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Wall Street falls on grim jobless claims data

U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as millions of more Americans applied for jobless claims, taking the shine off a strong rally this month and eclipsing upbeat results from Facebook and Tesla.



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Governments, Don’t Let your Startups and Scaleups Die

Startup Genome | JF Gauthier and Arnobio Morelix | Apr 2020 The Importance of Well-Designed Startup Funding Policy in Times of Crisis Policy makers leading advanced startup ecosystems around the  globe have  spent far too  much time and  invested far too  many resources to  watch  the  COVID-19 crisis wash  it all away. To avoid this

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Buffett likely to finally address pandemic at Berkshire Hathaway meeting

Berkshire Hathaway Inc's annual meeting will be nothing like the extravaganzas of years past, but will give Warren Buffett a chance to show how resilient his cash-rich conglomerate may be to the coronavirus pandemic, and the investment opportunities it offers.



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Ford Motor steps up campaign to convince union workers to restart U.S. output

Ford Motor Co on Thursday outlined the safety measures it will institute to restart its most profitable U.S. plants, expanding on similar efforts by General Motors Co and Fiat Chrysler to convince leaders of the United Auto Workers union to send members back to work.



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New Jersey homeowners are getting some property tax relief. Here's what that means

Garden State homeowners may get a little more time to pay property taxes to their municipalities. An executive order gives cash-strapped residents a break but puts stress on localities' budgets.

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Wall St. slides on grim jobless data, set for best month in decades

Wall Street's main indexes fell on Thursday after a strong month of gains as millions of more Americans applied for jobless claims, taking the shine off a strong rally this month and eclipsing upbeat results from Facebook and Tesla.



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Italy's airport lobby says social distancing on planes not sustainable

The Italian airport operators association, Assaeroporti, said on Thursday proposals to keep some seats empty on planes for social distancing would not be workable if only imposed by Italy and would make the domestic sector vulnerable to foreign rivals.



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Factbox: Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway at a glance

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc's annual meeting on May 2 will break with tradition and be held virtually, as the coronavirus pandemic halts large gatherings.



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Zoom participant numbers top 300 million despite growing ban list, shares hit record (April 23)

(This story corrects headline and first paragraph in April 23 story after company clarifies it had mistakenly termed the 300 million as users instead of meeting participants)



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Wall St. slides on bleak data, capping a banner month

U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as grim economic data and mixed earnings prompted investors to take some profits at the close of Wall Street's best month in decades.



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Embraer and Boeing's $4.2 billion deal ruled out pandemic as pretext to cancel

Boeing Co's recently aborted $4.2 billion agreement to buy the commercial jet-making operations of Brazil's Embraer specifically forbade either party from calling it off because of a pandemic or a global economic recession, Reuters has found.



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Op-ed: The market comeback seems callous, but investors are betting on a bright post-crisis future

Stocks have risen swiftly as investors look beyond the coronavirus pandemic, but millions of Americans continue to suffer unemployment and sickness.

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Exclusive: Wells Fargo shifts energy bankers to focus on bankruptcies

Wells Fargo & Co has revived its special group for bad energy loans in recent weeks as the bank braces for more pain from the sharp downturn in oil prices, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.



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Ford wants to restart U.S. car plants shut by coronavirus, if it can convince union

Ford Motor Co on Thursday outlined the safety measures it will institute to restart its most profitable U.S. plants amid the coronavirus pandemic, expanding on similar efforts by General Motors Co and Fiat Chrysler to convince leaders of the United Auto Workers union to send members back to work.



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Special Report: FDA's lax rules on coronavirus blood tests open U.S. market to dubious vendors

As the coronavirus pandemic engulfed the United States, Joe Shia, a consultant to Chinese medical companies, said he was bombarded with inquiries from American firms who saw a golden opportunity in selling tests to determine coronavirus immunity.



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