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New York charges Mallinckrodt with insurance fraud related to opioids

New York state charged Mallinckrodt Plc on Tuesday with insurance fraud for misrepresenting the safety and efficacy of its opioid drugs, leading to medically unnecessary prescriptions.



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Your small business got a Paycheck Protection Program loan. Now what?

Small businesses that got a loan from the Paycheck Protection Program now have to decide how to spend that money. Their answers can differ greatly.

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Exclusive: Facebook agreed to censor posts after Vietnam slowed traffic - sources

Facebook's local servers in Vietnam were taken offline early this year, slowing local traffic to a crawl until it agreed to significantly increase the censorship of "anti-state" posts for local users, two sources at the company told Reuters on Tuesday.



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Brent oil drops to near two-decade lows on falling demand, storage woes

Oil futures for June plunged to near two-decade lows on Tuesday, as the panic that sent U.S. May futures to below minus $40 per barrel on Monday bled further into the markets due to worries about the coronavirus pandemic's effect on fuel demand in a market overrun by supply.



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Oil crash pummels stocks and bond yields; dollar rises

Stock markets around the world fell on Tuesday, as oil prices hit a two-decade low a day after some U.S. crude oil futures turned negative for the first time ever, underlining worries about deep economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic.



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JPMorgan Chase developing plan to return employees to work in phases: memo

JPMorgan Chase & Co told employees on Tuesday that it is working to develop a strategy to have employees return to work in offices in phases, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters.



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Wall Street falls as U.S. crude collapse worsens pandemic woes

Wall Street retreated for a second straight day on Tuesday as a collapse in U.S. crude prices and glum annual forecasts by companies foreshadowed the biggest economic slump since the Great Depression due to the coronavirus outbreak.



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What to do if you're struggling to pay child support or alimony during the coronavirus crisis

As U.S. household income takes a hit from the coronavirus-induced economic meltdown, family law attorneys are seeing an increase in people exploring their options for reducing the amount they pay to their ex-partner.

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U.S. energy secretary to urge House lawmakers to buy oil for strategic reserve

The U.S. energy secretary said on Tuesday he would talk with leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives later in the day and urge them to fund the purchase of crude to fill the emergency oil reserve.



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Telecom Italia and Open Fiber crank up war of words over single network

A war of words between Telecom Italia (TIM) and Open Fiber over the creation of a single broadband network escalated on Tuesday as the phone incumbent called its smaller rival's business model "a failure".



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US Oil Fund, popular ETF trading under ticker 'USO,' plunges 38%, halted for trading at one point

Trading in the United States Oil Fund, a popular exchange-traded security known for its 'USO' ticker which is supposed to track the price of oil, was briefly halted Tuesday before the opening bell. It resumed trading and plunged 20%.

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In Versailles, king of online retail Amazon fights unions backlash

Amazon made its case on Tuesday in a French court of appeal to keep deliveries on track in the country, rejecting unions' allegations that it was not doing its best to protect employees from COVID-19.



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Are Marketers Still Needed During Covid-19?

NCFA Guest post | April 21, 2020 As much of the world continues to abide by stay-at-home orders put in place by each government, it is having a profound effect on businesses and how they operate. Suddenly businesses are being forced to work at reduced operations, move off-site and create remote at-home offices, and approach

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Brent oil drops 25%, near two-decade lows on scant demand, storage

Brent crude futures plunged 25% on Tuesday to the lowest in nearly two decades, a day after panicked traders sent U.S. oil below minus $40 per barrel on fears of a historic glut due to the destruction of fuel demand by the coronavirus pandemic.



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CPC oil producers eye boost to flows via Russia from May

Kazakh oil producers, which export crude via the Caspian pipeline consortium (CPC), are seeking to divert flows to Russia's Transneft from May in an attempt to minimize losses as CPC Blend margins and demand fall, five market sources said.



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