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Oil steady on signs of output cuts but demand concerns weigh

Oil prices were steady on Tuesday amid signs that producers are cutting output as promised while traders awaited more clarity on the demand picture as some countries ease out of lockdowns.



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As coronavirus crushes small restaurants, big chains see room to move in

Prime storefronts left empty by failed businesses. Cheaper or even flexible rents. Landlords willing to add drive-thru lanes.



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Few U.S. oil and gas firms return small-business COVID-19 loans

U.S. securities filings show that only three of 12 listed oil and gas companies that received emergency government aid made available for small businesses said they would return it ahead of a deadline for firms that do not need the funds to do so.



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Past its peak? Battered oil demand faces threat from electric vehicles

Oil companies may be facing uncertainty as the coronavirus pandemic triggers a collapse in demand for their products, but auto makers are betting the crisis will help accelerate an electric future.



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Factbox: House cleaning at Thyssenkrupp could start M&A wave

Steel-to-submarines conglomerate Thyssenkrupp has changed the structure of its sprawling empire, splitting operations into three categories as it seeks to simplify the business, stop cash burn and revive its battered share price.



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Walmart sales surge at stores and online on coronavirus-led demand

Walmart Inc beat Wall Street expectations with its quarterly revenue and earnings on Tuesday and reported record U.S. online sales as stockpiling drove consumers to its stores and website during the coronavirus pandemic, sending its shares up 3%.



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Fiat Chrysler's loan request raises doubts about $6 billion dividend

Italy could look into Fiat Chrysler's planned 5.5 billion euro ($6 billion) payout as part of its merger with Peugeot after the Italian-American carmaker asked for a 6.3 billion euro state-backed loan, a senior government source said.



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Most people think they need to slavishly follow personal finance advice. They're wrong

From budgets to using or avoiding credit credit cards, you can turn personal finance advice on its head and do what works for you. Not every piece of money advice works for everyone.

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Trump awards deal to company to manufacture COVID-19 drugs in U.S.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has awarded a $354 million contract to U.S.-based Phlow Corp to manufacture drugs being tested or used to fight the new coronavirus as well as some medicines that are in shortage.



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United Airlines says air travel demand improving

United Airlines Holdings Inc said on Tuesday it has seen a moderate improvement in demand for air travel so far in May in the United States and some international markets, as well as a reduction in cancellation rates.



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Kohl's online sales surge amid lockdown, reopens about half of its stores

Kohl's Corp reported a surge in online sales in its coronavirus-hit first quarter on Tuesday and said it had reopened nearly half its stores as lockdowns eased across the United States, sending its shares around 5% higher.



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Unemployment is nearing Great Depression levels. Here's how the eras are similar — and different

The unemployment rate is at its highest since the Great Depression. The current situation differs from that of the early 20th century in a few ways that may prevent the U.S. from entering another depression.

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Phlow gets $354 million U.S. funding to ensure drug supply amid COVID-19 pandemic

U.S. drug manufacturer Phlow said on Tuesday it had received $354 million from the government to speed up the manufacturing of drugs being tested and used to fight the new coronavirus.



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U.S. housing starts post record decline; permits slump

U.S. homebuilding dropped by the most on record in April and permits for future construction tumbled, underlining fears that the novel coronavirus crisis would lead to the deepest economic contraction in the second quarter since the Great Depression.



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Renault to cut 400 jobs at its Slovenia unit

French carmaker Renault plans to cut about 400 out of some 3,200 jobs at its Slovenian unit Revoz after the coronavirus epidemic hit demand for its products, Revoz said on Tuesday.



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