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Sale of shut Philly refinery to real estate developer delayed

Sale of shut Philly refinery to real estate developer delayed

The closing of a $252 million sale of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) oil refinery to a Chicago-based real estate developer has been delayed, a city official and source with knowledge of the agreement said on Friday.



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Wall Street ends mostly higher as U.S.-China spat simmers

Wall Street ends mostly higher as U.S.-China spat simmers

U.S. stocks finished mostly higher on Friday after President Donald Trump announced measures against China in response to new security legislation that were less threatening to the U.S. economy than investors had feared.



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Exclusive: Zoom plans to roll out strong encryption for paying customers only

Exclusive: Zoom plans to roll out strong encryption for paying customers only

Zoom , the video conferencing provider whose business has boomed with the COVID-19 pandemic, plans to strengthen encryption on video calls made by paying clients and institutions like schools, but not for users of its popular free accounts, a company official said Friday.



6 years ago
Oil mixed on U.S.-China tensions but heads for huge monthly rise

Oil mixed on U.S.-China tensions but heads for huge monthly rise

Oil prices were mixed on Friday, but were closing out the month with strong gains, bolstered growing fuel demand even as investors worried about worsening Washington-Beijing relations.



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OPEC delivers three quarters of record oil cut in May: survey

OPEC delivers three quarters of record oil cut in May: survey

OPEC oil output hit the lowest in two decades in May as Saudi Arabia and other members started to deliver a record supply cut, a Reuters survey found, although Nigeria and Iraq are laggards in making their share of the reduction.



6 years ago
Exclusive: Zoom plans to roll out strong encryption for paying customers

Exclusive: Zoom plans to roll out strong encryption for paying customers

Video conferencing provider Zoom plans to strengthen encryption of video calls hosted by paying clients and institutions such as schools, but not by users of its free consumer accounts, a company official said on Friday.



6 years ago
U.S. pipeline operator Energy Transfer warns of coming job cuts

U.S. pipeline operator Energy Transfer warns of coming job cuts

U.S. pipeline operator Energy Transfer LP will begin cutting about 6% of its workforce next week, underscoring the spreading impact of weak oil and gas prices on the energy business.



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Edging closer to bailout, Lufthansa accepts tweaked demands by Brussels

Edging closer to bailout, Lufthansa accepts tweaked demands by Brussels

Lufthansa's management board accepted a more favourable set of demands made by the European Commission in exchange for approval of a 9 billion euro ($10 billion) government bailout, the carrier said on Saturday, paving the way for its rescue.



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Too little or too much money? No payment at all? Here's what the IRS has said about inaccurate stimulus payments

Too little or too much money? No payment at all? Here's what the IRS has said about inaccurate stimulus payments

Some Americans who are eager to receive their stimulus money are wondering why the payments were less than they expected. Others have received checks that seemed to be too large. Here's what we know now about how the IRS plans to handle those situations.

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Tencent in talks to buy Warner Music stake: WSJ

Tencent in talks to buy Warner Music stake: WSJ

Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd is in talks to invest $200 million in Warner Music Group, ahead of the record company's slated initial public offering next week, the Wall Street Journal reported https://www.wsj.com/articles/tencent-in-talks-to-buy-warner-music-stake-11590774885 on Friday.



6 years ago
Expanded unemployment benefits could bump people from welfare, other assistance

Expanded unemployment benefits could bump people from welfare, other assistance

Enhanced unemployment benefits could push jobless Americans off safety net programs like Medicaid, food stamps and welfare, or reduce their financial aid.

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Morgan Stanley planning to bring back traders to New York HQ in June: CNBC

Morgan Stanley planning to bring back traders to New York HQ in June: CNBC

Morgan Stanley is planning to start getting some traders to return to its New York headquarters in mid- to late-June, CNBC reported on Friday, citing people with knowledge of the situation.



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China's Kunlun says U.S approves sale of Grindr to investor group

China's Kunlun says U.S approves sale of Grindr to investor group

Chinese gaming company Beijing Kunlun Tech Co Ltd said on Friday that a U.S. national security panel approved the $620 million sale of popular gay dating app Grindr to an investor group called San Vicente Acquisition LLC.



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Coronavirus sinks U.S. consumer spending; savings hit record high

Coronavirus sinks U.S. consumer spending; savings hit record high

U.S. consumers cut spending by the most on record for the second straight month in April while boosting savings to an all-time high, and the growing frugality reinforced expectations the economy could take years to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.



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Wall Street retreats ahead of Trump's response on Hong Kong

Wall Street retreats ahead of Trump's response on Hong Kong

Wall Street's main indexes fell on Friday as investors were on edge ahead of a U.S. response to China's national security law on Hong Kong that threatens to take the shine off another month of strong gains for the stock market.



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