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Macy's announces $1 billion bond offering to repay credit facility

Macy's Inc said on Tuesday it planned to raise $1.1 billion in a bond offering, backed by a first mortgage on some of its properties, to repay funds borrowed under a revolving credit facility.



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Exclusive: ECB prepares for the worst: life without the Bundesbank - sources

The European Central Bank (ECB) is drafting contingency plans to carry out its multi-trillion bond-buying programme without the Bundesbank in case Germany's top court forces the main participant in the scheme to quit, four sources told Reuters.



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Dental practices consider using UV light tech to safely reopen

As more businesses reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic, dental practices are considering enhanced measures to clean their facilities and equipment, as well as protect their patients and staff.

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S&P 500 futures surge on recovery, vaccine hopes

U.S. stock futures surged on Tuesday as business restarts and optimism about a potential coronavirus vaccine helped investors returning from a long weekend to overlook Sino-U.S. tensions.



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S&P 500 breaches 3,000 mark for first time since early March

U.S. stocks surged at the open and S&P 500 breached a major technical barrier on Tuesday as business restarts and optimism about a potential coronavirus vaccine helped investors overlook Sino-U.S. tensions.



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Merck to buy Austrian vaccine maker as it jumps into COVID-19 race

Merck & Co Inc , which has largely kept to the sidelines of the race for COVID-19 treatments, said it was buying Austrian vaccine maker Themis Bioscience and would collaborate with research nonprofit IAVI to develop two separate vaccines.



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Lufthansa hopes for speedy EU nod for bailout: sources

Lufthansa is hoping for a quick nod from the European Commission for its 9 billion euro ($9.8 billion) bailout agreed on Monday to make sure the cash arrives in time for the company to stay afloat.



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'Good news across the board' — Mohamed El-Erian raves about vaccine, reopening developments

Real-time data showed businesses and households were reengaging in the economy, said the Allianz chief economic advisor. "The big hope is we sustain it."

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LATAM becomes largest airline driven to bankruptcy by coronavirus

Chile's LATAM Airlines Group SA filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, becoming the world's largest carrier so far to seek an emergency reorganization amid the coronavirus pandemic.



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Investment bank Moelis in talks to represent Latam bondholders in bankruptcy- source

Investment bank Moelis & Co is in talks with a group owning around $3 billion in bonds and loans owed by Latam Airlines Group SA to represent them in the company's bankruptcy, one source with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.



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Warner Music kicks off $1.8 billion Nasdaq IPO

Warner Music Group said on Tuesday it is aiming to sell up to $1.82 billion in stock in its U.S. initial public offering, potentially the largest New York IPO so far in 2020 as the market for new stocks rebounds after the COVID-19 pandemic put many debuts on hold.



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KFC to test revamped sandwich after last year's fried chicken frenzy

Kentucky Fried Chicken on Tuesday will begin testing an overhauled sandwich featuring a bigger chicken filet and other modifications that could reignite last year's Great Chicken Sandwich Wars with rivals Popeyes and Chick-fil-A.



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U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak says it needs new $1.5 billion bailout

U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak told Congress in a letter made public Tuesday it needs another $1.475 billion bailout or it will be forced to make sweeping service cuts and likely suspend some routes.



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Supercar group McLaren to cut 1,200 jobs across group amid pandemic

British supercar manufacturer McLaren Group, which includes the Formula One team, said on Tuesday it would cut 1,200 jobs under a proposed restructuring programme as it deals with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.



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Instant View: S&P rises above 3,000 level for first time since March

U.S. stocks rose above the 3,000 level for the first time since March 5 on Tuesday, continuing a rally that has pushed the benchmark index up nearly 35% from its March 23 closing low on hopes for a potential coronavirus vaccine and the reopening of businesses across the country.



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