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China's big banks flag asset pressure due to virus, boding ill for smaller kin

China's largest state banks said the impact of restrictions on movement imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus could pull down asset quality as borrowers struggle to repay loans, though they are likely big enough to weather any fallout.



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Ted Baker names finance chief Rachel Osborne as CEO

Troubled fashion retailer Ted Baker on Monday named Chief Financial Officer Rachel Osborne to the permanent role of chief executive officer, replacing Lindsay Page who stepped down last year.



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EasyJet grounds entire fleet as coronavirus pushes airlines to brink

British low cost airline easyJet said it had grounded its entire fleet of over 330 aircraft and had no visibility on when it could restart flights, highlighting the heavy strain on airlines trying to survive to fly again after coronavirus.



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China unexpectedly cuts reverse repo rate by most in five years to support virus-hit economy

China's central bank unexpectedly cut the rate on reverse repurchase agreements by 20 basis points on Monday, the largest in nearly five years, as authorities ramped up steps to relieve pressure on an economy ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic.



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U.S. stimulus package is biggest ever, but may not be big enough

The Federal Reserve has offered more than $3 trillion in loans and asset purchases in recent weeks to stop the U.S. financial system from seizing up, but it has not yet directly helped large swaths of the real economy: companies, municipalities and other borrowers with less than perfect credit.



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EasyJet grounds fleet as pandemic pushes airlines to the brink

British budget airline easyJet has grounded its fleet of 344 planes and has no clear idea when it might resume flights, it said on Monday, highlighting the strain on airlines trying to survive the coronavirus pandemic.



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Exclusive: American Airlines in talks to hire Millstein for aid advice - sources

American Airlines Group Inc is in advanced talks to hire Guggenheim Securities co-chairman James Millstein for advice on tapping a $50 billion industry relief package available from the U.S. Treasury Department to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, people familiar with the matter said.



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Oil plunges to 2002 lows, shares sink again

Oil took another eyewatering 8% tumble on Monday and world shares buckled again as fears mounted that the global coronavirus shutdown could last for months.



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Goldman Sachs sees S&P 500 dividends declining 25% in 2020

Goldman Sachs said on Monday it expects S&P 500 dividends to fall by 25% in 2020 as certain large dividend-paying industries are particularly vulnerable to the economic shock of the coronavirus outbreak.



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Exclusive: American Airlines in talks to hire Millstein for aid advice

American Airlines Group Inc is in advanced talks to hire Guggenheim Securities co-chairman James Millstein for advice on tapping a $50 billion industry relief package available from the U.S. Treasury Department to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, people familiar with the matter said.



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Virgin Atlantic asks UK government for financial help: source

Virgin Atlantic has asked the UK government for emergency financial help in addition to the coronavirus package made available to all British companies, said a source familiar with the situation.



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Futures choppy as U.S. shutdown extension weighs

U.S. stock index futures see-sawed on Monday after a strong recovery last week, as President Donald Trump extended his stay-at-home guidelines until the end of April, raising fears of a larger economic hit from the slump in business activity.



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Fiat Chrysler looks to resume some Italian production next week: union

Fiat Chrysler (FCA) is looking to resume some vehicle production from next week at three plants in Italy if it gets the green light from the government, a union representative said on Monday.



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Johnson & Johnson says testing of coronavirus vaccine to begin by September

Johnson & Johnson said on Monday human testing of its experimental vaccine for the coronavirus would begin by September and that it could be available for emergency use authorization in early 2021.



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BNY Mellon names interim head Gibbons as CEO

Bank of New York Mellon Corp on Monday named interim head Thomas Gibbons as chief executive officer, effective immediately.



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