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Expedia posts bigger quarterly loss as pandemic takes toll

Expedia Inc posted a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss and suspended quarterly dividends on Wednesday, as the COVID-19 pandemic decimated travel demand and hit bookings at the online agent.



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Quantum Computers Challenge Blockchain’s Invincibility: What To Do Now

Forbes | Susan Galer | May 19, 2020 Timelines for the emergence of quantum computers may be fuzzy, but the threat they pose to the vaunted security of blockchain technology is profoundly real. Originally popular as fail-safe security for bitcoin enthusiasts, blockchain is making inroads across numerous industries, most notably as a track and trace

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Mastercard will not send staff back to offices without coronavirus vaccine, executive says

Mastercard Inc will not ask staff to return to its worldwide corporate offices until a vaccine is available for the sometimes fatal coronavirus that has infected the globe, a senior executive told Reuters on Wednesday.



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Full Court WordPress: Coil Deal Boosts Functional Blockchain — And XRP

Forbes | Cory Johnson | May 19, 2020 XRP-powered Coil could put crypto transactions into the hands of tens of millions with WordPress deal. But will it take? The excitement over how much blockchain could do has always been outmatched by what little blockchain does do. But that may finally be changing. Today, the San

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Asia shares set for early gains as focus swings to recovery

Asian shares were poised to open higher on Thursday after global equities and crude prices rallied overnight on hopes of a rapid economic recovery and government support.



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Lufthansa in advanced talks for state rescue deal worth about $10 billion

Airline Lufthansa said on Thursday it is in advanced talks with the German government's economic stabilisation fund over a rescue deal worth up to 9 billion euros ($9.88 billion), including the state taking a 20% stake in the company.



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Mastercard to allow staff to work from home until COVID-19 vaccine hits market, executive says

Mastercard Inc will not ask staff to return to its worldwide corporate offices until a vaccine is available for the sometimes fatal coronavirus that has infected the globe, a senior executive told Reuters on Wednesday.



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Expedia signals May rebound as cancellations stabilize

Online travel booking company Expedia Group Inc on Wednesday pointed to demand recovering in May as cancellation rates stabilize, overshadowing a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss and sending its shares up nearly 4%.



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Higher dose of Gilead-Galapagos drug meets ulcerative colitis study goals

Gilead Sciences Inc and partner Galapagos NV said on Wednesday only a higher dose of their experimental drug filgotinib showed greater effectiveness than placebo in a pivotal study testing it in ulcerative colitis patients.



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Mastercard to allow staff to work from home until virus fears subside

Mastercard Inc will not ask employees to return to its worldwide corporate offices until they are comfortable that the sometimes fatal coronavirus is under control with vaccines or other measures, a senior executive told Reuters on Wednesday.



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Nissan says it has noted U.S. arrests in Ghosn case, reserves right for legal measures

Nissan Motor Co said on Thursday it still reserves the right to take further legal measures in the case of its ousted former Chairman Carlos Ghosn, after the United States arrested two men on charges they enabled his escape from Japan.



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Oil prices climb as U.S. stock drawdown eases supply glut fears

Oil prices edged higher on Thursday after data showed U.S. crude inventories fell again, easing concern about a supply glut, though lingering fears over the global economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic capped gains.



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Canada Goose lays off 250 workers: WSJ

Canada Goose Holdings Inc has laid off about 250 workers, as the COVID-19 pandemic saps demand for the company's luxury parkas, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.



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Japan 'closely communicating' with U.S. after arrest of two men over Ghosn escape: source

Japan is closely communicating with relevant U.S. authorities following the U.S. arrest of two men on charges they enabled former Nissan Motor Co chairman Carlos Ghosn to escape from Japan last year, a Japanese government source said on Thursday.



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Canada Goose lays off 125 workers

Retailer Canada Goose Holdings Inc said on Wednesday it has laid off 125 workers, about 2.5% of its global workforce, as part of steps to cope with the impact of COVID-19 on its business.



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