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As U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 50,000, Georgia forges ahead with reopening

With the U.S. coronavirus death toll topping 50,000, Georgia pushed ahead with its plan to become the first state to allow an array of small businesses to reopen on Friday despite the disapproval of President Donald Trump and health experts.



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AmEx to cut spending by $3 billion to survive virus-hit economy

Credit card issuer American Express Co said on Friday it would cut spending by nearly $3 billion in 2020 after its quarterly profit sank 76% as it set aside more money to brace itself against a wave of potential delinquencies.



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French court backs workers in Amazon row over virus measures

A French court on Friday rejected Amazon's appeal against a ruling that restricts what it can deliver during the coronavirus crisis, handing a victory to unions which had criticised the U.S. e-commerce giant's safety measures.



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This is what happens to unpaid debts when a person passes away

Exactly how debt is treated depends on the type, whose name is on it and the state laws governing those obligations at death.

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Boeing, Intel weigh on Dow as investors wary of economic recovery

The Dow Jones headed lower on Friday, led by Boeing and Intel, with investors staying cautious about an economic recovery as some states prepared to relax the coronavirus-induced lockdowns.



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Lufthansa CEO sees smaller fleet and reduced staff after crisis

Lufthansa expects it will operate 100 fewer aircraft with 10,000 fewer staff after the coronavirus crisis ends, its chief executive Carsten Spohr told employees on Friday.



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Ireland should consider forcing Google, Facebook to pay media for content: PM

The Irish government should consider copying Australia's plan to force Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google to share advertising revenue with local media, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Friday.



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Hoarding for lockdown drives best Nestle sales growth in years

Swiss food giant Nestle reported its best quarterly sales growth in nearly five years on Friday as consumers stockpiled anything from Purina pet food to Nescafe coffee to frozen meals in preparation for coronavirus lockdowns.



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Insurers feel the heat as chefs, Trump join calls for payouts

Daniel Duckett, owner of the Lazy Claire patisserie in Belfast, was hoping for an insurance payout of up to 100,000 pounds ($123,460.00) to cover losses during the coronavirus lockdown. Now he fears for the future as he battles for the compensation.



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U.S. core capital goods orders post surprise gain in March

New orders for key U.S.-made capital goods unexpectedly rose in March, but the gains are not likely to be sustainable amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, which has abruptly shut down the country and contributed to a collapse in crude oil prices.



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Wall Street backs off European corporate lending to focus on America: sources

U.S. investment banks are shrinking lending activity in Europe as the pandemic forces them to focus on home, allowing BNP Paribas and other European lenders to fill the gaps and grab market share, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.



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Trump signs $484 billion coronavirus relief bill to boost small business, hospitals and testing

The bill includes $370 billion for small business aid, $75 billion for hospitals and $25 billion for testing during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Dyson says UK government does not need its COVID-19 ventilator

Vacuum cleaner company Dyson said the British government no longer needed the ventilator it had developed from scratch to help plug a shortfall of the devices needed to treat patients with severe COVID-19 symptoms.



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GM's mask operation: a glimpse into the factory of the coronavirus era

Before the coronavirus outbreak shut them down, U.S. auto factories were hectic workplaces where men and women worked side by side along fast-moving assembly lines, ate in crowded break areas, and jostled in and out of gates as they changed shifts.



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Boeing-Embraer deal hits new roadblock as deadline nears: sources

A $4.2 billion deal for Boeing to buy the civil jetmaking arm of Brazil's Embraer has hit a roadblock over implementation, leaving its fate uncertain unless a breakthrough can be found quickly, people familiar with the talks said.



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