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BP wipes up to $17.5 billion from assets with bleaker oil outlook

BP will write off up to $17.5 billion from the value of its assets after cutting its long-term oil and gas price forecasts, betting the COVID-19 crisis will cast a lasting chill on energy demand and accelerate a shift away from fossil fuels.



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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he will talk to lawmakers about small business bailout disclosure

Mnuchin's statements indicating the Treasury and Small Business Administration would not be disclosing the names of those who took out PPP loans angered high-ranking Democrats.

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Fed launches long-awaited Main Street lending program

The Federal Reserve said on Monday it had opened registration for lenders interested in participating in its Main Street Lending Program, launching arguably the most complex program undertaken yet by the U.S. central bank to help keep the backbone of the economy from buckling under the strains of the coronavirus pandemic.



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Explainer: How Fed's Main Street program compares to other small business pandemic aid

The Federal Reserve on Monday launched its latest life raft for U.S. businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic.



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Stocks, oil slide on fears of second pandemic

Fears of a second wave of COVID-19 infections rocked world markets on Monday, knocking down oil prices and a gauge of global equity performance more than 2% at one point, as investors grappled with how to assess the economic recovery.



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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is willing to testify before congress: letter

Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos is willing to testify to a congressional panel investigating potential violations of antitrust law by big tech firms, according to a letter to the committee.



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Wall Street gripped by fears of fresh virus wave

U.S. stocks dropped on Monday after a spike in new coronavirus cases in China and parts of the United States dampened hopes of a swift economic recovery that had driven a sharp rise in Wall Street's main indexes over the past month.



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GE picks Embraer planemaking chief to run aviation unit

General Electric Co on Monday tapped the planemaking head of Brazil's Embraer to run its key aircraft engines division on Monday, as the global aviation industry grapples with disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.



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LSE offers no concessions to avert deeper EU probe of Refinitiv deal: sources

The London Stock Exchange will not offer concessions to EU antitrust regulators reviewing its $27 billion bid for data and analytics company Refinitiv, two people familiar with the matter said, a move which will likely trigger a four-month probe.



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Amazon says CEO Bezos willing to testify before Congress: NYT

Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos is willing to testify before a House antitrust investigation into the market power of major tech companies, the New York Times reported https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/15/technology/amazon-jeff-bezos-congress.html on Monday, citing a lawyer for Amazon who wrote to lawmakers.



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France's Givenchy names Matthew Williams as new designer

French couture house Givenchy, owned by luxury goods giant LVMH and known for once dressing Hollywood stars such as Audrey Hepburn, said on Monday it had named Matthew Williams as its new creative director.



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New York manufacturing activity unexpectedly stabilizes in June

Manufacturing activity in New York State stabilized unexpectedly in June after three months of broad weakness brought on by coronavirus-related business shutdowns, and companies' six-month outlook shot to a decade high, the New York Federal Reserve said on Monday.



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U.S. Supreme Court rules for pipeline in Appalachian Trail dispute

Ruling against environmentalists, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday decided that the federal government has the authority to allow a proposed $7.5 billion natural gas pipeline to cross under the popular Appalachian Trail in rural Virginia.



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Hungary ready to help Audi run local plant at full capacity: Orban

Hungary is ready to give financial support to Audi to help its manufacturing plant in the country run at full operating capacity, Prime Minister Viktor Orban was reported as saying on Monday as he visited the site.



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Work in the airline or hospitality industries? Watch out for this hidden financial risk

The specter of mass layoffs is bad enough. The situation could get even worse for employees who hold their employer's stock as prices begin to tank. What you should know about this hidden risk

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