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Amazon is Wall Street’s biggest winner from coronavirus
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) - No company's stock market value has benefited more from the coronavirus pandemic than Amazon.com's. The online retailer and cloud computing heavyweight's market capitaliz...
Apr 29, 2020
Pelosi shoots down McConnell demand for business COVID protection
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that Democrats would not support protections for businesses against COVID-related litigation, which Senate M...
Apr 29, 2020
Cargill saw Brazil trading, processing volumes rise in 2019
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The volume of agricultural commodities originated, processed and traded in Brazil by Cargill Inc rose by 12% in 2019 as the U.S.-based firm makes the most from its presence in on...
Apr 29, 2020
Italy pledged aid to 2.3 million workers. Just 29,000 have got it
By Angelo Amante and Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) - Looking to save lives and stop the coronavirus by shutting down the nation, the Italian government told workers in March: you stay home and we will...
Apr 29, 2020
MetaBank, Fiserv win U.S. Treasury contract to issue Visa pre-paid cards loaded with stimulus cash
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - MetaBank , Fiserv win U.S. Treasury contract to issue VISA pre-paid cards loaded with coronavirus stimulus payments, according to two people familiar with the...
Apr 29, 2020
Volkswagen indefinitely delays restarting U.S. production
(Reuters) - Volkswagen AG said Wednesday it is indefinitely delaying the resumption of production at its Tennessee assembly plant that had been set to restart on May 3. The German automaker in a state...
Apr 29, 2020
Big U.S. banks to be temporarily locked out of small business lending program – SBA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Small Business Administration on Wednesday said it would be temporarily closing its Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) assistance program for small businesses to all but the ...
Apr 29, 2020
JD Wetherspoon to raise $175 million via placement; plans June reopening
(Reuters) - British pubs group JD Wetherspoon plans to raise 141 million pounds ($175 million) in a share placing as it tries to cope with the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, which has...
Apr 29, 2020
Fear, sticker shock over health insurance greet laid-off workers
By Beth Pinsker NEW YORK (Reuters) - If you were laid off in April, the health insurance from your job may stop at the end of the month. Then what? Rest assured there are options, even if they are all...
Apr 29, 2020
Big insurers face fresh coronavirus claim threat from UK hospitality sector
By Kirstin Ridley and Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) - Top insurers such as AXA , RSA , QBE and Zurich face a potential multi-million pound lawsuit from British pubs, hotels, restaurants and leisure gr...
Apr 29, 2020
