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Fashion shift online picks up even as stores reopen

Retailers selling fashion online are emerging as the winners of the coronavirus crisis as consumers are staying home even as stores start to reopen, results from major companies showed on Thursday.



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PayPal, Square eye boost as crisis spurs online shopping shift

Wall Street analysts looked past a surprisingly shaky first quarter for payment processors PayPal Holdings Inc and Square Inc hoping that the shift towards more online buying will see their businesses surge this year.



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'The government is failing us': Laid-off Americans struggle in coronavirus crisis

For Claudia Alejandra, unemployment has become a full-time job.



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Shopify displaces RBC to become Canada’s most valuable company

BNN Bloomberg | Ian Vandaelle | May 6, 2020 Shopify Inc. has displaced Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) as the nation’s largest public company. The ecommerce platform provider’s market capitalization surged to $120-billion Wednesday afternoon to eclipse that of the nation’s largest lender. See:  RBC leads $20 million Highline Beta fund that helps start-ups sell

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Luxury department store chain Neiman Marcus files for bankruptcy

Neiman Marcus Group filed for bankruptcy protection on Thursday, marking one of the highest-profile collapses yet among retailers forced to temporarily close stores in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.



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Harley appoints turnaround specialist Jochen Zeitz to revive sales

Harley-Davidson Inc on Thursday appointed board member and turnaround specialist Jochen Zeitz to the role of chief executive officer, as the struggling motorcycle maker looks to tap into his expertise to woo customers and revive sales.



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After the triumph of Animal Crossing, a thin pipeline for Nintendo

The runaway success of Nintendo Co Ltd's island life simulator Animal Crossing: New Horizons has overshadowed an uncomfortable fact for fans of the Switch console - it lacks upcoming titles.



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The pandemic ‘unicorn’: Canadian startup dependent on travel joins $1-billion-plus club

Financial Post | James McLeod | May 5, 2020 Platform connects international students to universities, colleges and high schools with one application system University campuses around the world may be closed and international travel may have ground to a halt, but that hasn’t stopped an Ontario startup that depends on both to launch itself into

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Next enters British beauty contest in former Debenhams stores

British clothes retailer Next will open five standalone beauty halls in former Debenhams stores across the country as a first step in its ambition to become a new force in beauty retailing, the company said on Thursday.



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Wall Street jumps as PayPal outlook, China data fuel recovery hopes

U.S. stocks jumped on Thursday as investors were encouraged by PayPal's outlook and an unexpected rise in Chinese exports, which raised hopes of an economic recovery.



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Lufthansa seeking 9 billion euro bailout

Lufthansa on Thursday said it is negotiating a 9 billion euro ($9.71 billion) "stabilisation package" with Germany's Federal Economic Stabilization Fund, confirming an earlier Reuters report.



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Lloyd Blankfein says big companies should be 'very reluctant' to tap small business relief program

Blankfein may be speaking from experience: Goldman took $10 billion from the Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program in October 2008.

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Twilio shares surge 32% after results crush Wall Street estimates

Twilio Inc shares surged 32% to a record high after the cloud communication provider's quarterly results and forecast smashed Wall Street estimates on increased demand from telehealth and education companies amid widespread lockdowns.



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Wall Street bullish on ride-hailing firms on lower driver costs, recovery signs

Wall Street gave a resounding vote of confidence to ride-hailing stocks ahead of Uber's results on Thursday, after Lyft indicated a slow recovery in demand and lower costs as rising unemployment creates greater supply of drivers.



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Liberty and Telefonica agree $38 billion UK tie-up to take on BT

Liberty Global and Telefonica have agreed to merge their British businesses in a $38 billion deal that will create a powerhouse in mobile and broadband to take on market leader BT .



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