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Stocks boosted to weekly highs as risk appetite improves; U.S. jobs data looms

Stocks boosted to weekly highs as risk appetite improves; U.S. jobs data looms

Global shares rallied on Friday, hitting weekly highs, on signs of improving Sino-American relations and the prospect of more governments gradually reopening their economies.



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Tesla aims to restart Fremont plant as soon as Friday: Bloomberg News

Tesla aims to restart Fremont plant as soon as Friday: Bloomberg News

Tesla Inc plans to reopen its sole U.S. car plant in Fremont, California as soon as Friday, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing an email from the company to its staff.



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Tesla aims to restart Fremont plant on Friday

Tesla aims to restart Fremont plant on Friday

Tesla Inc is aiming to restart production in its U.S. car plant in Fremont, California on Friday afternoon, according to an email sent by Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk to staff.



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Siemens surges as cuts costs and presses on with energy IPO

Siemens surges as cuts costs and presses on with energy IPO

Siemens stock surged on Friday after the German engineering company said it was speeding up cost savings to tackle the coronavirus downturn and the flotation of its energy business remained on track.



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Coronavirus deals U.S. job losses of 20.5 million, historic unemployment rate in April

Coronavirus deals U.S. job losses of 20.5 million, historic unemployment rate in April

The U.S. economy lost a staggering 20.5 million jobs in April, the steepest plunge in payrolls since the Great Depression and the starkest sign yet of how the novel coronavirus pandemic is battering the world's biggest economy.



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Lufthansa to start flying 80 more aircraft in June to meet travel demand

Lufthansa to start flying 80 more aircraft in June to meet travel demand

German flagship carrier Lufthansa on Friday said it would start flying 80 more of its aircraft again in June, including to serve tourism destinations after the company grounded much of its vast fleet due to the coronavirus pandemic.



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Take Five: Trade War II

Take Five: Trade War II

China's exports rebound has been quickly overshadowed by dire predictions of Trade War II between the world's two biggest economies.



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Working parents find it's nearly impossible to make plans with dwindling child-care options

Working parents find it's nearly impossible to make plans with dwindling child-care options

Even before the pandemic, affordable child care was a struggle for most. Now parents are squeezed by a near-complete lack of help, with daycare centers, schools and probably summer camps closed.

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Why the stock market is up even with historic job losses

Why the stock market is up even with historic job losses

The most Americans in history lost their job in April, but markets are moving higher. Here's why.

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Asian shares up as U.S., China trade negotiators talk

Asian shares up as U.S., China trade negotiators talk

Asian shares rose on Friday as investors focused on talks between U.S. and Chinese trade officials and solid corporate earnings rather than the looming release of data expected to show the worst U.S. unemployment rate in more than 70 years.



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Asia stocks poised to rise as upbeat earnings trump jobs gloom

Asia stocks poised to rise as upbeat earnings trump jobs gloom

Asian stocks were set to track Wall Street gains on Friday, after upbeat corporate earnings took the focus off upcoming data that is expected show the worst U.S. unemployment rate in more than 70 years.



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Neiman Marcus's attempt to manage crushing debt undone by COVID-19

Neiman Marcus's attempt to manage crushing debt undone by COVID-19

On March 17, about a week after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, Neiman Marcus Group had no choice but to close its 67 stores.



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Lyft to require passengers and drivers to wear masks

Lyft to require passengers and drivers to wear masks

Lyft will require both passengers and drivers to wear masks and complete a health certification program, including confirming before each ride that they are not displaying symptoms associated with the novel coronavirus, the company said on Thursday.



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Uber sees rides recovering from coronavirus lows, banks on food-delivery momentum

Uber sees rides recovering from coronavirus lows, banks on food-delivery momentum

Uber Technologies Inc's ride service bookings slowly recovered in recent weeks as the company expects a coronavirus-related slowdown will delay the goal of becoming profitable by a matter of quarters, not years, Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi said on Thursday.



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Japan's ANA suspends recruitment citing coronavirus fallout

Japan's ANA suspends recruitment citing coronavirus fallout

ANA Holdings Inc , the operator of Japan's top airline, said on Friday it would suspend its recruitment process at its 37 group companies due to an uncertain business climate caused by the coronavirus pandemic.



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