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Exclusive: Ferrari and Fiat look at helping Italy make ventilators in coronavirus crisis

Italian carmakers Ferrari and Fiat Chrysler are in talks with the nation's biggest ventilator manufacturer to help to boost production of the life-saving machines that are urgently needed in the coronavirus crisis, company officials said on Thursday.



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Amazon asks shoppers to cooperate with U.S. probe of third-party sellers

Amazon.com Inc has started asking customers to cooperate with a Department of Justice criminal investigation of third-party sellers on its e-commerce marketplace, according to an email seen by Reuters.



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American Airlines says bookings still falling, working on more flight cuts

American Airlines Group Inc is working on more network reductions "in real-time" as it sees booking continuing to decline, President Robert Isom told employees in a letter on Thursday.



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Coronavirus patients flood hospitals in Swiss canton next to Italy

The southern Swiss canton of Ticino on the border with Italy is being swamped with coronavirus patients and authorities are battling to find enough intensive care beds, a top public health official said on Thursday.



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Rich world pumps aid as coronavirus deaths in Italy overtake China

The world's richest nations poured unprecedented aid into the global economy on Thursday as coronavirus cases ballooned in the new epicentre Europe, with the number of deaths in Italy outstripping those in mainland China where the virus originated.



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Uber shares soar after CEO says has enough cash to ride out coronavirus crisis

Shares of Uber Technologies Inc surged as much as 44% on Thursday after Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi said it had plenty of cash on hand to tide over the coronavirus crisis and signaled a recovery in some parts of its business.



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WHO working to ensure supplies of diagnostics, protective gear - Tedros

The World Health Organization (WHO) is finalizing arrangements for Chinese suppliers to export protective gear for health workers and aims to build a "continuous pipeline", WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday.



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Coronavirus turmoil poses test as Canada's Bombardier sheds assets

Canada's Bombardier Inc could face its first test as a standalone business jet maker as economic uncertainty linked to the rapid spread of coronavirus crimps demand for new corporate aircraft and has sparked fears of a recession, industry executives and analysts said.



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U.S. recession chances now at 80% despite Fed emergency moves: Reuters poll

The coronavirus crisis has almost certainly ended the longest U.S. expansion on record and pushed the economy into the start of a short slump, according to analysts polled by Reuters who gave a median 80% chance of recession this year.



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Coronavirus to have short-lived drastic impact on Armenian economy: minister

The spread of the coronavirus will have a short-lived, drastic impact on Armenia's economy, Economy Minister Tigran Khachatryan said on Thursday.



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U.N. chief says global recession due to coronavirus 'a near certainty'

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Thursday that a global recession "is a near certainty" and current national responses to the coronavirus pandemic "will not address the global scale and complexity of the crisis."



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Coronavirus layoffs push U.S. weekly jobless claims to two-and-a-half-year high

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits surged by the most since 2012 to a 2-1/2-year high last week, as companies in the services sectors laid off workers because of the coronavirus pandemic.



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The Fed is propping up money market funds. Here's what that means for investors

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced a move that's aimed at shoring up "prime" money market funds and keeping cash flowing in the U.S. financial system. Here's what that means for account holders.

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Lawmakers push to extend tax filing season to July 15

Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., among others, has proposed legislation that would give taxpayers 90 more days to file their 2019 returns. While the Treasury has given people more time to pay, returns are still expected to be submitted by April 15.

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Unemployment insurance is flawed. Trump's coronavirus relief plan won't fix it

The unemployment insurance program in the U.S. won't help enough workers absent some sort of government intervention, according to experts.

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