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Crude oil futures drop at open of Asian trading
(Reuters) - Crude oil futures fell on Sunday evening in CME Group trading, continuing last week's weakness on the back of sliding demand due to the COVID-19 disease that has killed more than 159,000 w...
Apr 19, 2020
McKinsey predicts near doubling of unemployment in Europe
By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Unemployment in Europe could nearly double in the coming months, with up to 59 million jobs at risk from permanent cutbacks as well as reductions in pay and hour...
Apr 19, 2020
U.S. lawmakers make push to assist local newspapers, broadcasters
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers called on Sunday for expanding payroll assistance to struggling local newspapers and broadcast stations that have seen a...
Apr 19, 2020
Facebook to introduce gaming app on Monday: New York Times
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc is planning to launch a gaming mobile app on Monday focused mainly on live game streaming in a bid to take on Amazon.com Inc's Twitch, Google's YouTube and Microsoft Corp's Mi...
Apr 19, 2020
Wynn Resorts CEO calls for Las Vegas Strip to conditionally reopen in mid- to late May
By Helen Coster (Reuters) - Wynn Resorts Chief Executive Officer Matt Maddox on Sunday called on the Nevada governor to begin to reopen the Las Vegas Strip in mid- to late May with extensive safety me...
Apr 19, 2020
Stock market gains alongside economic pain; some worry about over-optimism
By Sinad Carew (Reuters) - The U.S. stock market has rebounded swiftly despite a raft of terrible economic news, driven by a massive boost from the Federal Reserve, hopes of a successful reopening of ...
Apr 19, 2020
Amazon to extend French warehouse closures after union dispute
PARIS (Reuters) - Amazon will keep its six warehouses in France closed until at least April 22 after a stand-off with unions over sanitary conditions amid the coronavirus outbreak, it said on Sunday. ...
Apr 19, 2020
Pelosi says ‘very close’ to coronavirus funding deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she believed lawmakers are very close to a deal on approving extra money to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic. An agree...
Apr 19, 2020
‘A failure foretold’: Mexican president’s business brawl gets political
By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican business leaders fed up with President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador are beginning to marshal support for political outsiders to weaken him at the ballot b...
Apr 19, 2020
Exclusive: Neiman Marcus to file for bankruptcy as soon as this week – sources
By Mike Spector and Jessica DiNapoli (Reuters) - Neiman Marcus Group is preparing to seek bankruptcy protection as soon as this week, becoming the first major U.S. department store operator to succumb...
Apr 19, 2020
