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Ryanair to cut Italy flights by 25% due to coronavirus

Ryanair to cut Italy flights by 25% due to coronavirus

Ryanair will cut capacity in and out of Italy, its largest market, by 25% for three weeks due to a significant drop off in bookings since a coronavirus outbreak, Europe's biggest low-cost airline said on Monday.



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Big Fed rate cuts baked into futures prices as virus spreads

Big Fed rate cuts baked into futures prices as virus spreads

The U.S. central bank will deliver a big dose of stimulus starting this month in a bid to protect the world's biggest economy from the impact of the coronavirus, traders of futures contracts tied to Federal Reserve policy are betting.



6 years ago
Apple stock rebounds almost 7% to head for strongest day since 2018

Apple stock rebounds almost 7% to head for strongest day since 2018

Shares in Apple surged 6.9% on Monday, helped by a broad Wall Street rebound and an upgraded rating from an analyst who said the iPhone maker's stock had become oversold following last week's rout related to fears about the new coronavirus.



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SoftBank CEO tells U.S. investors he'll be more careful

SoftBank CEO tells U.S. investors he'll be more careful

SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son, under pressure from hedge fund Elliott Management to rein in his mercurial investment style, turned on the charm in a meeting with U.S. investors on Monday, but offered few concrete concessions.



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UK wants retaliatory tariffs removed early on in U.S. trade talks: Truss

UK wants retaliatory tariffs removed early on in U.S. trade talks: Truss

British trade minister Liz Truss said she wanted with the United States to agree to the removal of retaliatory tariffs on some British and U.S. products over EU subsidies on large aircraft early in trade negotiations to show goodwill.



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Oil up over 5% as hopes of OPEC cut, stimulus counter virus gloom

Oil up over 5% as hopes of OPEC cut, stimulus counter virus gloom

Oil prices rose over 5% on Monday, reversing an early fall to multi-year lows as hopes of a deeper cut in output by OPEC and stimulus from central banks countered worries about damage to demand from the coronavirus outbreak.



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Exclusive: UBS CEO Ermotti poised to get Swiss Re chairman role - sources

Exclusive: UBS CEO Ermotti poised to get Swiss Re chairman role - sources

UBS Group Chief Executive Sergio Ermotti is poised to become chairman of Swiss Re next year after leaving the helm of Switzerland's biggest bank, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.



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Wall Street rebounds as investors buy the dip; stimulus measures in focus

Wall Street rebounds as investors buy the dip; stimulus measures in focus

U.S. stock indexes rose sharply on Monday, prompted by bargain hunting and on reassurances by central banks that they stood ready to counter any economic impact from the coronavirus.



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Global growth plunging into downturn over coronavirus, OECD says

Global growth plunging into downturn over coronavirus, OECD says

The coronavirus outbreak is plunging the world economy into its worst downturn since the global financial crisis, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development warned on Monday, urging governments and central banks to fight back to avoid an even steeper slump.



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G7 finance ministers plan call on Tuesday on coronavirus: sources

G7 finance ministers plan call on Tuesday on coronavirus: sources

G7 finance ministers are expected to hold a conference call on Tuesday to discuss measures to deal with the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak, three sources told Reuters.



6 years ago
Wall Street gains as investors buy the dip; stimulus measures in focus

Wall Street gains as investors buy the dip; stimulus measures in focus

U.S. stock indexes rose on Monday, recovering from steep declines amid a spell of bargain hunting, while investors hoped that monetary stimulus from central banks would help tide over the potential economic impact of the coronavirus.



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Amazon, Walmart, the Secret Battle for FinTech Supremacy: Part II

Amazon, Walmart, the Secret Battle for FinTech Supremacy: Part II

Highradius | Anuj Saxena | Flashback to June 2018 Digital to Physical, Physical to Digital and Customer Segments As Walmart rushes to become Amazon before Amazon can become Walmart, the impressive way Walmart has addressed the problem reminds me of a quote from Jim Collins in his bestseller “Good to Great”: “The good-to-great companies displayed two

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Amazon's fight against $277 million EU tax order kicks off in court on Thursday

Amazon's fight against $277 million EU tax order kicks off in court on Thursday

Amazon will on Thursday seek to overturn an EU order to repay about 250 million euros ($277 million) in back taxes to Luxembourg at Europe's second-highest court, one of a series of high-profile cases marking the bloc's crackdown on unfair tax deals.



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More traffic, night lights show China's factories restart as new virus cases drop

More traffic, night lights show China's factories restart as new virus cases drop

Nearly 300 million people have gone back to work in China since the Lunar New Year break as more companies restart business and coronavirus travel restrictions ease, although many small firms are still struggling to find enough workers to run plants.



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UK wants a big U.S. trade deal but health and food standards not up for grabs

UK wants a big U.S. trade deal but health and food standards not up for grabs

Britain said on Monday it will seek to achieve huge gains by removing barriers to trade with the United States in talks for a deal this year but its health service would not be on the table in talks.



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