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Trump wants California to let automaker Tesla reopen assembly plant

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged California to allow Tesla Inc to reopen its electric vehicle assembly plan.



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Logitech sales surge as locked-down families, workers stay connected

Logitech International reported a big jump in sales of computer products during its fourth quarter on Tuesday as more people worked from home and families turned to technology to keep in touch during the coronavirus crisis.



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Google and Gates Foundation to help spread digital payments in developing countries

Fortune | David Z. Morris | May 6, 2020 For more than a decade, Kenyans from the bustling capital of Nairobi to far-flung farms have had access to a digital payments service that was ahead of its time. M-Pesa, introduced in 2007 by Vodafone and Kenya’s Safaricom mobile provider, lets users send and receive money

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Trump again urges Fed to adopt negative U.S. interest rates

President Donald Trump on Tuesday again pushed the Federal Reserve to adopt negative interest rates, even as several members of the U.S. central bank have said they do not see a need for rates - now near zero - to move into negative territory.



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Equities inch higher, bonds dip, on hopes for recovery

World equity markets inched higher and safe-haven bonds fell on Tuesday as stronger economic data from China and upbeat corporate earnings in Europe overshadowed concerns about a potential second wave of coronavirus infections.



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Morgan Stanley pays $5 million fine to settle SEC charges it misled investing clients

A unit of Morgan Stanley agreed to pay a $5 million fine to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges it misled retail investing clients about the costs of a "wrap fee" program, the regulator said on Tuesday.



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German watchdog investigates payments company Wirecard

Germany's financial watchdog BaFin said on Tuesday it was conducting multiple investigations into Wirecard , sending its shares lower and adding to pressure over allegations it has denied.



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Estonian fintech askRobin scores $1.7M to bring ‘fair credit’ to emerging markets

Techcrunch | Steve O'Hear | May 6, 2020 AskRobin, an Estonia-founded fintech that operates a financial services marketplace for “underbanked” customers in Latin America, has picked up $1.7 million in funding. The seed round is backed by VC funds Change Ventures, Vereeni Early Stage Fund, BENE Asia Capital, and Lemonade Stand. In addition, a number

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Uber approaches GrubHub with takeover offer: Bloomberg News

Uber Technologies Inc has made an offer to buy online food delivery company GrubHub Inc , Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday.



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U.S. Congress presses bank regulators on coronavirus assistance, oversight

Lawmakers pressed U.S. regulators on Tuesday on their efforts to help struggling consumers, oversight of massive federal bailout packages and regulatory easing as they appeared before Congress for the first time since the novel coronavirus outbreak.



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U.S. consumer prices post largest decrease since 2008

U.S. consumer prices dropped by the most since the Great Recession in April, weighed down by a plunge in demand for gasoline and services including airline travel as Americans stayed home during the coronavirus crisis.



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Luckin Coffee sacks CEO, COO following accounting probe

Chinese coffee chain Luckin Coffee Inc fired its chief executive and chief operating officers following an internal probe on fabrication of annual sales numbers, the company said https://bit.ly/3cD4jLC in a filing on Tuesday.



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BOC Aviation scoops up deals with airlines in sector's biggest crisis

Armed with strong funding, Asian lessor BOC Aviation has struck an estimated $5.5 billion of deals with carriers including Southwest and United Airlines to buy and lease back aircraft as the sector faces its deepest ever crisis.



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Boeing sees zero orders again in April, MAX cancellations mount

Boeing Co recorded zero orders for the second time this year in April and customers canceled another 108 orders for its grounded 737 MAX plane compounding its worst start to a year since 1962.



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Uber approaches GrubHub with takeover offer: source

Uber Technologies Inc is in advanced talks to buy online food delivery company GrubHub Inc in an all-stock deal, according to a person familiar with the matter.



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