transparency
By Olga Cotaga LONDON (Reuters) - The rising significance of non-banks has increased the speed and scope of stress transmission through the global financial system at a time when the importance of the...
Jun 18, 2020
Amazon to hire 3,000 people in South Africa for customer service roles
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is hiring 3,000 people in South Africa this year to provide support to customers in North America and Europe, it said on Thursday. The work from home roles will...
Jun 18, 2020
Ford to offer hands-free driving in 2021 – six years after Tesla
(Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said on Thursday that it will offer hands-free driving on its new Mustang Mach-E in fall 2021, six years after Tesla Inc and four years after General Motors Co introduced sim...
Jun 18, 2020
Exclusive: EU in advanced talks with Johnson & Johnson on COVID-19 vaccine deal – sources
By Elvira Pollina and Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission is in advanced talks with pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson to reserve or buy up-front doses of its COVID-19...
Jun 18, 2020
KKR to buy Dutch vacation park operator Roompot
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm KKR said on Thursday it had reached an agreement to buy Dutch vacation parks firm Roompot for an undisclosed sum. Roompot is the second-largest operator ...
Jun 18, 2020
