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With reopenings in U.S. South, some merchants lay out welcome mat, others fearful

Angie Bullman plans to reopen her suburban Atlanta hair salon on Friday after closing a month ago to comply with state orders. She and her co-owner husband, also a stylist, are already fully booked for the weekend.



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Target's online sales skyrocket as shoppers stock up from their homes

A surge in digital sales for U.S. retailer Target Corp in March and April offset the bulk of damage done by coronavirus lockdowns to in-store sales, but its margins continue to suffer along with profitability from the costs of adjusting, it said on Thursday.



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NBCUniversal launches shoppable ads to help retailers hurt by coronavirus

Comcast Corp's NBCUniversal said on Thursday it aims to help retailers that have been forced to shut down amid the pandemic through new ecommerce tools that will let people buy products directly from NBC's content.



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UniCredit appoints Hecker as global head of equity capital markets

UniCredit has appointed Jana Hecker, formerly at Deutsche Bank, as its global head of equity capital markets (ECM), Italy's biggest bank said on Thursday.



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Fiat Chrysler to restart van production at Atessa plant at 70% normal rate: union

Fiat Chrysler (FCA) aims to restart van production at its Atessa joint venture plant in central Italy at 70% of the normal rate, a union representative told Reuters on Thursday.



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Mideast governments failing to protect airlines: IATA

Middle East governments are failing to take the action required to protect their airlines from the economic crisis caused by the new coronavirus pandemic, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Thursday.



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Historic oil price collapse sees first major energy company cut its dividend

The move makes Western Europe's biggest crude producer the first oil major to cut its dividend this earnings season.

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Rebound in oil is just a 'breather' and crude prices will likely turn negative again, analysts say

The overnight partial recovery in oil prices isn't a rebound, but simply a "breather," as weak demand and storage issues would continue to pressure prices, which are likely to turn negative again, analysts say.

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Domino's Pizza forecasts rise in comparable sales; pulls long-term outlook

Domino's Pizza Inc on Thursday forecast a 7.1% rise in U.S. comparable store sales in the first four weeks of the current quarter, benefiting from home-delivery orders from diners put under lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus.



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Gap says current cash and credit lines may not be sufficient to fund operations

Gap Inc said on Thursday its existing cash levels and credit facilities may not be sufficient to run its business and it would have to take additional measures such as job cuts and new debt financing within the next 12 months to boost its liquidity.



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Apple plans to sell Macs with its own chips from 2021: Bloomberg

Apple Inc plans to sell Mac computers with its own main processors by next year based on the chip designs currently used in its iPhones and iPads, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.



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Eli Lilly lifts 2020 profit view as coronavirus lockdowns fuel profit beat

Eli Lilly and Co beat quarterly profit estimates and raised the top-end of its 2020 earnings forecast on Thursday, benefiting from customers stockpiling on medicines such as its diabetes treatment Trulicity amid the coronavirus pandemic.



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Futures dip ahead of jobless claims, business activity data

U.S. stock index futures retreated on Thursday as investors braced for another staggering jobless claims report and an expected plunge in business activity data as sweeping lockdown measures hammer economic growth.



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U.S. bank investors put on mute as shareholder meetings go virtual

Often rowdy and confrontational, this year's bank shareholder meetings have so far been brief and uneventful as the annual gatherings move online amid U.S. coronavirus lockdowns.



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Drowning in crude, U.S. drillers say Trump strategic reserve plan is no lifeline

President Donald Trump's plan to fill the U.S. emergency crude oil stockpile has become the centerpiece of his administration's strategy to shield drillers from a meltdown in energy demand - but company officials and industry groups said the program will not be enough.



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