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Moderna rally loses steam over COVID-19 vaccine worries

Shares of biotechs racing to make coronavirus vaccines, including Moderna Inc , fell about 10% on Wednesday, as investor concerns grew about the prospects of the experimental products that are still in early stages of development.



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Stocks rally on EU stimulus plan, euro gains

The euro and equity markets advanced on Wednesday as enthusiasm for the European Union's plans for a 750 billion euro ($823 billion) recovery fund offset concerns about unrest in Hong Kong over Beijing's proposed national security laws.



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BlackRock says voted to split CEO, chairman roles at Exxon Mobil

Top fund manager BlackRock Inc on Wednesday said it cast an advisory vote in favor of an independent chairman and against the reelection of two directors at Exxon Mobil Corp over the company's approach to climate risks.



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

Huawei Technologies Co's Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou was dealt a setback by a Canadian court on Wednesday as she tries to avoid extradition to the United States to face bank fraud charges.



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Mgm Resorts to re-open its Las Vegas casinos on June 4

Mgm Resorts said on Wednesday it would re-open its Las Vegas casinos on June 4 after months of closure due to public health restrictions related to the novel coronavirus pandemic on June 4.



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U.S. businesses slammed by pandemic but see some green shoots, Fed says

U.S. businesses continued to be hammered by the effects of the novel coronavirus epidemic in the United States into the middle of May, a Federal Reserve report showed on Wednesday, and few expected a swift recovery despite some signs of hope.



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Wall Street gains amid economic hopes; tech shares decline

The Dow and S&P 500 rose on Wednesday, powered by banks stocks, as optimism for an economic recovery as lockdowns continued to ease overshadowed worries of simmering U.S.-China tensions.



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American Airlines CEO quells U.S. bankruptcy talk, says demand improving

American Airlines Group Inc's is not considering a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, Chief Executive Doug Parker said at a conference on Wednesday, and shot down speculation that a major U.S. carrier could disappear due to the coronavirus pandemic.



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New college graduates might not have to pay their student loans for three years

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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FedEx set to take stake in German deliver firm Hermes: report

U.S. logistics company FedEx Corp is close to taking a stake in German parcel delivery firm Hermes, the Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Wednesday.



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Nissan to begin restart of U.S. auto plants on June 1

Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co said Wednesday it plans to begin restarting its shuttered U.S. manufacturing operations beginning June 1.



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Ackman says hedge fund up 27% year to date, dumped Berkshire

William Ackman's hedge fund is boasting double-digit gains at a time many portfolios have sunk along with the economy during the coronavirus pandemic, after the billionaire investor plowed cash into a number of companies he already owned and dumped Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway among other stocks.



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An alternative to high interest debt: KOHO pilots new feature that allows Canadians early access to their CERB benefits

Koho Release | Brittany Bell | May 27, 2020 TORONTO, May 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KOHO, Canada’s leading challenger bank, today announced it is piloting a new Early Payroll feature that will help those under financial strain pay their bills and make ends meet. KOHO’s Early Payroll pilot will grant users free access to

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Wall Street gains with economic hopes; bank stocks jump

U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 closing above 3,000 for the first time since March 5, as the further easing of lockdowns lifted optimism for an economic recovery.



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Boeing cutting more than 12,000 U.S. jobs, thousands more planned

Boeing Co said Wednesday it was eliminating more than 12,000 U.S. jobs, including involuntary layoffs of 6,770 U.S. workers as the largest American planemaker restructures in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.



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