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Boeing supplier Spirit announces layoffs due to virus, 737 MAX impacts

Aircraft parts maker Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc announced on Wednesday a 21-day layoff for staff doing production and support work for Boeing Co's 737 program.



3 years ago

Better three months late than never for Fed 'Main Street' loans, Powell says

It is not too late for small and medium-sized U.S. businesses to benefit from the Federal Reserve's "Main Street" lending program, Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday, even though its launch in the coming days will be nearly three months after the central bank announced the nearly $600 billion program.



3 years ago

Possible Fed move to cap yield rise could further weaken U.S. dollar

The U.S. dollar would probably come under further pressure if the Federal Reserve adopts targets for U.S. Treasury yields that would limit their rise and ensure that interest rates remain near zero for some time.



3 years ago

Dollar, stocks slip as Fed signals slow growth

The dollar slid to a three-month low and a gauge of global stocks fell on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve projected a more sluggish recovery than the market expected, but the Nasdaq hit a fresh high on expectations of low interest rates past 2022.



3 years ago

Tyson Foods says cooperating with DoJ in chicken price-fixing probe

Tyson Foods Inc said on Wednesday it was cooperating with the U.S. Department of Justice on a price-fixing investigation in the poultry industry, under a program that could protect the meat processor from criminal prosecution.



3 years ago

ConocoPhillips CEO says surprised by swift recovery in oil prices

ConocoPhillips Chief Executive Officer Ryan Lance on Wednesday expressed surprise at the quick rebound in U.S. oil prices that slipped into the negative territory in April and said he expects prices to remain volatile in the near term.



3 years ago

Europe's Just Eat Takeaway to buy Grubhub for $7.3 billion

European food ordering firm Just Eat Takeaway.com NV said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy U.S. peer Grubhub Inc in an all-stock deal that, if completed, would create the world's largest food delivery company outside China.



3 years ago

Tailored Brands may seek Chapter 11 protection if COVID effect continues

Men's Wearhouse owner Tailored Brands Inc said on Wednesday it may have to seek bankruptcy protection or discontinue operations, if the COVID-19 crisis continues to pummel sales.



3 years ago

Amazon issues one-year pause on police use of facial recognition software

Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday said it was implementing a one-year moratorium on police use of its facial recognition software, a reversal of its long-time defense of law enforcement's use of the technology.



3 years ago

Fed shifts tone from repeated lockdown fears to jobs focus

At Fed Chair Jerome Powell's policy meeting press conference six weeks ago he talked repeatedly about the possibility of second and third waves of the novel coronavirus in the months ahead and the havoc that could wreak on the U.S. economy.



3 years ago

Europe's Just Eat Takeaway to buy U.S. delivery firm Grubhub for $7.3 billion

European food ordering firm Just Eat Takeaway.com NV on Wednesday announced a $7.3 billion deal to buy U.S. food delivery firm Grubhub Inc and create the world's biggest food delivery company outside of China.



3 years ago

White House works to move stalled airline contact tracing plan: sources

The White House wants a plan in place by Sept. 1 for airlines to collect contact tracing information from U.S.-bound international passengers, but will not immediately implement a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) proposal, three people briefed on the matter said on Wednesday.



3 years ago

Amazon pauses police use of facial recognition tech for a year

Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday said it was implementing a one-year moratorium on police use of its facial recognition software, reversing its long-time support of selling the technology to law enforcement.



3 years ago

Asia stocks set to fall on Fed's dour outlook

Asian stocks were set to fall on Thursday after gloomy economic projections from the U.S. Federal Reserve sent the greenback and most Wall Street shares lower.



3 years ago

Goldman Sachs employees to start returning to U.S. offices from June 22

Goldman Sachs Group Inc said on Wednesday it plans to start the return of an initial group of its employees to its offices in New York, Jersey City, Dallas and Salt Lake City from June 22.



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