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Asia shares tread lightly, await China policy meeting

Asia shares tread lightly, await China policy meeting

Asian shares and Wall Street futures stepped back on Thursday as resurgent concerns about the long-term impact of the coronavirus outbreak offset some of this week's earlier enthusiasm about economies re-opening.



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Oil prices rise to highest since March after U.S. stock drawdown

Oil prices rise to highest since March after U.S. stock drawdown

Oil prices rose on Thursday to their highest since March, as a drawdown of U.S. crude inventories and output cuts by major producers helped ease concerns about a supply glut, offsetting fears over the economic fallout from the COVID-19 epidemic.



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JPMorgan plans to hire a dozen research analysts for China brokerage: sources

JPMorgan plans to hire a dozen research analysts for China brokerage: sources

JPMorgan Chase & Co plans to hire at least 12 equity research analysts in China this year, two people with knowledge of the matter said, in its first major mainland hiring push as it takes advantage of eased ownership rules for financial firms.



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Asia shares temper rally, await China policy meeting

Asia shares temper rally, await China policy meeting

Asian shares stepped back slightly and U.S. stock futures fell on Thursday as lingering caution about the long-term impact of the coronavirus outbreak offset some of this week's enthusiasm over re-opening of economies.



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Backlogs, second wave of layoffs keeping U.S. weekly jobless claims high

Backlogs, second wave of layoffs keeping U.S. weekly jobless claims high

Millions more Americans likely filed for unemployment benefits last week as backlogs continue to be cleared and disruptions from the novel coronavirus unleash a second wave of layoffs, pointing to another month of staggering job losses in May.



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Exclusive: Schlumberger names new top executives to oversee corporate overhaul

Exclusive: Schlumberger names new top executives to oversee corporate overhaul

Schlumberger, the world's largest oilfield services firm, will reshuffle top executives and operations in coming months to deal with this year's historic decline in the oil industry, according to a memo to employees.



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Remote Working Cybersecurity Checklist

Remote Working Cybersecurity Checklist

Cyber Management Alliance | Aditi Uberoi | May 21, 2020 Established in 2015, Cyber Management Alliance is one of the world’s leading cyber incident & crisis management service providers offering advisory, executive training and bespoke workshops in all aspects of cyber crisis management, incident planning, incident response testing and tabletop exercises. Cyber Management Alliance (CM-Alliance)

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'I am constantly on the verge of a panic attack' — Americans are burned out working from home. Here's how to cope

'I am constantly on the verge of a panic attack' — Americans are burned out working from home. Here's how to cope

Between juggling work and home life, Zoom calls instead of in-person meetings and possibly having to home-school kids while also parenting them, it's no wonder many Americans are exhausted.

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Wall Street dips as trade tensions add to virus woes

Wall Street dips as trade tensions add to virus woes

U.S. stock indexes edged lower at the open on Thursday as growing Sino-U.S. tensions and mixed retail earnings added to worries about the pace of a recovery from a coronavirus-fueled economic slump.



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Starbucks recoups nearly two-thirds of comparable U.S. sales as stores reopen

Starbucks recoups nearly two-thirds of comparable U.S. sales as stores reopen

Starbucks Corp said on Thursday it had regained nearly two-thirds of its comparable U.S. store sales from the prior year, as it reopened stores and modified operations due to the coronavirus-related restrictions.



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Asia shares set to fall as Sino-U.S. strains hit confidence

Asia shares set to fall as Sino-U.S. strains hit confidence

Asian shares were set for another retreat on Friday as U.S.-China tensions curbed investor risk appetite and caused global equity markets to stumble.



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U.S. strikes at a Huawei prize: chip juggernaut HiSilicon

U.S. strikes at a Huawei prize: chip juggernaut HiSilicon

The latest U.S. government action against China's Huawei takes direct aim the company's HiSilicon chip division--a business that in a few short years has become central to China's ambitions in semiconductor technology but will now lose access to tools that are central to its success.



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Here's how to get Medicare coverage if you're 65 or older and lose your job

Here's how to get Medicare coverage if you're 65 or older and lose your job

For anyone in the 65-and-older crowd who is now unemployed and lost their workplace insurance (or had coverage through a now-unemployed spouse), it's time to make sure you have Medicare coverage.

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EasyJet board looks set to win latest battle with Stelios

EasyJet board looks set to win latest battle with Stelios

EasyJet's board looks poised to win a shareholder vote on Friday and deal a blow to its founder and long-term critic over the British low-cost airline's plan to stick with a $5.5 billion plane order.



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Hewlett Packard Enterprise lays out $1 billion savings plan, pay cuts

Hewlett Packard Enterprise lays out $1 billion savings plan, pay cuts

Hewlett Packard Enterprise on Thursday unveiled a plan targeting gross savings of at least $1 billion by 2022 and cut the base salaries of top executives by 25% as the software maker seeks to weather the coronavirus crisis.



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