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Trump says he will enter Saudi-Russia oil fray at appropriate time

Trump says he will enter Saudi-Russia oil fray at appropriate time

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would get involved in the oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia at the appropriate time, saying low gasoline prices were good for U.S. consumers even as they were hurting the industry.



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Comment Period Ends on Proposal to Update the US Definition of an Accredited Investor. So Who Said What?

Comment Period Ends on Proposal to Update the US Definition of an Accredited Investor. So Who Said What?

Crowdfund Insider | JD Alois | March 18, 2020 Towards the end of 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed an update to the definition of an accredited investor. The rule change is part of a broader “concept release” that the SEC has issued to review the exempt offering ecosystem and how this can

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U.S. oil surges 20% after three-day sell off

U.S. oil surges 20% after three-day sell off

U.S. oil prices rose 20% on Thursday, recouping some losses from a sell-off that drove prices to near 20-year lows, but analysts saw the rebound as a brief reprieve, anticipating more weakness as the coronavirus outbreak takes its toll on global demand.



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Exhausted Dutch minister leading coronavirus fight quits

Exhausted Dutch minister leading coronavirus fight quits

The minister leading the Dutch government's fight against the coronavirus resigned on Thursday, a day after collapsing from exhaustion during a parliamentary debate on the epidemic.



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Trump says he would support government taking stake in certain companies

Trump says he would support government taking stake in certain companies

President Donald Trump on Thursday opened the door to a radical shift in the U.S. government's relationship to private industry as the coronavirus outbreak upends the nation's economy, saying he would back the government taking stakes in certain companies.



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Walmart makes run to all-time highs amid coronavirus market plunge

Walmart makes run to all-time highs amid coronavirus market plunge

During the coronavirus market turmoil, the S&P 500 has cratered 25%, while Walmart's stock is in the green, gaining 2%.

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Mideast, Africa airlines in crisis as coronavirus stifles demand: IATA

Mideast, Africa airlines in crisis as coronavirus stifles demand: IATA

Middle East and African airlines are in crisis with hundreds of thousands of jobs at risk from the coronavirus outbreak, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Thursday, calling for state intervention.



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Federal student loan rates set to hit historic lows

Federal student loan rates set to hit historic lows

A recent surge in demand for safe-haven investments sent the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note to an all-time low. Student loan borrowers will benefit in the year ahead.

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Germany expects more than 2 million people to use short-time scheme in 2020

Germany expects more than 2 million people to use short-time scheme in 2020

Germany expects a record 2.15 million people to this year make use of a scheme that allows employees to work shorter hours but keep their jobs, as the impact of the coronavirus causes havoc in the labor market, a ministry document seen by Reuters showed on Thursday.



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Colombia to suspend entry for all travelers from abroad

Colombia to suspend entry for all travelers from abroad

Colombia will block entry to everyone traveling from abroad from midnight on Monday in an effort to control the spread of coronavirus, President Ivan Duque said on Thursday.



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Goldman Sachs employees in New York have contracted the new coronavirus: sources

Goldman Sachs employees in New York have contracted the new coronavirus: sources

Several employees at Goldman Sachs Group Inc's New York headquarters are believed to have contracted the novel coronavirus, according to two sources, making it the latest Wall Street bank whose staff have been affected by the pandemic.



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U.S. says to buy initial 30 million barrels of oil for emergency stockpile

U.S. says to buy initial 30 million barrels of oil for emergency stockpile

The U.S. Department of Energy said on Thursday it will buy up to 30 million barrels of crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve by the end of June as a first step in fulfilling President Donald Trump's directive to fill the emergency stockpile to help domestic crude producers.



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Bank of England cuts rates to 0.1%, ramps up bond-buying

Bank of England cuts rates to 0.1%, ramps up bond-buying

The Bank of England cut interest rates to 0.1% on Thursday, its second emergency rate cut in just over a week, and ramped up its bond-buying program in a fresh attempt to shield Britain's economy from the coronavirus outbreak.



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Ford hoards cash, withdraws profit forecast amid coronavirus outbreak

Ford hoards cash, withdraws profit forecast amid coronavirus outbreak

Ford Motor Co on Thursday moved to hoard cash on its balance sheet, drawing down $15.4 billion from two credit lines and suspending its dividend, in a move to bolster reserves to ride out damage to its business from the coronavirus pandemic.



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Uber shares jump after CEO says has enough cash to tide over coronavirus crisis: CNBC

Uber shares jump after CEO says has enough cash to tide over coronavirus crisis: CNBC

Shares of Uber Technologies Inc rose as much as 35% after CNBC reported that the company has plenty of cash on hand to get through the coronavirus crisis and is seeing growth in areas of businesses other than ride-hailing.



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