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$14M Bitcoin Fund Gets Listed on Toronto Stock Exchange
Coindesk via yahoo finance Paddy Baker April 9, 2020 Canadian investment manager 3iQ said The Bitcoin Fund, for which it originally filed a prospectus back in...
Fed studying if new facility for small business loans might be opened to non-bank lenders
The Federal Reserve may expand a program to back Small Business Administration loans to include non-bank lenders as a way to help speed distribution of $350...
U.S. railroads push against oil industry demands for storage in rail cars
Railroads are clamping down on rising demand from oil companies to store crude in rail cars due to safety concerns, sources said, even as the number...
Futures dip ahead of weekly jobless claims number
U.S. stock index futures dipped on Thursday as investors braced for another staggering weekly jobless claims number, while oil prices rose on hopes of sweeping production...
Futures turn higher after Fed stimulus, jobless claims data
U.S. stock index futures turned higher on Thursday after data showed jobless claims fell last week and the Federal Reserve rolled out a broad $2.3 trillion...
Oil rises 4% as OPEC+ works on output cut deal
Oil prices gained nearly 4% on Thursday, but pulled back from an earlier surge as investors waited for details on negotiations between top producers hammering out...
As fever checks become the norm in coronavirus era, demand for thermal cameras soars
The makers of specialized cameras to quickly scan for fevers as people enter crowded workplaces are grappling with soaring demand while confronting supply disruptions, forcing some...
Global stocks jump on Fed stimulus, oil pulls back from earlier surge
Global equity benchmarks moved higher on Thursday following signs of some success by governments and central banks which have taken additional steps to bolster their economies...
Oil gives up gains even as OPEC+ hammers out supply-cut deal
Oil prices dipped on Thursday, giving back an earlier 10% surge as investors awaited details on a massive OPEC supply-cut agreement in response to the global...
EasyJet to defer delivery of 24 Airbus planes, hold shareholder meeting
British airline easyJet on Thursday said it would defer the delivery of 24 Airbus jets and hold a shareholder meeting after the airline's founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou...
Fed rolls out $2.3 trillion to backstop "Main Street," local governments during crisis
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Thursday rolled out a broad, $2.3 trillion effort to bolster local governments and small and mid-sized businesses in its latest move...
Uber to give drivers millions of face masks to battle coronavirus
Uber Technologies Inc on Thursday said it plans to ship millions of face masks to its active drivers and food delivery people around the world to...
U.S. jobless claims exceed six million for second week in a row
A staggering 16.8 million Americans have filed for unemployment benefits in the last three weeks, with weekly new claims topping 6 million for the second straight...
Airbus's landmark jet output cut faces crucial test
Airbus's decision to cut output of its best-selling jet by a third amid coronavirus marks a huge shift for the European planemaker, which has enjoyed virtually...