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Stocks edge higher, but on pace for worst quarter since 2008

Global stock markets edged higher on Tuesday as investors assessed the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic, while the MSCI benchmark of world equities was on pace to finish its worst quarter since the financial crisis of 2008.



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'This is the right thing' — PayPal is the latest company to take a no coronavirus-layoffs pledge

"We don't intend to do any layoffs as a result of COVID-19," PayPal CEO Dan Schulman told CNBC on Tuesday.

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Adidas stops 1 billion euros share buyback

Germany's Adidas on Tuesday said it will suspend a 1 billion euros share buyback it had planned for this year as a way to conserve cash after closing its retail outlets in Europe and North America.



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What the Federal Reserve has done in the coronavirus crisis

The Federal Reserve has moved into overdrive to try to keep the U.S. economy from suffering lasting damage from the coronavirus pandemic, announcing an emergency interest rate cut on March 3 and rolling out new efforts almost weekly since, including slashing rates to zero and relaunching large-scale asset purchases.



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Which bills to pay during the coronavirus pandemic

Millions of Americans will find it hard to pay their bills during the pandemic. Here's how to decide which payments can wait and which can't.

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4 ways the coronavirus law pays small businesses to keep workers

The $2 trillion coronavirus relief package gives financial incentives, such as forgivable loans and tax credits, to businesses that retain their workers.

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Virgin Money delays branch closures and job cuts due to coronavirus lockdown

British bank Virgin Money said on Tuesday that it will halt until further notice the planned closure of 52 branches and 500 job losses, as it grapples with the fallout from the coronavirus outbreak.



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Tax mavericks may try to bend the rules on coronavirus retirement savings withdrawals

Tax pros are cooped up at home, and some are hatching creative strategies around the new coronavirus relief law. Here's what you should know and what's viable.

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INEOS to build third European hand sanitiser plant in ten days

Chemicals manufacturer INEOS [INEOSG.UL] said on Tuesday it will build a hand sanitiser plant in France in 10 days to help meet a European shortage and has begun production at its new British and German plants ahead of schedule.



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Special Report: The Mask Middlemen - How pop-up brokers seek big paydays in a frenzied market

Brian Kolfage, a Florida military veteran, recently convinced Americans to donate millions of dollars for a privately built wall on the U.S. southern border. Now he has jumped into a new venture: hawking millions of protective face masks that are in critically short supply during the coronavirus pandemic.



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Trump holds call with U.S. internet, mobile phone providers

President Donald Trump spoke with the biggest U.S. internet and mobile phone providers on Tuesday to talk about how the networks are holding up as tens of millions of Americans work from home.



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SocGen, Natixis skip 2019 dividends, may consider payments in second half

French banks, Societe Generale and Natixis joined a cohort of European peers that announced plans to skip 2019 dividends following the European Central Bank's guidance to direct profits toward supporting the economy during the coronavirus crisis.



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When will the money arrive? Here are answers to your questions about the coronavirus stimulus checks

The U.S. government has given the green light to checks for $1,200 for individuals and $2,400 for couples to be sent out in the coming weeks. Here's the answers to your questions on how much you qualify for and how fast you could receive the money.

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S&P 500 heads for biggest ever first-quarter plunge

Wall Street's major indexes fell on Tuesday and the S&P 500 was headed for a record first-quarter decline on growing evidence of large-scale economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic.



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Chanel turns its workshops to making face masks against coronavirus

(This Mar 29 story corrects number of staff, clarifies they are in France.)



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