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NASA will launch astronauts from US soil for the first time in nearly a decade, with help from SpaceX

NASA and SpaceX are targeting May 27 for the launch of Demo-2, the first crewed NASA launch in nearly a decade.

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Nigeria's oil hub quarantines 22 Exxon Mobil workers: governor

Nigeria's Rivers State has quarantined 22 Exxon Mobil Corp. employees for violating an order introduced last month restricting movement into the state to curb the spread of the coronavirus, its governor said on Friday.



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U.S. airlines sitting on $10 billion owed to consumers for canceled flights, lawmakers say

U.S. airlines are estimated to be sitting on more than $10 billion in travel vouchers that should have been cash refunds from canceled flights, a group of senators released on Friday.



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NY Fed markets head says 'time is of the essence' in establishing new lending facilities

The Federal Reserve responded rapidly to stem losses from a "synchronized global sell-off" to help markets function as investors fled to safety on worries about the coronavirus outbreak, a senior official at the New York Fed said on Friday.



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Motor maker Weg emerges as battered Brazil stock market's champion

In a bleak year that has seen Brazil's Bovespa slump to the worst performance of any major world stock market amid a coronavirus-linked retreat from risk, electric motor maker Weg SA has been the index's improbable champion.



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Exclusive: Chinese-backed owners committed to British HQ for Imagination Tech

The Chinese-backed owners of Imagination Technologies told the British government on Friday the chip designer would remain headquartered in the United Kingdom and they would consult over any board changes.



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As small business loan money runs out, many approved businesses still await checks or clarity on strict guidelines

The government's $349 billion loan program for small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic officially ran out of funds on Thursday. Still, even businesses that have been approved for loans are waiting on their checks while others balk at the program's strict payroll requirements.

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World Bank, IMF face growing calls to widen debt relief for poor nations

The World Bank and International Monetary Fund should seek case-by-case solutions to ease debt burdens on middle-income countries hit by the coronavirus pandemic, key shareholders said on Friday, fueling calls to widen relief already provided to the poorest countries.



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Chile's LATAM Airlines to cancel 95% of scheduled flights in May

Chile's LATAM Airlines , South America's largest carrier, will cancel 95% of its scheduled flights in May, the company said on Friday, maintaining similar levels to its current operations due to the coronavirus crisis.



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Global stocks race toward second weekly gain

Global stocks rallied on Friday on President Donald Trump's plans to revive the coronavirus-hit U.S. economy and hopes of a potential drug to treat COVID-19, while the dollar fell amid a growing risk-on sentiment among investors.



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Imagination Tech owner tells UK the company will remain in Britain

Private equity firm Canyon Bridge, the Chinese-backed owner of Imagination Technologies, told the British government it was committed to keeping the chip designer headquartered in the UK, confirming an earlier Reuters report.



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Oil mixed as weak Chinese data, growing U.S. supplies offset Trump plan to ease lockdown

Oil prices were mixed on Friday, with weak Chinese economic figures and rapidly filling U.S. crude storage offsetting bullishness built on U.S. President Donald Trump's outlines for the U.S. economy to emerge from the coronavirus shutdown.



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NY Fed's markets head says bank is trying to match 'speed and the scale' of pandemic

The Federal Reserve is moving as quickly as possible to set up new emergency lending facilities to support credit markets and the economy, and its efforts are already helping to stabilize short-term funding markets, said Daleep Singh, head of the markets group at the New York Fed.



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Wall Street gains on Boeing, Trump's restart plan

Wall Street bounced on Friday as Boeing said it would resume production of commercial jets, with investors also cheering President Donald Trump's plan to reopen the economy and on hopes of a potential drug by Gilead Sciences to treat COVID-19.



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The Paycheck Protection Program has run out of money – meet the entrepreneurs left in the cold

The rollout of the federal forgivable loan program was anything but simple for small-business owners. However, self-employed people and independent contractors got the short end of the stick.

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