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Halliburton books $1.1 billion charge in low price outlook

Leading fracking firm Halliburton reported a $1 billion first quarter loss and $1.1 billion in impairment charges on Monday as it gave a bleak outlook for North American oilfields after the coronavirus-driven oil price decline.



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Futures pinned as oil price slump hammers energy stocks

U.S. stock index futures fell on Monday as a slump in oil prices pounded energy stocks, with investors also bracing for another batch of dour first-quarter earnings reports and economic data.



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United Airlines sees first-quarter loss of $2.1 billion

United Airlines said on Monday it expects to report a pretax loss of about $2.1 billion in the first quarter, hurt by a sharp drop in travel demand from the coronavirus pandemic.



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Norwegian says 4,700 jobs at risk after unit bankruptcies, contracts axed

Norwegian Air on Monday reported that four Swedish and Danish subsidiaries had filed for bankruptcy and said it had ended staffing contracts in Europe and the United States, putting some 4,700 jobs at risk.



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Virgin Australia poised to enter voluntary administration: sources

Virgin Australia is poised to enter voluntary administration, two sources close to the matter said on Monday, with the cash-strapped airline unable to weather the coronavirus crisis because of its A$5 billion ($3.2 billion) of debt.



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U.S. crude gets crushed, share markets turn cautious

Caution recaptured world markets on Monday as a near 30% drubbing for U.S. WTI crude oil kicked off a busy week of data and earnings that will drive home the damage being inflicted by global coronavirus lockdowns.



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You really should resist the siren call of cashing out your 401(k)

With market values plummeting, you might be thinking of fleeing to cash. Here's why you should leave your 401(k) where it is.

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Op-Ed: Here's a game plan to help create retirement security for millions of Americans

As Congress considers ideas in the coming weeks seeking to help America recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, the Insured Retirement Institute has proposed a five-point plan to help American retirement savers enhance their ability to save for retirement today and ways to strengthen their financial security for tomorrow.

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Saudi Arabia gets physical with Russia in underground oil bout

Behind a Saudi-Russian truce to stabilise oil markets with a record output cut, market players are seeing the two production heavyweights still trading blows in the physical market.



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FCC approves Ligado plan to deploy mobile broadband network

The five-member Federal Communications Commission has unanimously voted to approve an order to allow Ligado Networks[MOSAV.UL] to deploy a low-power nationwide 5G network despite objections from the U.S. Defense Department, other federal agencies and major U.S. airlines.



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U.S. Supreme Court sides with BP unit to curtail Superfund site cleanup lawsuits

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court ruling that had allowed litigation by Montana landowners to proceed against BP Plc unit Atlantic Richfield Co seeking a more extensive cleanup of a hazardous waste site than the federal government had ordered.



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Wall Street retreats as crude slump batters energy stocks

A slide in energy stocks weighed on Wall Street on Monday as crude prices crashed at the start of a week packed with quarterly earnings reports and economic data likely to underline the damage from the coronavirus outbreak.



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HSBC reshuffles top investment bank jobs: memo

HSBC has reshuffled the leadership of its investment banking division, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Monday, as Chief Executive Noel Quinn presses ahead with changes at the top despite having last month paused a wider job cut programme.



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United Airlines sees $2.1 billion loss as coronavirus hits LatAm growth hopes, seeks more federal aid

United Airlines said on Monday it expects to report a pre-tax loss of about $2.1 billion for the first quarter, after the coronavirus pandemic smothered its growth aspirations in Latin America and led the company to seek another $4.5 billion in government aid.



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Sheldon Adelson fails to comply with a mantra he's used for years: 'Yay dividends!'

Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson has repeatedly praised dividends, but the coronavirus has caused his company to suspend them.

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