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Coronavirus threatens Chicago's last remaining trading pits

Chicago brokers and traders worry the novel coronavirus will kill more of the city's once famous shout-and-gesture trading pits.



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Lemonade files to go public and reveals Nephila as reinsurer

Artemis | Steve Evans | Jun 9, 2020 Lemonade, Inc., one of the highest profile insurtech start-ups that had been funded by Softbank among others, has filed an initial public offering (IPO) registration statement in which it has also revealed that one of its reinsurers is the largest ILS fund manager in the world Nephila

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S&P turns negative in volatile trade

The S&P 500 slipped into negative territory in volatile trading on Friday, as it flirted with a key long-term technical indicator, a day after a punishing session for Wall Street on fears of a resurgence in coronavirus infections and economic worries.



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Oil prices see weekly loss on virus resurgence fears

Oil was little changed on Friday and logged a first weekly decline since April as new U.S. coronavirus cases spiked, stoking fears of a second wave of the virus hitting fuel demand.



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California examines Amazon's business practices: WSJ

California investigators are examining Amazon.com Inc's business practices as part of an inquiry into the company, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.



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World shares modestly lower as investors mull coronavirus, recovery outlook

Global equity markets gave back earlier gains on Friday as concerns triggered by the U.S. Federal Reserve's less-than-optimistic outlook for an economic recovery and a jump in U.S. coronavirus cases gave investors pause.



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Wall Street gains on bargain hunting but trading volatile

U.S. stocks were higher in late afternoon trading on Friday but had bounced between losses and gains as bargain hunting following a sharp losses a day earlier was offset by continued worries about the economy.



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Volkswagen, Audi on hold as Mexico's Puebla state not ready to reopen

Mexico's Puebla state, where German automaker Volkswagen and its luxury brand unit Audi have major plants, said it is not ready to reopen its automotive sector due to ongoing concerns about the spread of the coronavirus.



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Wall Street ends higher but indexes mark worst week since March selloff

U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday as bargain hunters stepped back into the market following sharp losses a day earlier, but all three major indexes suffered their biggest weekly percentage declines since March.



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Zoom hits political turbulence in Washington, Beijing; lobbyists ready

Zoom Video Communications, whose remote meeting app made the obscure California company a hub for global communications during the coronavirus pandemic, now finds itself fighting political battles in Washington and Beijing.



4 years ago

World shares modestly higher as investors mull coronavirus, recovery outlook

Global equity markets rose in choppy trading on Friday as concerns triggered by the U.S. Federal Reserve's less-than-optimistic outlook for an economic recovery and a jump in U.S. coronavirus cases gave investors pause.



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Airbnb partners with Brazil virus hotspot Sao Paulo on post-pandemic tourism

Home rental firm Airbnb struck a partnership with Brazil's Sao Paulo state to encourage tourism once the novel coronavirus crisis has passed, a company executive said on Friday.



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On Main Street, business owners push for greater protection from coronavirus-related lawsuits

"There's really no way to prove or disprove that someone did or did not catch it in any particular location. And that scares a lot of the small business owners," one business owner told CNBC.

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Bankrupt Hertz wins approval to offer up to $1 billion in shares

A bankruptcy judge on Friday approved Hertz Global Holdings Inc's proposal to sell up to $1 billion in shares, as the car rental firm looks to cash in on a huge speculative rise in its share price since filing for bankruptcy late last month.



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