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How to protect your college savings as the stock market gyrates

The coronavirus has wreaked havoc on the stock market. How to protect your college savings.

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Keep calm and work from home during coronavirus, European banks tell workers

Global banks and small investment firms in Europe are urging staff to work from home and curb travel as the financial industry braces for disruption from the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak.



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As Americans hoard food, Campbell Soup speeds up ingredients orders

Campbell Soup said it is ordering more ingredients to ensure it can keep enough soups, sauces and snacks on hand to meet growing demand from retailers as U.S. consumers hoard food in preparation for potential coronavirus quarantines.



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Bank of Canada Speech: Money and Payments in the Digital Age

Bank of Canada | Timothy Lane Speech at CFA Montréal FinTech RDV2020 | Feb 25, 2020 Building a modern ecosystem So let me now talk about some key areas where the Bank of Canada is focusing in order to adapt to this fast-moving world of payments. First, we are working to make sure that Canadians

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It may get harder for consumers to tell how some financial advisors get paid

The CFP Board, which oversees standards for 86,000 certified financial planners in the U.S., removed the ability for consumers to search for an advisor based on how they're paid.

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United Airlines cuts flights, freezes hiring on coronavirus-hit demand

United Airlines Holdings Inc is slashing its flying schedule and implementing a series of cost-cutting measures in some of the most drastic actions by a U.S. airline to date as the spreading coronavirus has depressed air travel demand.



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Huawei pleads not guilty to new U.S. criminal charges in 2018 case

China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, the world's largest telecommunications equipment maker, on Wednesday pleaded not guilty in a New York federal court to new charges in a 2018 case against the company.



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GM takes aim at Tesla with 'Ultium' batteries and fleet of electric vehicles

General Motors Co Chief Executive Mary Barra said Wednesday the Detroit automaker will invest $20 billion by 2025 in electric and automated vehicles as it races to catch up with Elon Musk's Tesla Inc as vehicles go electric.



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Global stocks rally as Biden surge offsets coronavirus fears

The dollar and world equity markets rose on Wednesday as investors were cheered by a strong showing by Joe Biden in the U.S. Democratic presidential primaries, although the economy-slowing coronavirus outbreak kept investors on tenterhooks.



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Uber open to using self-driving tech from competition: CEO

Uber Technologies Inc's self-driving unit is open to using technology from competitors in the industry, the company's chief executive said on Wednesday.



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Data show U.S. economy on solid footing as coronavirus fears mount

U.S. services sector activity jumped to a one-year high in February, suggesting strength in the economy before a recent escalation of recession fears ignited by the coronavirus epidemic that prompted an emergency interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve.



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Wall Street jumps as Biden takes the lead

Wall Street surged on Wednesday as former Vice President Joe Biden's strong showing in the "Super Tuesday" primary contests gave a boost to healthcare stocks and upbeat economic data helped sooth investors' coronavirus anxieties.



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U.S. businesses show growing concern over impact of coronavirus, Fed survey shows

There are signs the escalating coronavirus outbreak has begun to weigh on business sentiment in the United States, a report by the Federal Reserve released on Wednesday showed, even as the U.S. economy expanded at a modest to moderate pace over the past several weeks.



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New BoE boss Bailey does not back immediate virus rate cut

The Bank of England should wait until it has more clarity about the economic hit from the coronavirus outbreak before making any decision to cut interest rates, its next governor Andrew Bailey said on Wednesday.



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Family clan members back Volkswagen CEO's electric strategy: Bild

Wolfgang Porsche and Hans-Michel Piech, members of the family which controls German carmaker Volkswagen , fully support the shift towards electric cars being driven by Chief Executive Herbert Diess, they told the Bild newspaper.



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