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Student loan borrowers could get three-year relief as pandemic eases

The coronavirus pandemic has excerbated the growing sense that there's something broken with how the U.S. finances higher education. Plans to deliver relief to borrowers are taking off.

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Occidental is sued by shareholders, bondholders over Anadarko merger

Occidental Petroleum Corp has been sued by investors who claim they suffered billions of dollars of losses because the heavily indebted company concealed its inability to weather plunging oil prices, after paying $35.7 billion to acquire Anadarko Petroleum Corp.



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Oil slides on U.S.-China tensions

Oil futures tumbled on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was working on a strong response to China's proposed security law in Hong Kong and as some traders doubted Russia's commitment to deep production cuts.



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American Airlines not considering Chapter 11, demand improving: CEO

American Airlines Group Inc's is not considering a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, CEO Doug Parker said in response to a question at a conference on Wednesday, but said he does expect the overall U.S. airline industry to be 10% to 20% smaller in the summer of 2021.



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Crowdfunding Your Workplace

Guest Post | May 27, 2020 As real estate prices keep rising, the practice of crowdfunding your workplace — especially if you're independently funded — has never been more critical. When you crowdfund your workplace, you preserve your independence while also giving your workers and all interested stakeholders a better opportunity to mobilize and commit

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U.S. economic activity fell sharply due to coronavirus disruptions, Fed says

Economic activity declined sharply across the United States over the past several weeks, according to a Federal Reserve report released on Wednesday, reflecting the disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.



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23 U.S. states sue Trump administration over fuel efficiency rollback

A group of 23 U.S. states led by California, the District of Columbia and four major cities are filing suit Wednesday to challenge a Trump administration decision to weaken Obama administration fuel efficiency standards.



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Huawei CFO Meng loses key court argument in fight against extradition to United States

Huawei's Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou has lost a key aspect of the trial on her extradition to the United States, a Canadian court announced on Wednesday.



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Ferragamo calls back Norsa to help weather COVID storm

Italian luxury group Salvatore Ferragamo has called back former CEO Michele Norsa as executive director to help management revamp the brand and weather the COVID-19 storm.



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Exclusive: Chevron to cut up to 15% of staff amid restructuring

Chevron Corp will cut 10% to 15% of its worldwide workforce as part of an ongoing restructuring at the second-largest U.S. oil producer.



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Wall Street frets as 'unloved' stock rally powers on

The love-hate relationship many investors had with U.S. stocks during the more-than-decade-long bull market is reemerging, as equities steadily climb in the face of economic devastation and uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic.



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Huawei CFO loses key aspect of U.S. extradition case in Canada court

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou has lost a key aspect of the trial on her extradition to the United States, a Canadian court announced on Wednesday.



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Micron raises third-quarter revenue forecast

Micron Technology Inc raised its revenue forecast for the third quarter on Wednesday to a range of $5.2 billion to $5.4 billion from $4.6 billion to $5.2 billion, sending its shares about 3% higher.



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S&P 500 rises on boost from bank shares

The S&P 500 edged higher in choppy trading on Wednesday as optimism over a pick up in business activity helped offset worries over simmering U.S.-China tensions, although gains were capped by losses in technology stocks.



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SoFi CEO says investor accounts have doubled in 2020, with 40% of stock trading in fractional shares

"There are some people that need to build for the future, and they're choosing to invest during these trying times now that they have more time to be home and be more thoughtful about investing," SoFi CEO Anthony Noto told CNBC.

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