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Wall Street gains as some U.S. states reopen for business

Wall Street advanced on Monday as investors girded for a busy earnings week while turning a hopeful eye toward several U.S. states that are relaxing shutdown restrictions put in place to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.



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U.S. oil plunges 18%, Brent hovers near $20 a barrel

Brent crude hovered around $20 a barrel and U.S. crude plunged 18% on Monday, driven lower by skittish investors fleeing the U.S. benchmark due to lack of available storage to deal with a coronavirus-induced collapse in demand.



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Cooking more under quarantine? How to trim your spending

I've developed a new love for cooking under quarantine, but noticed I've been spending just as much as when I used to eat out several times a week. Food experts told me how I could trim my budget.

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How regulatory collaboration transformed markets

Innovate Finance | April, 2020 Global initiatives to bring fintechs into the regulatory ecosystem are having an enormous positive impact on innovation. Better still, the successes enjoyed to date are set to be just the beginning. In the decade following the global financial crisis, domestic watchdogs around the world brought in dozens of new rules

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Allianz agrees on bankassurance deal with BBVA

German insurer Allianz has struck a deal to invest in the bancassurance business of Spanish lender BBVA , the companies said on Monday, confirming an earlier report by Reuters.



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U.S. judge rules talc lawsuits against J&J can proceed, testimony limited

Thousands of plaintiffs who say that Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and talc products caused cancer can go forward with their claims, but face limits on what expert testimony will be allowed in trials after a Monday ruling by a New Jersey judge.



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Start-Ups Pursue ‘Free Money’ With Relief Funds, Prompting Backlash

The New York Times | Erin Griffith and David McCabe | Apr 27, 2020 Some young companies have turned to the government loans not for day-to-day survival but simply to buy useful time. Domio, a start-up that offers short-term rentals, has its headquarters in a New York City loft that features beer on tap, a

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Charlie Munger will not take questions at Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting this year

Instead, it will be Greg Abel, Berkshire's vice chairman of non-insurance operations, taking previously submitted questions with Warren Buffett.

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U.S. oil plunges 25%, Brent falls below $20 a barrel

Brent crude fell below $20 a barrel and U.S. crude plunged 25% on Monday, driven lower by skittish investors fleeing the U.S. benchmark due to lack of available storage to deal with a coronavirus-induced collapse in demand.



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Verizon will not cancel customers through June 30 because of coronavirus

Verizon Communications Inc , the largest U.S. wireless carrier, said Monday it will extend a commitment through June 30 not to cancel service or charge late fees to customers because of the coronavirus pandemic.



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Shares jump on lockdown easing hopes; oil drops further

Stocks rose across the globe on Monday as investors cheered news that more countries and U.S. states were looking to ease lockdowns and the Bank of Japan expanded its stimulus program, while the price of oil continued to crumble as storage runs out.



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Verizon, Comcast will not cancel service through June due to coronavirus

Verizon Communications Inc , the largest U.S. wireless carrier, and cable giant Comcast Corp said on Monday they will extend a commitment through June 30 not to cancel service or charge late fees to customers because of the coronavirus pandemic.



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U.S. stocks advance as some states reopen for business

Wall Street gained more than 1% on Monday at the onset of a hectic earnings week, as investors turned a hopeful eye toward several U.S. states that are relaxing shutdown restrictions put in place to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.



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Piglets aborted, chickens gassed as pandemic slams meat sector

With the pandemic hobbling the meat-packing industry, Iowa farmer Al Van Beek had nowhere to ship his full-grown pigs to make room for the 7,500 piglets he expected from his breeding operation. The crisis forced a decision that still troubles him: He ordered his employees to give injections to the pregnant sows, one by one, that would cause them to abort their baby pigs.



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Embraer takes Boeing to arbitration over failed deal as Brazil eyes China tie-up

Brazil's Embraer SA said on Monday it had begun an arbitration process against Boeing Co, after the U.S. planemaker abruptly canceled a $4.2 billion deal over the weekend that was years in the making.



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