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U.S.'s Pompeo: Nations should rethink use of China's Huawei amid coronavirus

U.S.'s Pompeo: Nations should rethink use of China's Huawei amid coronavirus

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday said China's role in the global coronavirus pandemic is likely to force countries to rethink their telecommunications infrastructure, including the adoption of China-based Huawei's 5G networks.



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Deutsche Bank investor files new motion to oust chair at shareholder meeting

Deutsche Bank investor files new motion to oust chair at shareholder meeting

Deutsche Bank investor Riebeck-Brauerei on Friday filed a motion seeking a vote to oust the lender's chairman Paul Achleitner at this year's annual general meeting, according to a document prepared by the activist shareholder's lawyer.



6 years ago
Italy's firms shake lockdown using shortcut in coronavirus law

Italy's firms shake lockdown using shortcut in coronavirus law

Weeks into Italy's coronavirus lockdown, thousands of Italian entrepreneurs have been given a bureaucratic shortcut to market.



6 years ago
World Bank says no 'free ride' for commercial creditors on debt relief

World Bank says no 'free ride' for commercial creditors on debt relief

Commercial creditors need to support debt relief for the poorest countries and cannot just "free ride" on a suspension in debt payments by official bilateral creditors, World Bank President David Malpass said on Friday.



6 years ago
GE aircraft leasing unit cancels 69 737 MAX orders

GE aircraft leasing unit cancels 69 737 MAX orders

General Electric Co's aircraft leasing subsidiary canceled 69 orders for Boeing Co's grounded 737 MAX jets on Friday, as it evaluates its order book in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.



6 years ago
Wall Street bounces on Boeing bump, Trump's restart plan

Wall Street bounces on Boeing bump, Trump's restart plan

U.S. stocks jumped on Friday following President Donald Trump's new guidelines to reopen the economy and on a report of a drug to potentially treat COVID-19, while Boeing headed higher on plans to resume production.



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Some life insurers hit pause on older Americans during coronavirus crisis

Some life insurers hit pause on older Americans during coronavirus crisis

Some U.S. life insurers are deciding not to gamble on older Americans during the coronavirus crisis by temporarily suspending applications from certain age groups or imposing tougher requirements.



6 years ago
IRS sends coronavirus stimulus checks to dead people

IRS sends coronavirus stimulus checks to dead people

The Internal Revenue Service inadvertently deposited some of the coronavirus stimulus payments into the accounts of deceased Americans.

6 years ago
P&G beats profit estimates as consumers stock up on toilet rolls, detergents

P&G beats profit estimates as consumers stock up on toilet rolls, detergents

Procter & Gamble Co beat expectations for quarterly profit on Friday as consumers stocked up on everything from diapers and detergents to toilet rolls amid sweeping lockdowns around the world to curb the spread of the coronavirus.



6 years ago
Oil rises as Trump plans to ease lockdown

Oil rises as Trump plans to ease lockdown

Oil prices rose on Friday as President Donald Trump laid out plans to ease the U.S. coronavirus lockdown and on reports, later played down, that a drug may potentially help treat COVID-19.



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Developing countries unlock key industries to safeguard earnings and jobs

Developing countries unlock key industries to safeguard earnings and jobs

From Africa to Asia and Latin America, emerging countries disproportionately bruised by the COVID-19 pandemic are allowing some key industries to start back up in a bid to soften the economic blow.



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Goldman predicts 36% drop in iPhone shipment, says time to sell Apple shares

Goldman predicts 36% drop in iPhone shipment, says time to sell Apple shares

Goldman Sachs said on Friday it expects iPhone shipment to drop 36% during the third quarter due to coronavirus-related lockdowns around the world and downgraded Apple Inc stock to "sell".



6 years ago
Pandemic has companies dropping earnings guidance, and some say it should be nixed altogether

Pandemic has companies dropping earnings guidance, and some say it should be nixed altogether

A growing number of companies has nixed earnings guidance amid the coronavirus pandemic, and some in the corporate world say they should be dropped permanently.

6 years ago
Futures jump on Trump's restart plan, coronavirus drug hopes

Futures jump on Trump's restart plan, coronavirus drug hopes

U.S. stock index futures jumped on Friday as President Donald Trump laid out plans to re-open the economy from coronavirus-induced lockdowns and on reports of encouraging data on a drug to potentially treat COVID-19.



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Oil mixed as Chinese economy overshadows Trump plan to ease lockdown

Oil mixed as Chinese economy overshadows Trump plan to ease lockdown

Oil prices were mixed on Friday as news of President Donald Trump's plans to ease the U.S. coronavirus lockdown to get the American economy moving again were quickly overshadowed by China's worst quarterly economic contraction on record.



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