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U.S. Chamber cautions against new coronavirus-linked regulations for business
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday said guidelines for reopening businesses after coronavirus lockdowns should be consistent across states, cities and counties, but caution...
Apr 28, 2020
Trump says will sign order on virus-related liability problems
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will sign an executive order later in the day that addresses liability issues that have arisen from the coronavirus pandemic. Trum...
Apr 28, 2020
H&M set to permanently close eight shops in Italy
MILAN (Reuters) - Sweden's H&M is set to permanently close eight of its Italian stores, including two in the country's fashion capital Milan, as it pushes ahead with plans that pre-date the COVID-19 p...
Apr 28, 2020
Forget 2020, stock market optimists look at 2021 for buy signals
LONDON (Reuters) - Shrugging off reams of terrible economic data, plunging oil prices and dire corporate profits, world stocks have recouped around half of this year's coronavirus-linked losses as inv...
Apr 28, 2020
Oil fund’s forced sales send WTI prices plunging again: Kemp
By John Kemp LONDON (Reuters) - Front-month U.S. light crude oil futures prices slumped almost 25% yesterday, the second sharp tumble in a week, after the exchange operator ordered a major commodity f...
Apr 28, 2020
Fast food sector hopes stimulus checks boost sales after tough quarter
By Hilary Russ and Nivedita Balu (Reuters) - Slumping sales at big fast food chains could get a boost as hungry and restless customers spend stimulus checks after long lockdowns, analysts and some ope...
Apr 28, 2020
U.S. banks battle technology issues in race for $310 billion in new small-business aid
By Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. bankers racing to grab $310 billion in fresh small-business aid worked through the night on Tuesday, with many battling ongoing technology problems create...
Apr 28, 2020
Small U.S. businesses hope second time’s the charm for emergency aid
By Timothy Aeppel (Reuters) - Cheryl Wellman is one of thousands of small business owners anxious to see if she'll get a slice of the $310 billion in new emergency aid that was just released by Washin...
Apr 28, 2020
Bayer board wins shareholder vote of approval at AGM
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bayer shareholders on Tuesday voted in favour of ratifying the executive board's business conduct during 2019, following a rebuke a year earlier. At the annual shareholder meetin...
Apr 28, 2020
Another coronavirus aid bill could spur U.S. growth: White House adviser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A fourth coronavirus response bill could help spur economic growth in the second half of 2020, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett told CNN on Tuesday as Republicans and ...
Apr 28, 2020
