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U.S. utilities look newly cheap, but face COVID-19 headwinds this summer

U.S. utility stocks have started to look like bargains after being considered expensive relative to the broader market for well over a year. Still, the outlook is far from certain as demand this summer is set to be hard hit by the contraction in commercial and industrial usage.



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How grab-and-go food chains are adjusting to coronavirus reality

Restaurants devoted mainly to quick bites and drinks are reconfiguring their businesses to limit traffic in tight quarters and maintain coronavirus social distancing.



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Yum China to bring Beyond Meat's plant-based burgers to China

Yum China Holdings Inc said on Monday it will introduce Beyond Meat Inc's plant-based burgers at its fast-food restaurants in mainland China starting June 3.



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Global stocks scale three-month peak, dollar sags on reopening joy

World stocks were just shy of three-month highs and the dollar weakened further on Monday as optimism on economies opening up boosted risk appetite, shrugging off worries over riots in the U.S. and unease over Washington's power struggle with Beijing.



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'Lemon' or not, Trump is stuck with Phase 1 China trade deal

U.S. President Donald Trump has little choice but to stick with his Phase 1 China trade deal despite his anger at Beijing over the coronavirus pandemic, new Hong Kong security rules, and dwindling hopes China can meet U.S. goods purchase targets, people familiar with his administration's deliberations say.



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Rich world's jobs crisis jolts money flows to millions

Carlos Sosa, a Salvadoran waiter in New York, used to send up to $500 a month back home to his mother to help pay for her medical bills and food. But now, after the coronavirus hit and he lost his job in early March, Sosa has burned through his savings and the wire transfers have stopped.



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Wall Street and Fed fly blind as coronavirus upends annual stress tests

U.S. financial regulators, banks and their investors will get their first glimpse into the health of the nation's banking system as it confronts soaring corporate and consumer defaults in the economic crisis sparked by the novel coronavirus.



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Factbox: What's new with the Fed's 2020 bank stress tests?

The Federal Reserve's bank stress tests will look significantly different in 2020, thanks to regulatory changes and the dramatic economic turmoil brought on by coronavirus pandemic.



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Global stocks buoyant, dollar slips as economies start to unlock

World stocks hovered near three-month highs and the dollar was flat on Monday as optimism over economies opening up again boosted risk appetite, despite worries over riots in the United States and unease over Washington's standoff with Beijing.



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Zynga to buy Turkish mobile-game maker Peak for $1.8 billion

Zynga Inc said on Monday it has agreed to buy Turkish mobile-game maker Peak for $1.8 billion in a cash and stock transaction, in a deal that will help the FarmVille maker boost its daily active user base by 60%.



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Oil steady as OPEC+ considers extension to output curbs

Oil prices were steady on Monday helped by reports that OPEC and Russia were closer to a deal on extending oil cuts but held back by renewed tension between the United States and China.



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Walmart's Flipkart to re-apply for food retail license in India

Walmart Inc's Indian e-commerce unit Flipkart said on Monday it would re-apply for a food retail license in India after reports said its earlier proposal was rejected by the government last week.



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Gilead trades that made millions on COVID-19 drug news raise eyebrows

Well-timed trades in Gilead Sciences Inc's options ahead of good news on the biopharmaceutical company's COVID-19 drug treatment may draw regulatory scrutiny, experts said.



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Coty appoints Chairman Peter Harf as CEO

Cosmetics maker Coty Inc on Monday appointed its Chairman Peter Harf as the chief executive officer of the company, replacing Pierre Laubies, who stepped down after less than two years in the job.



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Brazil's Embraer loses $292 million as stoppages burn cash

Brazilian planemaker Embraer reported a $292 million first quarter loss on Monday due to a coronavirus crisis sales slump and the impact of a failed deal with Boeing Co .



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