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Broadcom's revenue forecast disappoints on weakness in chip business

Broadcom Inc on Thursday forecast current-quarter revenue, the mid-point of which was slightly below Wall Street estimates as its chip business was weighed down by the impact of the coronavirus crisis on global supply chains.



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S&P 500 closes down, snapping four-day rally

The S&P 500 lost ground on Thursday as investors took profits in advance of Friday's jobs report, ending a four-day rally driven by rising economic sentiment.



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U.S. to revise Chinese passenger airline ban after Beijing move

The U.S. Transportation Department plans to issue a revised order in the coming days that is likely to allow some Chinese passenger airline flights to continue, government and airline officials said.



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American Airlines announces 14 officer departures, memos show

American Airlines Group Inc told employees on Thursday that 14 officers will be as leaving the company as part of leadership changes in which another five officer positions will not be filled, according to memos seen by Reuters.



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Banks Took $11 Billion in Overdraft Fees in 2019, Group Says

The New York Times | Mary Williams Walsh | Jun 3, 2020 More than 80 percent of the fees were paid by just 9 percent of account holders, according to the Center for Responsible Lending. Large U.S. banks took $11.68 billion in overdraft fees out of their customers’ accounts last year, even before the pandemic

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Slack revenue growth fails to impress; scraps billings outlook

Slack Technologies Inc on Thursday withdrew its 2021 billing outlook and reported a 50% jump in quarterly sales that failed to surpass lofty investor expectations driven by a surge in demand for workplace messaging platforms as more companies shift to remote work.



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Luxury carmaker Bentley to cut about 1,000 jobs in UK amid virus outbreak: BBC

Luxury carmaker Bentley is cutting about 1,000 jobs in the United Kingdom amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, the BBC reported late on Thursday.



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Fintech Firms Fight Friction To Disrupt Banks

Forbes | Roger Dooley | Jun 1, 2020 Who is the biggest mortgage lender in the U.S.? If you guessed Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Chase, or Bank of America, you’d be wrong. Late in 2017, Quicken Loans passed Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) to become the highest volume mortgage lender. As the two firms continue to

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Pompeo calls Nasdaq's strict rules a model to guard against fraudulent Chinese companies

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday warned American investors against 'fraudulent' accounting practices of China-based companies and said the Nasdaq's recent decision to tighten listing rules for such players should be a model for all other exchanges around the world.



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Bernard Madoff fails to win compassionate release from prison

A federal judge on Thursday rejected Bernard Madoff's request to be released early from prison because he was dying of kidney failure, saying the swindler has never fully accepted responsibility for his massive, decades-long Ponzi scheme.



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Uber Eats features black-owned restaurants on U.S., Canadian delivery platform

Uber Technologies Inc on Thursday launched a feature on its food delivery app Uber Eats that allows customers in the United States and Canada to order from restaurants owned by black people.



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KKR, Ambersand Capital in joint bid for Oxford Immunotec: sources

A consortium of private equity firms KKR & Co Inc and Ampersand Capital Partners has approached Oxford Immunotec Global Plc , a medical diagnostics company that develops tests to identify tuberculosis, with a $400 million acquisition offer, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.



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Global airlines add flights; U.S. carriers target the great outdoors

Airlines from America to Australia are ramping up flights in June and July, boosting hopes for a pickup in tourist traffic even as bigger-spending business and global travel remains sluggish during the ongoing pandemic.



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Gap records nearly $1 billion in losses on coronavirus-led store closures

Gap Inc on Thursday reported a quarterly loss of nearly $1 billion as the apparel retailer was forced to close its stores due to the coronavirus outbreak, sending its shares down about 8% after market hours.



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Slack revenue growth fails to impress, shares tank

Slack Technologies Inc on Thursday posted slowing quarterly sales growth, disappointing investors who had expected a surge in demand for its workplace messaging app as companies rapidly adopt remote working tools and technology.



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