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First UK-listed firms edge towards BoE loan scheme

A handful of large British companies had emerged on Wednesday as likely candidates for the government's emergency lending scheme aimed at helping them tide over the coronavirus shutdowns afflicting many of the world's biggest economies.



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For ECB, coronabonds could be shield against legal challenges

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has a concrete reason for putting pressure on euro zone governments to finance the fight against coronavirus with joint debt -- avoiding trouble with the courts.



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

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

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Fintech Fridays EP38: Why Identity Matters in an Evolving Online Environment

NCFA Canada | March 25, 2020 JOIN US ON A STORYTELLING JOURNEY EVERY FRIDAY. Mar 25:  Why identity matters in an evolving online environment HOST: Tristram Waye, Fintech Friday's podcast episode GUEST: DAVID LUCATCH, President & Director – KABN Systems North America Inc. (Linkedin) About this episode: David Lucatch of KABN Networks North America joins

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S&P 500 rallies for second day as investors await economic aid package

The S&P 500 rallied for a second straight session on Wednesday as the U.S. Senate appeared to near a vote on a $2 trillion package to support businesses and households devastated by the coronavirus pandemic.



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Wall Street gains ahead of Senate vote on $2 trillion aid package

Wall Street rose in choppy trading on Wednesday, building on the previous session's gains, as the U.S. Senate neared a vote to clear a $2 trillion package to support businesses and households affected by the coronavirus pandemic.



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Eni cuts 2020, 2021 capex to mitigate Coronavirus hit

Italian oil and gas group Eni said on Wednesday it would reduce its capital expenditure this year by around 2 billion euros ($2.17 billion) to mitigate the impact from falling commodity prices following the coronavirus emergency.



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Coronavirus slowdown starts to rival Fed's doomsday bank stress test scenario

The unfolding market shock and economic crisis wrought by the coronavirus disruption is shaping up to be a nightmare for the Federal Reserve – literally.



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Volkswagen expects to resume car production in summer: FAZ

Volkswagen expects to resume car production in Germany in the summer after the auto maker was forced to suspend output due to the coronavirus pandemic, an executive told a newspaper on Wednesday.



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U.S. core capital goods orders point to worsening business investment downturn

New orders for key U.S.-made capital goods fell sharply in February as demand for machinery and other products slumped, suggesting a deepening contraction in business investment that analysts said signaled the economy was already in recession.



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U.S. Senate bill grants aviation sector big bailout: Republican senator

A compromise $2 trillion economic rescue package set to be voted on by the U.S. Senate on Wednesday will include $25 billion for airlines in cash grants, a badly needed lifeline for an industry facing the worst travel downturn in history.



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UK PM Johnson says talks continue over support for airlines

Britain is continuing talks with the aviation industry about how best to support the sector, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and a pilots' union said on Wednesday, reviving the prospect of a sector-specific support package that had seemed to be on hold.



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Red tape holding up medical supplies, airlines say

Red tape is holding up medical and other emergency supplies needed to help tackle the coronavirus crisis, airlines warn.



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Airbnb holds meeting with bankers to extend $1 billion debt facility: source

Airbnb Inc on Wednesday held a phone meeting with bankers to discuss extending an existing $1 billion debt facility as the home rental start-up grapples with a slowdown from the coronavirus outbreak, according to a source who participated in the meeting. 



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S&P 500 rallies for second day as investors await $2 trillion aid package

The S&P 500 rallied for a second straight session on Wednesday as the U.S. Senate appeared near a vote on a $2 trillion package to support businesses and households devastated by the coronavirus pandemic.



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