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Norway wealth fund to back AGM resolution to make Barclays a 'net zero' bank

Norway wealth fund to back AGM resolution to make Barclays a 'net zero' bank

Norway's sovereign wealth fund will vote in favour of a resolution committing Barclays to tackling climate change at the bank's annual general meeting on May 7, the fund said on Friday.



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Ryanair grounds virtually all planes until July, reviews growth plans

Ryanair grounds virtually all planes until July, reviews growth plans

Ryanair on Friday announced it would ground more than 99% of its flights until July and said it had begun negotiations with Boeing about cutting the number of aircraft deliveries over the next 24 months.



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Norway wealth fund backs Barclays climate goals amid investor pressure

Norway wealth fund backs Barclays climate goals amid investor pressure

Norway's sovereign wealth fund will vote in favour of a resolution committing Barclays to tackling climate change at the bank's annual general meeting on May 7, instead of a separate shareholder one, the fund said on Friday.



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Norwegian Air's fate in balance as result of rescue vote awaited

Norwegian Air's fate in balance as result of rescue vote awaited

The fate of Norwegian Air was in the balance on Friday after a deadline passed overnight for bondholders to vote on a rescue package for the transatlantic budget airline.



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Timeline: Norwegian Air's battle for survival

Timeline: Norwegian Air's battle for survival

The fate of Norwegian Air hangs in the balance on Friday after a deadline passed overnight for bondholders to vote on a rescue package for the transatlantic budget airline.



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Dreams grounded: Cadet pilots face uncertain future as coronavirus turns shortage to surplus

Dreams grounded: Cadet pilots face uncertain future as coronavirus turns shortage to surplus

Mark, 34, quit his job as a town planner in London last year to start flight-training school, buoyed by a conditional offer of employment with budget carrier easyJet at a time when the airline industry was desperately short of pilots.



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Ryanair to cut 3,000 jobs as the coronavirus crisis drags on

Ryanair to cut 3,000 jobs as the coronavirus crisis drags on

Ryanair plans to cut 3,000 jobs and talk to Boeing about delaying plane deliveries as it does not expect European air traffic to recover fully from the coronavirus crisis until 2022, the Irish airline said on Friday,



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Stocks fall further after Trump's China tariff threat

Stocks fall further after Trump's China tariff threat

World stocks pulled back further on Friday on grim U.S. economic data, mixed company results and President Donald Trump's threat to impose new tariffs on China over the coronavirus crisis.



6 years ago
Greggs shares slide after British store reopenings postponed

Greggs shares slide after British store reopenings postponed

Shares in British baker and takeaway food group Greggs tumbled as much as 7.3% on Friday after it reversed a decision to re-open some stores, leading analysts to question how it can successfully emerge from the country's coronavirus lockdown.



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Take Five: Trade winds to blow again?

Take Five: Trade winds to blow again?

China has headed off on Labour Day holidays but its leaders won't be resting easy. U.S. President Donald Trump has ratcheted up anti-China rhetoric again. He is threatening trade tariffs to punish Beijing for its alleged failure to contain the coronavirus, even accusing a Chinese lab of manufacturing the pathogen.



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Norwegian Air bondholders reject debt plan in setback for survival hopes

Norwegian Air bondholders reject debt plan in setback for survival hopes

Norwegian Air's bondholders have turned down a proposed debt-to-equity swap, casting doubt on a plan that is vital to help the indebted airline survive the COVID-19 pandemic, although talks will still continue.



6 years ago
Telefonica, Liberty Global weigh combining UK units: Bloomberg News

Telefonica, Liberty Global weigh combining UK units: Bloomberg News

Spain's Telefonica SA and billionaire John Malone's Liberty Global Plc are exploring a combination of their UK operations, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.



6 years ago
Think Wall Street's back to normal? Not so fast, options markets say

Think Wall Street's back to normal? Not so fast, options markets say

Options investors are preparing for more volatility ahead despite last month's sharp rebound in U.S. stocks, reflecting doubts that markets will be quick to return to their former highs in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic.



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Wall St. slides as Trump warns of new China tariffs

Wall St. slides as Trump warns of new China tariffs

Wall Street's main indexes fell on Friday after President Donald Trump threatened to slap new tariffs on China over the coronavirus crisis, while a profit warning from Amazon added to the gloom.



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U.S. House panel calls on Amazon's Bezos to testify on third-party sellers

U.S. House panel calls on Amazon's Bezos to testify on third-party sellers

The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on Friday called on Amazon.com < AMZN.O> founder Jeff Bezos to testify to the panel about allegations that the online retailer uses data from its own third-party sellers to create competing products.



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