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Google seals takeover of Looker after UK green light

Alphabet Inc-owned Google said on Thursday it has completed its $2.6 billion buyout of privately held big-data analytics firm Looker Data Sciences after winning clearance from Britain's competition watchdog.



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Qantas raises the stakes in pilot pay dispute

Australia's Qantas Airways has urged its pilots to reach agreement on a pay deal for the world's longest commercial flights or face being replaced for those routes.



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Jump in coronavirus cases yanks rally into reverse

A sharp rise in the number of coronavirus deaths and infections unnerved world markets on Thursday, as traders halted the rally in stocks and retreated to the safety of government bonds and gold.



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Nissan slashes profit outlook after sales slump, says more restructuring needed

Nissan Motor Co on Thursday cut its annual operating profit forecast by 43%, hit by a slump in vehicle sales and heaping more pressure on new management to fix a company still reeling from the scandal surrounding former leader Carlos Ghosn.



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Nissan slashes profit outlook after sales slide, says more restructuring needed

Nissan Motor Co on Thursday cut its annual operating profit forecast by 43%, hit by a slump in vehicle sales and heaping more pressure on new management to fix a company still reeling from the scandal surrounding former leader Carlos Ghosn.



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Investment bank loss mars Thiam's final act at Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse posted its best annual profit in nearly a decade on Thursday but volatile earnings at its investment bank and trading divisions took some of the shine off outgoing CEO Tidjane Thiam’s swan song.



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UK's Domino's finds buyers for Norway business

Britain's biggest pizza delivery company Domino's Pizza Group said on Thursday it would sell its Norwegian business to existing minority shareholders of the business, kicking off the sale of its loss-making overseas operations.



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Oil prices fall on bearish demand forecasts

Oil prices fell on Thursday after OPEC and IEA reports cut back demand forecasts for this year on the back of the coronavirus outbreak in China, the world's biggest oil importer.



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Organisers of cancelled mobile conference play down compensation chances

Companies that have spent money on a major telecoms conference in Barcelona that has been cancelled after mass withdrawals due to the coronavirus outbreak cannot expect compensation under the organisers' standard insurance, they said on Thursday.



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Futures slide as new coronavirus cases surge

U.S. stock index futures slipped on Thursday, a day after Wall Street closed at record levels, as a spike in the number of deaths and new cases related to the coronavirus outbreak in China sent investors scurrying to safe-haven assets.



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Gazprom to resume China gas route talks once virus quarantine lifted

Russia's Gazprom said on Thursday it will continue talks on new China natural gas routes once the coronavirus quarantine is lifted.



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Jet market oracle Tinseth bows out with Boeing at crossroads

Years ago, when Randy Tinseth was still running Boeing's sales account for United Airlines, the plane company's designers pulled him aside.



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Google's fight against EU antitrust fine comes up against critical judge

Google's battle against a $2.6 billion EU antitrust fine was dealt an apparent setback on Thursday, when one of the judges hearing the case said the company had committed a "clear infraction" in its handling of price-comparison shopping services.



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Stocks inch up as drop in new coronavirus cases boosts confidence

Global share markets nudged higher on Wednesday amid hopes the worst of the coronavirus in China may have passed, although prevailing uncertainty about the outbreak kept investors wary.



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Boeing sees airline profits hit, stagnant air cargo market due to virus

The global air cargo industry is unlikely to grow this year because of the challenges in the China market due to the coronavirus, a senior executive at Boeing Co said on Wednesday.



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