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U.S. airline shares tumble as Buffett sell-off adds to worries

U.S. airline shares tumble as Buffett sell-off adds to worries

Shares of the top four U.S. airlines dropped on Monday after billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Berkshire Hathaway offloaded its entire stake in the carriers last month, adding to the sense of crisis around the industry.



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Stocks fall as U.S.-China tensions threaten rebound

Stocks fall as U.S.-China tensions threaten rebound

Global stock markets fell on Monday on concerns U.S.-Chinese bickering over the origin of the coronavirus outbreak will ignite a new trade war, speculation that strengthened the dollar and drove gold prices higher.



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How Citi and Flywire sped payments to get PPE from China to Boston

How Citi and Flywire sped payments to get PPE from China to Boston

Payment Source | John Adams | May 4, 2020 The shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for medical workers is one of the most troublesome elements of the coronavirus outbreak, though prior work to declutter cross-border supply chain payments provides some hope. “Numerous supply chains have been disrupted. Medical supply chains for personal protective equipment

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Banks baffle investors as art meets science in accounting rule

Banks baffle investors as art meets science in accounting rule

Like the myriad approaches governments are taking to tackle the coronavirus crisis, the way the world's top banks are calculating their potential losses also differs widely, with puzzling outcomes for investors.



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Citi names veteran Rizvi as APAC corporate banking head: memo

Citi names veteran Rizvi as APAC corporate banking head: memo

Citigroup Inc has named veteran banker Kaleem Rizvi as its Asia Pacific head of the corporate banking business, according to an internal memo reviewed by Reuters on Monday.



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India's Reliance to sell $750 million stake in unit to Silver Lake, on track to cut debt

India's Reliance to sell $750 million stake in unit to Silver Lake, on track to cut debt

India's Reliance Industries Ltd said on Monday private equity firm Silver Lake will invest nearly $750 million in its digital arm, days after securing a $5.7 billion investment from Facebook Inc , boosting its efforts to cut debt.



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Mirae Asset scraps $5.8 billion deal to buy U.S. hotels from China's Anbang

Mirae Asset scraps $5.8 billion deal to buy U.S. hotels from China's Anbang

South Korea's Mirae Asset Global Investments said on Monday that it has terminated a $5.8 billion deal to buy 15 U.S. hotels from China's Anbang Insurance Group [ANBANG.UL].



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Dollar up, Asian stocks slip as U.S. pins blame for virus on China

Dollar up, Asian stocks slip as U.S. pins blame for virus on China

The dollar inched higher, stock markets struggled for traction and oil dropped on Monday as a U.S.-China spat over the origin of the coronavirus put the brakes on optimism about an economic re-start as countries around the world ease restrictions.



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Oil prices slide on demand concerns, U.S.-China trade tension

Oil prices slide on demand concerns, U.S.-China trade tension

Oil prices fell on Monday, paring last week's gains, on worries a global oil glut may persist amid slumping demand and U.S.-China trade tensions that could restrict an economic recovery even as coronavirus pandemic lockdowns start to ease.



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Telefonica confirms talks to merge Britain's O2 and Virgin Media

Telefonica confirms talks to merge Britain's O2 and Virgin Media

Spain's Telefonica SA confirmed on Monday it has opened talks with billionaire John Malone's Liberty Global Plc over a possible merger of the two companies' businesses in Britain.



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UK watchdog investigates EY audit of NMC Health

UK watchdog investigates EY audit of NMC Health

Britain's accounting regulator said it has opened an investigation into EY's audit of NMC Health, the troubled hospital operator that was placed into administration in April.



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EU clears 7 billion euros in state aid for Air France

EU clears 7 billion euros in state aid for Air France

The European Union's competition watchdog on Monday approved 7 billion euros worth of French state aid for Air France AIRF.PA.



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Britain's Hotel Chocolat bolsters finances to get through coronavirus crisis

Britain's Hotel Chocolat bolsters finances to get through coronavirus crisis

British chocolatier Hotel Chocolat has increased its banking facilities to help get it through the coronavirus crisis, it said on Monday.



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Norwegian Air says lessors support rescue ahead of shareholder vote

Norwegian Air says lessors support rescue ahead of shareholder vote

Norwegian Air has won "strong support" from aircraft lessors for its plan to convert debt into equity, the carrier said on Monday, as shareholders prepared to cast their vote on the scheme in a meeting set to begin at 0630 GMT.



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J. Crew files for bankruptcy protection

J. Crew files for bankruptcy protection

J. Crew Group Inc filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, adding to an array of brick-and-mortar retailers pushed to the brink by widespread store closures in response to the coronavirus pandemic.



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