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Austria strikes 450 million eur bailout deal for Lufthansa unit: sources

Austria strikes 450 million eur bailout deal for Lufthansa unit: sources

Austria has agreed to a smaller-than-expected bailout package for Lufthansa unit Austrian Airlines of 450 million euros ($508 million) in loans and grants, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.



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Exclusive: BP to cut 15% of workforce - sources

Exclusive: BP to cut 15% of workforce - sources

BP plans to cut about 15% of its workforce in response to the coronavirus crisis and as part of Chief Executive Bernard Looney's plan to shift the oil and gas major to renewable energy, company sources told Reuters on Monday.



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NCFA Announces Updated Virtual Interactive Programme for FFCON20 DIGITAL, the 6th annual Fintech and Financing Conference

NCFA Announces Updated Virtual Interactive Programme for FFCON20 DIGITAL, the 6th annual Fintech and Financing Conference

NCFA and TFI | Craig Asano | June 8, 2020 Multi-day online experience exploring eight different fintech themes spanning July 9 through August 27, 2020 TORONTO — June 8, 2020 — The National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association (NCFA), Toronto Finance International (TFI), and partners are pleased to announce an updated programme and exciting new virtual

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Morgan Stanley flags risk oil price rally will lead to a fall

Morgan Stanley flags risk oil price rally will lead to a fall

Oil prices have quickly climbed to levels that raise the risk of price falls as demand is fragile, Morgan Stanley said on Monday, as benchmark crude hit its highest in three months.



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Factbox: Who's bidding to be next World Trade Organization chief?

Factbox: Who's bidding to be next World Trade Organization chief?

The World Trade Organization (WTO) began the process on Monday of selecting a new director-general to replace Brazil's Roberto Azevedo, who is stepping down a year early at the end of August.



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Galeries Lafayette's Champs Elysees store struggles as group faces $1 billion hit: CEO

Galeries Lafayette's Champs Elysees store struggles as group faces $1 billion hit: CEO

Galeries Lafayette's [GALP.UL] new outlet on the Champs Elysees is struggling because people are staying away from the famous Paris boulevard due to COVID-19, according to its CEO, who said the crisis would hit the group to the tune of 1 billion euros.



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Futures rise on optimism over economic revival

Futures rise on optimism over economic revival

U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday as a surprisingly upbeat jobs report last week added to optimism that the world's biggest economy has weathered the worst fallout of the coronavirus outbreak.



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Tesla China sold 11,095 Model 3 vehicles in May, triple April's volume: CPCA

Tesla China sold 11,095 Model 3 vehicles in May, triple April's volume: CPCA

U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc sold 11,095 Shanghai-made Model 3 vehicles in China in May, more than triple the volume seen in April, according to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).



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PG&E plans $5.75 bln equity raise to fund bankruptcy exit

PG&E plans $5.75 bln equity raise to fund bankruptcy exit

California-based power provider PG&E Corp said on Monday it plans to raise $5.75 billion from public offerings as it tries to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy by the end of this month.



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Despite worries over coronavirus, most people booking travel don't plan to buy trip insurance, survey finds

Despite worries over coronavirus, most people booking travel don't plan to buy trip insurance, survey finds

More than half of Americans planning travel soon will not buy trip insurance despite worries over Covid-19, according to a survey by ValuePenguin.

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BA, Ryanair, easyJet protest over 'wholly unjustified' UK quarantine plan

BA, Ryanair, easyJet protest over 'wholly unjustified' UK quarantine plan

Three airlines have written to the British government in protest at its "wholly unjustified and disproportionate" quarantine rules for most international arrivals from Monday, a copy of the letter seen by Reuters showed.



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Japan's economy minister keeps focus on crisis-response, warns against deepening negative rates

Japan's economy minister keeps focus on crisis-response, warns against deepening negative rates

Japan should focus on back-stopping struggling businesses rather than trying to spark overall demand in fighting the coronavirus pandemic, its economy minister said, suggesting the central bank should avoid pushing interest rates deeper into negative territory.



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Japan's first-quarter GDP shrinks less than initial estimate but still faces steep recession

Japan's first-quarter GDP shrinks less than initial estimate but still faces steep recession

Japan's economy shrank less than initially estimated in the first quarter but the broad impact from the coronavirus crisis is still expected to send the country deeper into recession.



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Samsung heir appears in court, awaits decision on whether he'll be jailed again

Samsung heir appears in court, awaits decision on whether he'll be jailed again

Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee on Monday arrived at a South Korean court which will rule whether he will be sent back to jail after more than two years of freedom, as new allegations dog the executive and cast a pall over the country's top conglomerate.



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World shares advance on surprise U.S. job recovery

World shares advance on surprise U.S. job recovery

U.S. stock futures and Asian shares advanced on Monday after a surprise recovery in U.S. employment gave further confidence of a quick economic recovery after many weeks of lockdowns aimed at controlling the coronavirus pandemic.



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