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Tesla Inc said on Thursday it plans to raise $2 billion by selling shares through a public offering.

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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Credit Suisse Chief Executive Tidjane Thiam, ousted over a spying scandal, stands to collect as much as 30 million Swiss francs ($30 million) after resigning this month, two people familiar with the matter said.

Apple will reopen some stores in Beijing from Feb. 14 with reduced opening hours, it said on its website, while many of its other stores in mainland China will remain shut as the country continues to battle a coronavirus outbreak.

Kraft Heinz Co on Thursday missed quarterly sales estimates due to lower demand for products like bacon and cheese, and wrote down the value of some businesses - including coffee brand Maxwell House - by $666 million.

"Business owners are telling us revenues are down 40% in Chinatown," said Gregg Bishop, commissioner of New York's Department of Small Business Services.

Nestle Chief Executive Mark Schneider will fine-tune his transformation plans with more acquisitions, he said after the Swiss food group lowered growth expectations on Thursday.

Airbus has teamed up with the Quebec government to buy Bombardier's 33.5% stake in the A220 passenger jet program, completing the Canadian firm's exit from civil aviation and boosting Airbus's position in a new battleground with Boeing.

Insurer American International Group Inc on Thursday reported a quarterly profit that beat estimates, as the company booked an underwriting income in its general insurance business.

Southwest Airlines on Thursday extended cancellations of 737 MAX flights through early August as the grounding of the Boeing Co jet drags on, potentially affecting the carrier's profits during the upcoming U.S. summer travel season.

China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd beat analysts' estimates for quarterly results on Thursday, driven by record sales during its annual Singles' Day shopping blitz and demand for its cloud computing business.

The study found 441,000 IRA or 401(k) accounts they manage had balances of $1 million or more.

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.

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