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Virgin Australia poised to enter voluntary administration: reports

Virgin Australia poised to enter voluntary administration: reports

Virgin Australia Holdings is poised to enter voluntary administration, local media reported 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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Investor groups call for UK firms to provide a virtual AGM

Investor groups call for UK firms to provide a virtual AGM

Britain's biggest listed companies have been urged to hold 'virtual' annual general meetings after two-thirds of the firms to announce meetings so far opted to hold them behind closed doors because of COVID-19.



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HSBC cuts top investment bank jobs despite wider firing freeze

HSBC cuts top investment bank jobs despite wider firing freeze

HSBC has cut a number of top management roles in its investment bank, memos seen by Reuters showed, as Chief Executive Noel Quinn presses on with changes despite having put a wider job cut programme on hold last month.



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U.S. restaurants seek more aid, on track to lose $240 billion by end of 2020

U.S. restaurants seek more aid, on track to lose $240 billion by end of 2020

U.S. restaurants asked Congress for more financial aid on Monday to help weather the coronavirus crisis ravaging the industry, saying they are on track to lose $240 billion by the end of 2020.



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Branson says Virgin Atlantic will need UK government help to survive

Branson says Virgin Atlantic will need UK government help to survive

Virgin Atlantic will only survive the coronavirus outbreak if it gets financial support from the British government, the airline's founder Richard Branson said on Monday.



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U.S. House Republican leader: still no deal on more coronavirus money for small businesses

U.S. House Republican leader: still no deal on more coronavirus money for small businesses

U.S. Democrats and Republicans were near agreement on Monday for extra money to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, a top Republican lawmaker said, but he accused Democrats of holding up a deal.



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IMF's Georgieva says most worried about crisis impact on developing countries

IMF's Georgieva says most worried about crisis impact on developing countries

Developing countries may be the hardest hit economically by the fallout from the spread of the new coronavirus, IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday.



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Coronavirus relief deal for U.S. small businesses may come Monday: Trump

Coronavirus relief deal for U.S. small businesses may come Monday: Trump

U.S. Democrats and Republicans are near agreement on approving extra money to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic and could seal a deal as early as Monday, President Donald Trump said, despite hopes for a deal on Sunday.



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Facebook to introduce gaming app on Monday: New York Times

Facebook to introduce gaming app on Monday: New York Times

Facebook Inc is planning to launch a gaming mobile app on Monday focused mainly on live game streaming in a bid to take on Amazon.com Inc's Twitch, Google's YouTube and Microsoft Corp's Mixer services, the New York Times reported on Sunday.



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Wynn Resorts CEO calls for Las Vegas Strip to conditionally reopen in mid- to late May

Wynn Resorts CEO calls for Las Vegas Strip to conditionally reopen in mid- to late May

Wynn Resorts Chief Executive Officer Matt Maddox on Sunday called on the Nevada governor to begin to reopen the Las Vegas Strip in mid- to late May with extensive safety measures in place, assuming the state is in line with certain benchmarks around the spread of the coronavirus.



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Crude oil futures drop at open of Asian trading

Crude oil futures drop at open of Asian trading

Crude oil futures fell on Sunday evening in CME Group trading, continuing last week's weakness on the back of sliding demand due to the COVID-19 disease that has killed more than 159,000 worldwide.



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Stock market gains alongside economic pain; some worry about over-optimism

Stock market gains alongside economic pain; some worry about over-optimism

The U.S. stock market has rebounded swiftly despite a raft of terrible economic news, driven by a massive boost from the Federal Reserve, hopes of a successful reopening of the economy and possible coronavirus treatments, as well as investors' fear-of-missing-out. But not everyone is buying the bounce.



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Exclusive: Neiman Marcus to file for bankruptcy as soon as this week - sources

Exclusive: Neiman Marcus to file for bankruptcy as soon as this week - sources

Neiman Marcus Group is preparing to seek bankruptcy protection as soon as this week, becoming the first major U.S. department store operator to succumb to the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak, people familiar with the matter said.



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Oil drops further, U.S. futures at lows not seen since 2001

Oil drops further, U.S. futures at lows not seen since 2001

Crude oil futures fell in electronic trading on Sunday evening, with U.S. futures touching levels not seen since November 2001, extending last week's weakness on the back of sliding demand because of the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed more than 164,000 people worldwide.



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Amazon to extend French warehouse closures after union dispute

Amazon to extend French warehouse closures after union dispute

Amazon will keep its six warehouses in France closed until at least April 22 after a stand-off with unions over sanitary conditions amid the coronavirus outbreak, it said on Sunday.



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