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

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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Boundless Fed bond-buying fuels stocks rebound, dollar recoils

Boundless Fed bond-buying fuels stocks rebound, dollar recoils

Financial markets rebounded on Tuesday, with stocks and oil jumping about 4% in Europe, while the safe-haven dollar recoiled as unprecedented global stimulus efforts gained traction.



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UK banks scramble to protect customers from wave of coronavirus scams

UK banks scramble to protect customers from wave of coronavirus scams

UK banks are stepping up fraud prevention measures to protect customers from scammers eager to exploit the coronavirus pandemic with a whole range of new tricks, including fake sales of medical supplies and bogus government relief schemes.



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Comcast shuts theme parks, delays film distribution due to COVID-19

Comcast shuts theme parks, delays film distribution due to COVID-19

Comcast Corp on Tuesday warned of a hit to its results from the coronavirus outbreak as it shut all its theme parks and delayed distribution of films in theaters worldwide.



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Bombardier halts most operations in Canada due to coronavirus

Bombardier halts most operations in Canada due to coronavirus

Bombardier pulled its 2020 outlook on Tuesday and said it would halt all non-essential work at most of its Canada-based operations until April 26 to help slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.



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Spirit AeroSystems suspends Boeing-related production for two weeks

Spirit AeroSystems suspends Boeing-related production for two weeks

Spirit Aerosystems , Boeing Co's largest supplier, is temporarily suspending production for the airplane maker at many of its facilities in the United States for two weeks, as the global coronavirus pandemic saps demand across the industry.



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Trump, Pence held call on economy with investors including Paul Tudor Jones, Stephen Schwarzman

Trump, Pence held call on economy with investors including Paul Tudor Jones, Stephen Schwarzman

Investors on the call included Dan Loeb, Stephen Schwarzman, Intercontinental Exchange's Jeffrey Sprecher and Paul Tudor Jones.

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Boeing CEO does not want U.S. to take stake in company after coronavirus stimulus

Boeing CEO does not want U.S. to take stake in company after coronavirus stimulus

Boeing Co Chief Executive Dave Calhoun said on Tuesday he does not want the U.S. Treasury to take an equity stake in the planemaker as a condition of government loans as credit markets freeze amid the coronavirus pandemic.



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How to get fast cash during the coronavirus pandemic

How to get fast cash during the coronavirus pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic is straining the U.S. economy. Here's where Americans can look for fast cash in an emergency.

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Fed's 'bazooka' soothes dollar funding squeeze

Fed's 'bazooka' soothes dollar funding squeeze

The U.S. Federal Reserve's efforts to shield the economy from the effects of the coronavirus have -- for now - slowed a scramble for dollars that threatened to clog funding markets.



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Global airlines face emergency, need rescue package now: IATA

Global airlines face emergency, need rescue package now: IATA

Global airlines are in an emergency situation and government rescue packages are needed as quickly as possible to avoid multiple airline collapses, the head of the International Air Transport Association warned on Tuesday.



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Unilever to shield workers from financial impact of coronavirus

Unilever to shield workers from financial impact of coronavirus

Consumer goods giant Unilever Plc said on Tuesday it would protect its workforce from the financial impact of the coronavirus by continuing to pay contractors and other part time staff for up to three months.



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Banks, regulators move to protect customers from wave of coronavirus scams in UK, U.S.

Banks, regulators move to protect customers from wave of coronavirus scams in UK, U.S.

UK banks are stepping up fraud prevention measures to protect customers from scammers eager to exploit the coronavirus pandemic with a whole range of new tricks, including fake sales of medical supplies and bogus government relief schemes.



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U.S. locks in tariffs on wooden cabinets from China

U.S. locks in tariffs on wooden cabinets from China

The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Tuesday it made a final determination that dumped and subsidized imports of wood cabinets and vanities from China were harming American producers, locking in steep U.S. tariffs for five years.



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General Motors to draw down $16 billion in credit, suspends 2020 outlook

General Motors to draw down $16 billion in credit, suspends 2020 outlook

General Motors Co said on Tuesday it will draw about $16 billion from its credit lines in a bid to beef up liquidity amid rising business impact from the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak.



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