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Corporate America seeks legal protection for when coronavirus lockdowns lift

Major U.S. business lobbying groups are asking Congress to pass measures that would protect companies large and small from coronavirus-related lawsuits when states start to lift pandemic restrictions and businesses begin to reopen.



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5 things to know before the stock market opens Tuesday

Dow futures point to another sharp decline at Tuesday's open as longer-term U.S. oil futures start to deteriorate.

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College 529 savings accounts could suffer amid Covid-19

As the coronavirus pandemic proves financially devastating, many Americans are trading long-term goals for short-term security. That leaves college savings in the cold.

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Lockheed Martin profit beats, but company trims sales outlook on virus hit

Lockheed Martin reported better-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday, helped by higher sales in its aeronautics business that makes the F-35 fighter jets, but lowered its 2020 sales outlook due to coronavirus-led supply chain delays.



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Saudi Arabia is the winner from oil's historic price plunge, analysts say

Saudi Arabia will be best positioned to weather the impact of an unprecedented collapse in U.S. oil prices, analysts told CNBC on Tuesday.

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Oil at two-decade lows, price of U.S. crude for delivery below zero

Benchmark Brent and U.S. oil futures for June delivery plunged to around two-decade lows on Tuesday, a day after U.S. May futures sank into negative territory for the first time in history as demand tumbled due to the coronavirus crisis.



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Futures slide as sub-zero U.S. crude adds to pandemic jitters

U.S. stock index futures resumed their slide on Tuesday as gloomy quarterly earnings reports and a historic collapse in U.S. crude prices to below zero raised the spectre of a deep global recession in the coming months.



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If you left or lost your job, here is what you can do with your 401(k)

There are a number of things to take into account when deciding if you should roll over your 401(k) from a former employer.

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Lululemon apologises after staffer offends with 'bat fried rice' T-shirt

Canadian exercise apparel brand Lululemon issued statements on Tuesday apologising for, and distancing itself from, a T-shirt design promoted by one of its art directors that triggered outrage and accusations of racism online.



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The half a trillion dollar British money transfusion that may not be enough

It took Lucio and Meera Santoro 35 years to build up their London design company and just a week to watch it fall apart.



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Oil crash slams stocks, dollar gains as risk sentiment rolls over

Global stocks fell on Tuesday, a day after U.S. crude oil prices turned negative for the first time ever, as dismal corporate earnings underlined worries about economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic.



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Primark owner scraps dividend, takes charge for surplus stock as coronavirus crisis hits

Primark owner Associated British Foods will not pay an interim dividend to save cash during the coronavirus crisis and has booked a 284 million pound ($352 million) charge to reflect an expected lower value of stock when its stores reopen.



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Primark owner AB Foods right not to pay dividend, says boss

Primark owner Associated British Foods' decision not to pay an interim dividend to shareholders was "absolutely the right thing to do" given the coronavirus crisis, its boss said on Tuesday.



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French court to issue verdict in Amazon case on April 24: judge

A verdict in a case involving U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon will be issued by the Court of Appeal in Versailles on April 24, a French judge said on Tuesday.



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Exclusive: Trump pressed to halt federal pension investments in China's ZTE, Hikvision

Lawmakers and former officials are making a last ditch push to persuade the Trump administration to halt plans to invest billions of federal employee retirement dollars in Chinese companies that Washington suspects of human rights abuses or threatening U.S. security, according to sources and documents seen by Reuters.



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