Facing disaster, corporate venture capital to undergo key stress test
Pitchbook Alexander Davis March 24, 2020 After driving much of the venture capital market's hyper-growth in recent years, corporations are poised for a decisive stress test...
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Kraft Heinz halts three plants but adds shifts for mac & cheese
Kraft Heinz Co has moved to halt production at three plants providing restaurant supplies but has added shifts at others to meet demand for packaged foods...
Exxon plays on virus worries in Baytown contract talks: union official
A union official said on Friday Exxon Mobil Corp is playing on economic uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic in negotiations with workers at its Baytown,...
Big U.S. banks start accepting small business aid requests
Bank of America Corp and JPMorgan Chase & Co are now accepting applications for federally backed small-business loans, a sign that big U.S. banks have warmed...
Occidental appoints Robert Peterson as CFO
Oil and gas producer Occidental Petroleum Corp said on Friday it appointed Robert Peterson as the company's new chief financial officer.
Walmart to limit number of customers at stores as virus crisis deepens
Walmart Inc said on Friday it would limit the number of customers in a store at a time, starting April 4, to encourage social distancing among...
Fiat Chrysler postpones shareholders' meeting and resolution on dividend to late June
Fiat Chrysler said on Friday it decided to postpone to late June its shareholders' meeting scheduled for April 16, as a consequence of the continuing coronavirus...
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway sells some stake in Delta Air Lines
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc said on Friday it has sold some of its stake in Delta Air Lines Inc .
Large U.S. banks to take small business loan applications next week: Mnuchin
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday he expects all large U.S. banks to be participating in a newly launched, $350 billion small business coronavirus...
U.S. airlines apply for U.S. payroll grants for crisis help
Major U.S. airlines applied on Friday for payroll grants from the U.S. Treasury meant to keep workers employed while airlines ride out their toughest crisis in...
Treasury makes coronavirus loan terms less favorable for small businesses
The Treasury Department raised interest rates on its Paycheck Protection Program loans for small businesses and reduced their payback period.
Kraft Heinz says has halted three plants due to coronavirus outbreak
Kraft Heinz Co has moved to halt production at three different plants because of a decline in demand stemming from the new coronavirus outbreak, its Chief...
Oil surges more than 13% on hopes of output deal
Crude futures surged for a second day on Friday, with both U.S. and Brent contracts posting their largest weekly percentage gains on record due to hopes...
Wall Street Week Ahead: Investors look to coronavirus data to support stabilizing markets
Investors are parsing a broad range of signals, from infection counts to more traditional indicators, for clues on the trajectory markets may take in coming weeks...
Fed Chair Powell spoke with Trump as virus took aim at U.S.
As the coronavirus bore down on the United States in February and President Donald Trump renewed his public call for interest rate cuts, he and Federal...