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Asia shares off to cautious start, U.S. crude slides

Caution gripped Asian share markets on Monday on expectations a busy week of corporate earnings reports and economic data will drive home the damage done by the global virus lockdown, while U.S. crude prices took an early spill.



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Asia shares turn quietly cautious, U.S. crude crushed

Caution gripped Asian share markets on Monday on expectations a busy week of corporate earnings reports and economic data will drive home the damage done by the global virus lockdown, while a glut of supply sent U.S. crude spiraling to 20-year lows.



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U.S. oil falls more than 10% to lows not seen since 1999

Crude oil futures fell on Monday, with U.S. futures touching levels not seen since 1999, extending weakness on the back of sliding demand and concerns that U.S. storage facilities will soon fill to the brim amid the coronavirus pandemic.



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China's CDB Financial scraps purchase of 29 Boeing 737 MAX jets

China Development Bank (CDB) Financial Leasing Co said on Monday it had agreed with Boeing Co to cancel the purchase of 29 undelivered 737 MAX jets, adding to a string of recent cancellations of the grounded airplane.



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Coronavirus relief deal for U.S. small businesses may come Monday, Trump says

U.S. Democrats and Republicans are near agreement on extra money to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic and could seal a deal as early as Monday, President Donald Trump said on Sunday.



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With economy in crisis, U.S. lets importers delay some tariff payments

The Trump administration on Sunday said it would allow importers hit by the national health crisis to defer for three months any tariff payments they owe the government.



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Beer may lose its fizz as CO2 supplies go flat during pandemic

Dwindling supplies of carbon dioxide from ethanol plants is sparking concern about shortages of beer, soda and seltzer water - essentials for many quarantined Americans.



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Exclusive: Amazon deploys thermal cameras at warehouses to scan for fevers faster

Amazon.com Inc has started to use thermal cameras at its warehouses to speed up screening for feverish workers who could be infected with the coronavirus, employees told Reuters.



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New York City businesses are staying open by pitching into coronavirus relief efforts and going virtual

NYC businesses have been creating face shields, masks and hand sanitizer as their other businesses run dry.

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Activist investors are set to capitalize on the market turmoil, so here's a way to track them

Ken Squire will be writing about activist investors weekly for CNBC.

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These financial advisors applied for the PPP loan. They share some lessons learned

Three financial advisors share how they have helped clients apply for emergency funding through the Paycheck Protection Program, and sought aid for their practices.

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Your biggest questions answered as coronavirus stimulus payments reach bank accounts

Millions of Americans have their coronavirus stimulus payments in their hands, while millions of others are still waiting to see the money. Regardless of which camp you are in, you probably have questions about how the payments work. Here's what readers have told us they most want to know now.

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China’s digital currency app looks like Alipay and WeChat Pay

Abacus | by South China Morning Post | Apr 15, 2020 A screenshot of the app circulating online likely isn't the final version of the digital currency, which is expected to be tightly controlled instead of decentralized like bitcoin A screenshot of the user interface for China’s long-awaited sovereign digital currency has begun circulating on

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Credit Science: the new discipline OakNorth created to redefine borrowing for the Missing Middle

The Fintech Times | Manisha Patel | Apr 18, 2020 When it comes to commercial lending, credit analysis is an essential part of the process. Banks use it to assesses the ability of a business to sustain a certain level of debt and repay its loan. A bank can only lend money if it understands

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U.S. banks seek term changes as Fed finalizes Main Street Lending Program

U.S. banks are pushing the Federal Reserve to change the terms of a $600 billion lending program for small and medium-sized businesses, including reducing minimum loan sizes and allowing more flexibility on underlying reference rates, industry groups said.



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