Fed: Main Street program widened to diverse set of new companies
The Federal Reserve expanded its Main Street lending program to be sure it captured larger firms that were still not big enough to tap public capital...
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Equality key to rescuing U.S.-China business ties: U.S. business lobby
Recent strains in the relationship between the United States and China make it especially important to establish a policy of 'competitive neutrality' the American Chamber of...
Telegram Caves to US Regulators: Delays Blockchain Launch, Offers to Return $1.2B to Investors
Coindesk Anna Baydakova Apr 30, 2020 Messaging app Telegram postponed the launch of its TON blockchain for a second time on Wednesday, pushing the new go-live...
Fourth stimulus bill may not be needed if states bounce back: White House official
A fourth bill to provide stimulus to the U.S. economy may not be needed if states are able to successfully reopen their economies "relatively quickly," as...
AT&T brings ad unit Xandr under WarnerMedia ahead of HBO Max launch
AT&T Inc said on Thursday it will bring its advertising unit Xandr under its WarnerMedia label, which is set to launch its streaming channel HBO Max...
Pringles maker Kellogg pushes product launches to second half as virus raises costs
Kellogg Co said on Thursday it would push product launches to the second half of 2020, as the breakfast cereal maker invests into additional warehouse space...
Elon Musk says orders to stay home are ‘fascist’ in expletive-laced rant during Tesla earnings call
CNBC Lauren Feiner Apr 29, 2020 Key Points Tesla CEO Elon Musk lashed out at government stay at home orders as “fascist” in an expletive-laced rant...
Fed expands 'Main Street' program to firms with up to 15,000 workers
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Thursday widened a key program to nurse the "Main Street" economy through the coronavirus pandemic, agreeing to lend to even larger...
Comcast warns of steeper impact of coronavirus as first quarter revenue narrowly misses forecast
Comcast Corp on Thursday reported first quarter revenue that fell shy of Wall Street's estimate, and warned of a weaker second quarter as a result of...
Goldman Sachs shareholders back executive pay packages
Goldman Sachs Group Inc said on Thursday that 71% of shareholders voted to approve the bank's executive pay packages, according to preliminary tallies.
Millions of Americans continue to seek jobless benefits; consumer spending tanks
Millions more Americans filed claims for unemployment benefits last week, suggesting that layoffs were spreading to industries that were not initially directly impacted by business closures...
McDonald's profit misses estimates, shares drop 4%
McDonald's Corp missed Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Thursday as some restaurants in Europe and elsewhere remained closed to curb the spread of the...
Oil prices set to cap off nightmare month with gains
Oil prices jumped for a second day on Thursday, lifted by signs the U.S. crude glut is not growing as quickly as expected and clawing back...
ConocoPhillips to sharply cut oil production as low prices hit earnings
U.S. oil and gas company ConocoPhillips said on Thursday it would sharply reduce oil production in coming weeks, aiming to shut in 35% of its total...
Twitter gains users, beats estimates but ad trends alarm investors
Twitter Inc on Thursday reported higher first-quarter revenue and a smaller loss than analysts had expected amid the coronavirus pandemic, but its shares fell as investors...