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McDonald's Corp missed Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Thursday as some restaurants in Europe and elsewhere remained closed to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

Oil prices jumped for a second day on Thursday, lifted by signs the U.S. crude glut is not growing as quickly as expected and clawing back ground at the end of a month of tumbles wrought by coronavirus fears that caused futures to plumb two-decade lows.

U.S. oil and gas company ConocoPhillips said on Thursday it would sharply reduce oil production in coming weeks, aiming to shut in 35% of its total output by June amid weak energy prices that led to a loss of $1.7 billion in the first quarter.

Twitter Inc on Thursday reported higher first-quarter revenue and a smaller loss than analysts had expected amid the coronavirus pandemic, but its shares fell as investors fretted about potential weakness in the second quarter.

The U.S. economy may be able to weather the hit from the coronavirus with the stimulative policies already in the pipeline without the need for more measures to spur activity, a White House adviser said on Thursday.

The U.S. Federal Reserve on Thursday widened a key program to nurse the "Main Street" economy through the coronavirus pandemic, agreeing to lend to even larger firms, taking on more risk in participation with banks, and hinting at some form of dedicated help for non-profits.

The S&P 500 and Dow Jones indexes dipped on Thursday as a grim U.S. jobless claims report took the shine off a strong month for stock markets globally, but encouraging quarterly earnings reports from Facebook and Tesla supported the Nasdaq.

Macy's Inc plans to reopen 68 U.S. stores on Monday in states that have loosened coronavirus lockdowns, the department store operator said on Thursday, as more retailers sought to get business going after a crushing month of closures.

Nissan will restart phased production in early June at its northern English Sunderland factory, Britain's biggest car plant, as the sector tries to resume operations amid the coronavirus outbreak.

"History tells us that the odds of another deep decline are very, very high," one strategist said.

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Luxury carmaker Ferrari said on Thursday it would restart operations at its Maranello and Modena plants on May 4, when Italy is set start lifting lockdown measures imposed in early March to contain the spread of coronavirus.

Teaching your kids about stocks and investing allows them to "understand the benefits of ownership and equity as opposed to consumerism," said Ariel Investments co-CEO Mellody Hobson.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc said Thursday at its annual shareholder meeting that 71% of votes were cast in favor of the bank's executive compensation policies for 2019, in preliminary tallies.

Wall Street opened lower on Thursday at the end of a strong month for stock markets globally, as millions more applied for jobless claims in the United States, overshadowing upbeat results from Facebook and Tesla.