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Oil rises on short-covering despite growing fears over coronavirus

Crude prices edged up on Wednesday as investors covered short positions after three sessions of losses, even as fears deepened that the rapid spread of the coronavirus will lead to a global pandemic.



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AI computing startup SambaNova raises $250 million in BlackRock-led funding

Artificial intelligence computing firm SambaNova Systems said on Tuesday it has raised $250 million in a funding round led by BlackRock Inc to expand its customer base, reflecting investors' appetite for the market.



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Asian stocks, Treasury yields fall as pandemic fears intensify

Asian shares fell on Wednesday as a U.S. warning to Americans to prepare for the possibility of a coronavirus pandemic drove another Wall Street tumble and pushed yields on safe-haven Treasuries to record lows.



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Asian shares slump, bonds rally as virus fears grow

Asian shares fell on Wednesday as a U.S. warning to Americans to prepare for the possibility of a coronavirus pandemic drove another Wall Street tumble and pushed yields on safe-haven Treasuries to record lows.



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Salesforce co-CEO Keith Block steps down, Marc Benioff to be sole chief

Salesforce.com Inc said on Tuesday Keith Block has stepped down as co-chief executive officer, making Marc Benioff the sole CEO of the business software company, sending its shares down nearly 3% in extended trading.



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Panasonic poised to withdraw from solar cell production at Tesla's NY plant: sources

Japan's Panasonic Corp is considering pulling out of solar cell production at Tesla Inc's plant in New York, said people with direct knowledge of the matter, raising uncertainty over the U.S. firm's struggling solar business.



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Oil steadies on bargain-hunting; virus fears cap gains

Oil steadied on Tuesday as investors sought bargains after crude benchmarks slumped almost 4% in the previous session, although concerns about the coronavirus spreading out of China denting major economies and curbing fuel demand capped gains.



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SoftBank-backed Grab raising $856 million from Japanese investors

Southeast Asian ride hailer Grab is raising $706 million from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (MUFG) and $150 million from Japanese IT services firm TIS Inc , as it seeks to expand aggressively into financial services.



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UBS, Credit Suisse's emergency plans are effective: financial watchdog

The emergency plans of UBS and Credit Suisse to deal with a financial crisis are effective, Switzerland's regulator FINMA said on Tuesday.



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JPMorgan to maintain key growth targets from last year at investor day: analysts

JPMorgan Chase & Co executives are unlikely to provide new financial targets at the bank's annual investor day on Tuesday, and instead will use the forum to showcase a clean-energy initiative, analysts said.



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Boeing close to deal to supply more 787 Dreamliners to Japan's ANA: sources

Boeing Co is close to a deal to supply more 787 Dreamliners to Japan's ANA Holdings Inc in what would be the U.S. planemaker's first commercial order announcement so far this year, industry sources said.



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Tesco completes China exit with joint venture stake sale

Britain's biggest retailer Tesco has completed its exit from China with the sale of a 20% stake in a joint venture to a unit of its state-run partner China Resources Holdings (CRH), raising 275 million pounds ($357 million).



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Amazon expands physical footprint with bigger cashier-less grocery shop

Amazon.com Inc is bringing its cashier-less store technology to a larger stage.



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Oil prices rise on bargain-hunting; virus fears cap gains

Oil climbed on Tuesday as investors sought bargains after crude benchmarks slumped almost 4% in the previous session, although concerns about the coronavirus spreading out of China and curbing major economies and fuel demand capped gains.



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SoftBank-backed Grab raises $856 million from Japanese investors in financial services push

Southeast Asia's Grab said Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (MUFG) and IT services firm TIS Inc have agreed to invest a combined $856 million in the ride-hailing firm, as it seeks to expand aggressively into financial services.



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