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South Korean shoppers go the distance to beat Chanel price hike

South Korean shoppers go the distance to beat Chanel price hike

More than a hundred shoppers waited in line to enter a store of French luxury brand Chanel in Seoul on Wednesday, shrugging off concern about a second wave of novel coronavirus infections to beat imminent price hikes.



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TUI to make big cost cuts to survive pandemic hit

TUI to make big cost cuts to survive pandemic hit

European travel company TUI said that it needed to cut its fixed cost base by 30% and thousands of jobs would be lost as it looks to right-size its business to survive in a market weakened by the coronavirus pandemic.



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Mitsubishi halves SpaceJet development budget, reconsiders U.S. variant

Mitsubishi halves SpaceJet development budget, reconsiders U.S. variant

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said it was halving the annual development budget for Japan's first regional jet in half a century, the M90 SpaceJet, as the coronavirus pandemic squeezes profits.



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Intel Capital invests in Chinese chip companies amid tech tensions

Intel Capital invests in Chinese chip companies amid tech tensions

Intel Capital, the venture arm of chipmaker Intel Corp , has invested in two Chinese startups in the semiconductor sector, the company announced on Wednesday, as part of its latest batch of deals.



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Wall Street bonuses set to fall by as much as 30% in 2020: report

Wall Street bonuses set to fall by as much as 30% in 2020: report

Wall Street bonuses for 2020 could fall by as much as 25%-30% due to the deep cuts to revenues recorded by banks and hedge funds earlier this year as a result of the novel coronavirus, according to a report published Wednesday by compensation consulting firm Johnson Associates Inc.



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Deutsche Bank targets 200 billion euros of sustainable investment by 2025

Deutsche Bank targets 200 billion euros of sustainable investment by 2025

German lender Deutsche Bank plans to pump at least 200 billion euros ($216.8 billion) into so-called sustainable financing and investments by 2025, its first formal targets for doing so.



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Amazon expects to extend France warehouse closures to May 18

Amazon expects to extend France warehouse closures to May 18

Amazon plans to extend until May 18 the closure of its six French warehouses, which have been closed since April 16 after court rulings ordering the U.S. e-commerce giant to restrict deliveries during the coronavirus pandemic.



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Japan stands by its integrated resort policy despite Sands' move

Japan stands by its integrated resort policy despite Sands' move

Japan has no plan to change its schedule regarding the launch of integrated resorts (IR) - Las Vegas-style complexes that include casinos and shopping arcades - despite Las Vegas Sands' decision to end its plan to open an IR casino in Japan, a top government spokesman said on Wednesday.



6 years ago
Maersk sees drop in global container demand this year

Maersk sees drop in global container demand this year

Shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk on Wednesday warned of a sharp drop in global container volumes due to the coronavirus pandemic, sending its shares down sharply.



6 years ago
Aston Martin posts deep quarterly loss as pandemic slams brakes on sales

Aston Martin posts deep quarterly loss as pandemic slams brakes on sales

Aston Martin posted a deep first-quarter loss after sales dropped by nearly a third due to the impact of the coronavirus crisis, though the luxury car maker said production of a crucial sport utility vehicle was on track.



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Emirates plans scheduled flights from May 21 to nine cities

Emirates plans scheduled flights from May 21 to nine cities

Emirates Airline from May 21 plans to operate scheduled flight services from Dubai to London Heathrow, Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, Madrid, Chicago, Toronto, Sydney and Melbourne, it said in a statement on Wednesday.



6 years ago
Forex firm Travelex to default on coupon payment

Forex firm Travelex to default on coupon payment

Currency service provider Travelex [TFPI.UL] said on Wednesday it would default on a 14.4 million euro ($15.6 million) coupon payment on some of its senior notes as it grapples with a hit to earnings amid the coronavirus crisis.



6 years ago
Korean Air to issue $817 million in new shares as virus strains industry

Korean Air to issue $817 million in new shares as virus strains industry

South Korea's largest airline, Korean Air , said on Wednesday its board decided to sell about 1 trillion won ($816.55 million) in new shares to raise funds amid mounting strains in the industry due to the coronavirus pandemic.



6 years ago
Maersk sees drop in global ship container demand this year

Maersk sees drop in global ship container demand this year

Shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk warned of a sharp drop in global container volumes due to the coronavirus pandemic, with weaker retail sales and depressed car production dampening demand.



6 years ago
TUI to cut jobs and costs as it prepares for July holiday restart

TUI to cut jobs and costs as it prepares for July holiday restart

Travel group TUI will cut 8,000 jobs and look to shed 30% of its costs as it gears up for a July restart to European tourism, the German company said on Wednesday.



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