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Costa Rica to start reopening economy May 1 as infection rate slows
SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Costa Rica's government said on Monday it will start reopening its economy and lifting some coronavirus-related social distancing measures from May 1, as the number of active infe...
Apr 27, 2020
Brazilian banks postpone $4 billion in debts for consumers, companies
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian banks have so far postponed 22.2 billion reais ($3.91 billion) in debt installments due in the coming months, in a move to help consumers and companies amid the coronav...
Apr 27, 2020
GM, Ford and Fiat Chrysler target May 18 U.S. restart date: WSJ
(Reuters) - General Motors Co , Ford Motor Co and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV are targeting May 18 to resume some production at their U.S. factories after shutting down plants in March due to the cor...
Apr 27, 2020
Australia’s Wesfarmers says sales at Kmart and Target stores down in recent weeks
(Reuters) - Australia's Wesfarmers Ltd said on Tuesday that in-store sales had fallen in recent weeks at both its discount department stores, Kmart and to a larger extent, Target, as the coronavirus o...
Apr 27, 2020
Hong Kong hotels on cliff edge from protest, pandemic pain
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's distinction as a shopper's paradise used to draw tens of thousands of tourists to the China-ruled city every month, but a year of political unrest and th...
Apr 27, 2020
JPMorgan poaches Citi’s Torun to build up senior Paris ranks: sources
By Pamela Barbaglia LONDON (Reuters) - JPMorgan is betting on a female banker to take the helm of its investment banking business in France as it seeks to bolster its leadership in one of Europe's har...
Apr 27, 2020
British Airways considers slashing about 800 pilot jobs: Sky News reporter
(Reuters) - British Airways is planning to launch a consultation that could result in cutting about 800 of its 4,500 pilot jobs, a Sky News reporter tweeted https://twitter.com/MarkKleinmanSky/status/...
Apr 27, 2020
Boeing to resume 787 production at South Carolina
(Reuters) - Boeing Co will resume production of 787 aircraft at its facilities in South Carolina, with most of the staff returning by May 4, the company said on Monday. Operations at South Carolina we...
Apr 27, 2020
Piglets aborted, chickens gassed as pandemic slams meat sector
By Tom Polansek and P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO (Reuters) - With the pandemic hobbling the meat-packing industry, Iowa farmer Al Van Beek had nowhere to ship his full-grown pigs to make room for the 7,50...
Apr 27, 2020
U.S. Fed extends help on bond-buying to smaller cities and counties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Monday broadened its help for local governments, offering to buy bonds of up to three years' duration from counties with as few as 500,000 residents and c...
Apr 27, 2020
