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BP cuts up to $17.5 billion from assets' value with bleaker oil outlook

BP cuts up to $17.5 billion from assets' value with bleaker oil outlook

BP will write off up to $17.5 billion from the value of its assets after cutting its long-term oil and gas price forecasts, betting the COVID-19 crisis will cast a lasting chill on energy demand and accelerate a shift away from fossil fuels.



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BPER sees cash call of 600-700 million euro to fund new Intesa deal: sources

BPER sees cash call of 600-700 million euro to fund new Intesa deal: sources

Italy's BPER Banca estimates it will need to raise 600-700 million euros in a new share issue to fund a revised deal to buy branches and assets from Intesa Sanpaolo , two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Monday.



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SoftBank has spent $4.7 billion on share buybacks

SoftBank has spent $4.7 billion on share buybacks

SoftBank Group Corp has spent 499.9 billion yen ($4.66 billion) buying back 107.7 million of its shares since March, a company filing on Monday showed.



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Virus second-wave fears rattle markets, stocks fall

Virus second-wave fears rattle markets, stocks fall

Fears that a second wave of COVID-19 infections is under way sent jitters across global markets on Monday with stocks and oil under pressure while investors bought into safe havens such as German government debt.



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Tesla negotiating incentives for possible Texas vehicle assembly plant: report

Tesla negotiating incentives for possible Texas vehicle assembly plant: report

Electric carmaker Tesla Inc is negotiating possible incentives with a Texas county that could bring a new auto assembly plant to the area near Austin, the state capital, the Austin American-Statesman reported on Monday.



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Here's the advice that set up multi-generational wealth for this Black family

Here's the advice that set up multi-generational wealth for this Black family

Ivory Johnson, a certified financial planner, was asked how the issues of social justice interact with issues of economic justice. He discusses tax policies that favor wealthy people, skilled versus unskilled workers and the value of passing on skills.

6 years ago
Apple-backed study sheds light on physical sales through App Store

Apple-backed study sheds light on physical sales through App Store

Apple Inc on Monday released the results of a study that found its App Store spurred $458 billion in sales last year from categories such as retail of physical goods, ride-hailing and advertising from which the iPhone maker takes no commission.



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Embraer to receive $600 million loan, partly backed by government, due to coronavirus

Embraer to receive $600 million loan, partly backed by government, due to coronavirus

Planemaker Embraer said on Monday it will receive a $600 million loan, financed partly by Brazil's government, to help the company weather the coronavirus crisis that has ravaged the air travel industry.



6 years ago
Two former Pinterest policy employees say they faced racism at work

Two former Pinterest policy employees say they faced racism at work

Two former Pinterest employees who left the image-sharing company in late May publicly alleged in tweets on Monday that they had experienced racial discrimination in the workplace.



6 years ago
Federal disaster loan program applications no longer limited to agricultural businesses

Federal disaster loan program applications no longer limited to agricultural businesses

The Small Business Administration is reopening its Economic Injury Disaster Loan and EIDL advance grant portal to a broader array of eligible small businesses and nonprofits affected by the coronavirus pandemic, beginning Monday.

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Delta to resume passenger flights to China next week

Delta to resume passenger flights to China next week

Delta Air Lines said on Monday it would resume passenger flights to Shanghai from Seattle, via Seoul, next week following Chinese government approval for U.S. carriers to fly there, with once weekly flights from Seattle and Detroit beginning in July.



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U.S. companies can work with Huawei on 5G, other standards: Commerce Dept

U.S. companies can work with Huawei on 5G, other standards: Commerce Dept

The United States on Monday confirmed a Reuters report that it will amend its prohibitions on U.S. companies doing business with China's Huawei [HWT.UL] to allow them to work together on setting standards for next-generation 5G networks.



6 years ago
Exclusive: Chesapeake Energy to file for bankruptcy as soon as this week - sources

Exclusive: Chesapeake Energy to file for bankruptcy as soon as this week - sources

Chesapeake Energy Corp is preparing to file for bankruptcy as soon as this week, said three people familiar with the matter, becoming the largest oil and gas producer to unravel after an energy market rout caused by the coronavirus outbreak.



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Asian shares jump, yields rise as Fed readies corp bond buying

Asian shares jump, yields rise as Fed readies corp bond buying

Asian shares and Wall Street futures rallied on Tuesday as the formal start of the Federal Reserve's corporate bond buying programme boosted global investor sentiment and calmed earlier worries about a second wave of coronavirus infections.



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FCC chair calls T-Mobile U.S. network outage 'unacceptable', vows probe

FCC chair calls T-Mobile U.S. network outage 'unacceptable', vows probe

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will probe an extensive T-Mobile network outage that impacted customers across the United States, the head of the U.S. telecommunications regulatory agency said on Monday.



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