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Setting up small and medium-size enterprises for restart and recovery

McKinsey & Co | By Abdulaziz Albaz, Tarek Mansour, Tarek Rida, and Jörg Schubert | Jun 9, 2020 Small and medium-size enterprises are a critical engine for the global economy. In the wake of the pandemic, governments can take four actions to maximize the impact of existing support measures. Governments’ economic responses to the COVID-19

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Ex-Morgan Stanley diversity officer says bank slashed her budget by 71%

A lawyer representing a former Morgan Stanley diversity officer who is suing the bank over racial discrimination said on Wednesday the bank cut her client's budget for promoting diversity and financial education by 71% from the time she started in wealth management to 2019.



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Asian stocks set to fall as Wall St snaps 3-day winning streak

Asian stocks were set to dip on Thursday after a choppy Wall Street session as spiking coronavirus cases and prospects of new lockdowns erased earlier confidence about a global economic recovery.



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Google, Fitbit deal may hamper competition: Australian regulator

Australia's consumer watchdog said on Thursday it had concerns that Alphabet Inc-owned Google's planned $2.1 billion acquisition of fitness tracker company Fitbit may hinder competition in digital advertising and health markets.



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Glass Lewis opposes Tesla chairwoman's re-election to Board: Bloomberg News

Proxy-adviser Glass Lewis has urged Tesla Inc investors to vote against re-electing chairwoman Robyn Denholm to the company's board due to an arrangement with Elon Musk that raises corporate governance concerns, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.



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Oil prices drop on demand worries as coronavirus cases rise

Oil prices fell more than 1% in early trade on Thursday as a spike in new coronavirus cases in China and the United States renewed fears that people would stay home and stall a recovery in fuel demand even as lockdowns ease.



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Dollar holds advantage as anxiety grows over rise in coronavirus cases

The dollar held onto gains on Thursday as growing concerns about a rise in coronavirus cases underpinned safe-haven demand for the U.S. currency.



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Global stocks retreat on rising second wave fears

Asian stocks and Wall Street futures fell on Wednesday as spiking coronavirus cases in some U.S. states and China crushed hopes of a quick global economic comeback from the pandemic.



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Dollar and yen gain on worries about virus and economic outlook

The dollar and the yen edged higher on Thursday as growing concerns about a rise in coronavirus cases underpinned safe-haven demand for both currencies.



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Oil prices fall on demand concerns as coronavirus cases rise

Oil prices fell around 2% on Thursday as a spike in new coronavirus cases in China and the United States renewed fears that people would stay home, stalling a recovery in fuel demand even as lockdowns ease.



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Australian regulator says Google's $2.1 billion Fitbit deal could harm competition

Australia's antitrust regulator warned Google's planned $2.1 billion acquisition of fitness tracker maker Fitbit may give it too much of people's data, potentially hurting competition in health and online advertising markets.



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Glass Lewis joins ISS in opposing Tesla chairwoman's re-election to board

Glass Lewis said on Thursday that it urged Tesla Inc investors to vote against re-electing Chairwoman Robyn Denholm to the company's board, making it the second proxy advisory firm to oppose her appointment.



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Apple says disappointed with EU antitrust investigations

Apple on Tuesday accused a few companies of filing groundless complaints and criticised EU antitrust regulators for listening to them and opening two investigations into its Apple Pay and App Store.



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Volkswagen invests extra $200 million in U.S. battery company QuantumScape

Volkswagen is increasing its stake in U.S. company QuantumScape by up to $200 million to boost the development of solid-state battery technology that aims to increase the ranges of electric cars and shorten charging times, the German carmaker said https://bit.ly/2BcvqPY on Tuesday.



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Cerberus vows no let up in push for change at Commerzbank

Cerberus will use "alternative paths" to force leadership change at Commerzbank if it continues to resist calls to reform, the activist investor said in a letter to Germany's second-biggest bank seen by Reuters on Tuesday.



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