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U.S. railroads push against oil industry demands for storage in rail cars
By Devika Krishna Kumar and Laura Sanicola NEW YORK (Reuters) - Railroads are clamping down on rising demand from oil companies to store crude in rail cars due to safety concerns, sources said, even a...
Apr 09, 2020
As fever checks become the norm in coronavirus era, demand for thermal cameras soars
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - The makers of specialized cameras to quickly scan for fevers as people enter crowded workplaces are grappling with soaring demand while confronting supply disruptions, fo...
Apr 09, 2020
Mnuchin says U.S. economy could open in May, defying experts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday that the American economy could start to reopen for business in May, despite many medical experts saying that closures an...
Apr 09, 2020
EasyJet to defer delivery of 24 Airbus planes, hold shareholder meeting
LONDON (Reuters) - British airline easyJet on Thursday said it would defer the delivery of 24 Airbus jets and hold a shareholder meeting after the airline's founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou stepped up a d...
Apr 09, 2020
British American Tobacco files patent suits against Philip Morris’ IQOS products
(Reuters) - British American Tobacco said on Thursday it had filed patent infringement challenges against Philip Morris International Inc in the United States, the UK and Germany over the heating tech...
Apr 09, 2020
Investors caution cement, steel firms on EU climate lobbying
By Kate Abnett and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - Cement and steel companies are being warned by investors over their lobbying on planned European Union carbon costs, saying they are effectively aski...
Apr 09, 2020
France’s carmaker Renault drops dividend over coronavirus crisis: source
PARIS (Reuters) - French carmaker Renault's board has decided to cancel its dividend on 2019 earnings in light of the coronavirus crisis, a source close to the matter told Reuters on Thursday. Renault...
Apr 09, 2020
Smithfield Foods closes U.S. pork plant due to new coronavirus
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Smithfield Foods Inc, the world's biggest pork processor, said on Thursday it is temporarily closing a plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, because of the new coronavirus, the lates...
Apr 09, 2020
U.S. Treasury chief to brief Trump on aviation aid review
By David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said he plans to brief President Donald Trump on the status of government's review of reques...
Apr 09, 2020
Pandemic debt relief needs private sector involvement: IIF
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Both private and public sector initiatives are needed to help the world's poorest countries deal with pandemic-related debt challenges, the Institute of International Finance, w...
Apr 09, 2020
