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Trump administration to study ways to protect for U.S. investors from Chinese firms

The Trump administration will study ways to safeguard Americans from the risks of investing in Chinese companies, U.S. president Donald Trump said on Friday, ratcheting up pressure on the firms to comply with U.S. accounting and disclosure rules.



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United Airlines cutting 13 top jobs under fresh restructuring

United Airlines Holdings Inc said on Friday it will be eliminating 13 officer positions as it consolidates roles and restructures some key departments to address the severe financial impact of the coronavirus crisis on its business.



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Fintech Fridays EP40: Why Bitcoin Exists and Education for the Masses

NCFA Canada | May 29, 2020 JOIN US ON A STORYTELLING JOURNEY EVERY FRIDAY. EP40: Why Bitcoin Exists and Education for the Masses HOST: Manseeb Khan, Fintech Fridays podcast episode GUEST: AUSTIN HUBBELL, Founder and CEO, Consilium Crypto (Linkedin) About this episode: On this episode our host Manseeb Khan sits down with Austin Hubbell from

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House bill gives small businesses more time to use PPP loans and lets them spend less on payroll

The Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act, which passed in the House of Representatives on Thursday, eases loan forgiveness rules for small-business owners.

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NBA Top Shot launches in beta with tokenized, collectible highlights

Decrypt | Andrew Hayward | May 27, 2020 First came CryptoKitties, and now Dapper Labs is launching a licensed hoops game with potentially massive mainstream appeal In brief NBA Top Shot, a blockchain-based collectibles game, is lauching in closed beta. The licensed game is developed by Dapper Labs, the studio behind CryptoKitties. Top Shot features

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Preliminary agreement reached in Lufthansa bailout row: sources

Germany and Brussels have reached a preliminary agreement in the ongoing row over the 9 billion euro ($10 billion) bailout of carrier Lufthansa , two people familiar with the matter said.



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United Airlines cutting 13 top jobs, adding international flights in July

United Airlines Holdings Inc said on Friday it will eliminate 13 officer positions even as it adds international flights back to its network, part of a restructuring to address the hit on its business from the coronavirus pandemic.



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Southwest Airlines CEO sees low-fare environment when traffic returns

Southwest Airlines Co Chief Executive Officer Gary Kelly said on Friday he expects a "brutal low-fare" environment when traffic returns after coronavirus-induced restrictions ease.



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Sale of shut Philly refinery to real estate developer delayed

The closing of a $252 million sale of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) oil refinery to a Chicago-based real estate developer has been delayed, a city official and source with knowledge of the agreement said on Friday.



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Wall Street ends mostly higher as U.S.-China spat simmers

U.S. stocks finished mostly higher on Friday after President Donald Trump announced measures against China in response to new security legislation that were less threatening to the U.S. economy than investors had feared.



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Exclusive: Zoom plans to roll out strong encryption for paying customers only

Zoom , the video conferencing provider whose business has boomed with the COVID-19 pandemic, plans to strengthen encryption on video calls made by paying clients and institutions like schools, but not for users of its popular free accounts, a company official said Friday.



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Edging closer to bailout, Lufthansa accepts tweaked demands by Brussels

Lufthansa's management board accepted a more favourable set of demands made by the European Commission in exchange for approval of a 9 billion euro ($10 billion) government bailout, the carrier said on Saturday, paving the way for its rescue.



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U.S. pipeline operator Energy Transfer warns of coming job cuts

U.S. pipeline operator Energy Transfer LP will begin cutting about 6% of its workforce next week, underscoring the spreading impact of weak oil and gas prices on the energy business.



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Exclusive: Zoom plans to roll out strong encryption for paying customers

Video conferencing provider Zoom plans to strengthen encryption of video calls hosted by paying clients and institutions such as schools, but not by users of its free consumer accounts, a company official said on Friday.



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Talks on support for German car industry delayed: Bild

Closely-watched talks between top German politicians and car industry representatives to discuss support for a sector hit hard by the coronavirus crisis will no longer take place on Tuesday, the head of the VDA car association told Bild.



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