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Oil prices rise on hopes of demand recovery

Oil prices rise on hopes of demand recovery

Oil prices edged higher on Tuesday as Wall Street surged and the International Energy Agency (IEA) increased its oil demand forecast for 2020, but gains were capped by worries about a second wave of coronavirus cases.



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Instant View: Powell: No U.S. growth recovery until epidemic controlled

Instant View: Powell: No U.S. growth recovery until epidemic controlled

A full U.S. economic recovery will not occur until the American people are sure that the novel coronavirus epidemic has been brought under control, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday as he began the first of two days of hearings before U.S. lawmakers.



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Main IKEA retailer starts returning government aid received to cover wages

Main IKEA retailer starts returning government aid received to cover wages

Ingka Group, the owner of most IKEA stores, said on Tuesday it had repaid aid received from the Serbian government to cover wages for furloughed staff during lockdown, and was about to do the same in Romania.



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Advisory experts back P2P lending sector to become mainstream investment class

Advisory experts back P2P lending sector to become mainstream investment class

Peer2peer Finance News | Michael Lloyd | Jun 11, 2020 Advisory experts have backed the peer-to-peer lending sector to become a mainstream investment class after Covid-19. Mark Turner, managing director, regulatory consulting at Duff & Phelps, said the pandemic presents an opportunity for the sector to prove itself. “I think there is the opportunity for

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Lufthansa shareholder Thiele raps bailout deal, raises stake

Lufthansa shareholder Thiele raps bailout deal, raises stake

German investor Heinz Hermann Thiele sharply criticised a 9-billion-euro ($10.14 billion) bailout deal for carrier Lufthansa , saying he had raised his stake in the group to more than 15% and hoped alternative options could be explored.



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Bayer scraps U.S. plans to produce crop chemical blocked by court

Bayer scraps U.S. plans to produce crop chemical blocked by court

Bayer AG said on Tuesday it will scrap a nearly $1 billion project to produce the chemical dicamba in the United States, but said the move is unrelated to a federal court decision that blocked sales of weed killers based on the product.



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From dorm living to classes, here's how college will be different this fall

From dorm living to classes, here's how college will be different this fall

Amid the uncertainty of what college will look like come fall, one thing is for sure — it won't be the typical experience for students.

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Walmart’s New Shopify Partnership Is Another Stroke Of Omnichannel Genius

Walmart’s New Shopify Partnership Is Another Stroke Of Omnichannel Genius

Forbes | Chris Walton | Jun 15, 2020 Over the last few months, Walmart has been setting an example for other retailers to follow. When the pandemic began, Walmart quickly battened down the hatches. It waived April rent for its in-store tenants, speed-rushed contactless payment systems into operation, installed plexiglass barriers to protect employees and

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More senior executives leave Embraer as dust settles over failed Boeing deal

More senior executives leave Embraer as dust settles over failed Boeing deal

Four senior executives are leaving Embraer SA , in addition to its commercial aviation chief, in the wake of a failed deal with Boeing Co and as a new chief executive reassess the jet maker's path forward, three sources said.



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U.S. retail sales post record increase; big hole remains

U.S. retail sales post record increase; big hole remains

U.S. retail sales increased by the most on record in May after two straight months of sharp declines as businesses reopened, offering more evidence that the recession triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic was over or drawing to an end.



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Regulators never thought investors would be gullible enough to buy Hertz 'garbage,' Harvey Pitt says

Regulators never thought investors would be gullible enough to buy Hertz 'garbage,' Harvey Pitt says

Former Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Harvey Pitt said investment banks could face legal challenges related to Hertz's secondary stock sale while in bankruptcy.

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Liquid Avatar Integrates with Disrupted Logic Interactive to Reach 60 Million+ Gamers

Liquid Avatar Integrates with Disrupted Logic Interactive to Reach 60 Million+ Gamers

KABN Sytems North America | Ben Kessler | June 16, 2020 Toronto, Ontario and Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 16, 2020) -  KABN Systems NA Holdings Corp. (CSE:KABN) (formerly Torino Power Solutions Inc.) (the "Company" or "KABN" or "KABN North America"), a Canadian Fintech company that specializes in continuous online identity verification, management and

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5 jobs with six-figure salaries that let you work from home

5 jobs with six-figure salaries that let you work from home

Like working from home? Here are 5 remote gigs that pay six figures.

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Stock tear higher on record U.S. retail sales rebound

Stock tear higher on record U.S. retail sales rebound

Global stocks were back firing on all cylinders on Tuesday as a record rebound in U.S. retail sales and fresh support from the Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan reignited risk appetite after a bumpy few days.



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Fed's Powell set to reiterate long U.S. economic recovery, call for more fiscal support

Fed's Powell set to reiterate long U.S. economic recovery, call for more fiscal support

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday begins the first of two days of testimony before U.S. lawmakers in which he will map out how the United States faces an uncertain, uneven and prolonged economic recovery from the novel coronavirus crisis that will likely require continued monetary and fiscal support.



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