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European stock exchanges working well in extreme conditions

Stock exchanges across Europe have implemented their business continuity plans due to the coronavirus epidemic and markets are working well under extreme conditions, the Federation of European Securities Exchanges said on Thursday.



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IEA says global oil demand could drop 20% as 3 billion people in lockdown

Global oil demand could drop as much as 20 million barrels per day or 20% of total demand as 3 billion people are currently in a lockdown because of the coronavirus outbreak, the head of the International Energy Agency said.



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Toyota extends shutdown of North American plants through April 17

Toyota Motor Corp said it will extend a shutdown of all North American plants for two weeks due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and decline in vehicle demand.



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Wall Street leads stocks up on $2 trillion stimulus; dollar takes a hit

A Wall Street rally powered global gains in stocks on Thursday despite a record number of new unemployment filings in the United States, as traders focused on the unanimous passage of a $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill in the U.S. Senate and the possibility of more stimulus to come.



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Exclusive: U.S. prepares crackdown on Huawei's global chip supply - sources

Senior cabinet officials in the Trump administration agreed to new measures to restrict the global supply of chips to China's Huawei Technologies, sources familiar with the matter said, as the White House ramps up criticism of China over coronavirus.



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Morgan Stanley's online trading system for wealthy clients went down

Retail brokerages have suffered sporadic outages this month amid unprecedented volatility and volume in markets amid the coronavirus crisis.

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Singapore Airlines taps investors for up to $10.5 billion amid coronavirus shock

Singapore Airlines (SIA) is tapping existing investors for up to S$15 billion ($10.48 billion) through the sale of shares and convertible bonds to offset the shock to its business from the coronavirus outbreak.



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Virtual tours, coronavirus clauses: Pandemic up-ends homebuying across the U.S.

Prospective buyers arriving at Betsy and Eric Melby's house for sale in Memphis, Tennessee, last week were greeted by a large pump bottle of hand sanitizer and a box of disposable gloves.



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Online learning rockets in coronavirus pandemic, says Pearson

Britain's Pearson has seen an "explosion" in demand for online learning, with traffic across its platforms quadrupling as millions of children start to adapt to home schooling during the coronavirus pandemic, its chief executive said.



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U.S. corporate crisis bailouts may prove bonanza for insider trading, new study warns

White-collar crime prosecutors and defense attorneys are likely to be busy following a massive economic stimulus package from the U.S. Congress aimed at mitigating the fallout from the coronavirus, according to a new academic study of insider trading.



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Two U.S. banks halt layoffs amid coronavirus uncertainty

Morgan Stanley and Citigroup Inc have hit pause on layoffs as the coronavirus pandemic has led to a record level of unemployment claims and unprecedented economic uncertainty, according to sources.



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Daimler in talks for 10 billion euro credit line: Bloomberg

Daimler is in talks with lenders for a credit facility of at least 10 billion euros ($11.03 billion) to help the car company cope with the coronavirus outbreak, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.



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You want to give up on the stock market. Here's why you shouldn't

People are giving up on the stock market amid the coronavirus outbreak. They'll likely regret it.

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Executives are buying stock in droves, giving a 'strong' signal that the comeback is for real

The ratio of companies with insider buying compared to insider selling is at 1.75 for March, its highest level since March of 2009, according to Washington Service.

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Here's why stocks are rising on terrible news

It might be premature to declare the bear market dead, but Thursday's action sure checked off some important boxes.

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