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Senators from both U.S. parties press Fed for climate details

Senators from both major U.S. parties are pressing the Federal Reserve to say more about the role that climate considerations could play in its asset purchase programs, showing the new focus of investors on environmental considerations.



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Tech titans dominate U.S. stock market after surge

Investors are once again crowding into a narrow range of technology and internet stocks, heightening concerns that the market's dramatic bounce from last month's lows is becoming increasingly vulnerable to sharp reversals as the coronavirus outbreak continues to batter the economy.



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SoftBank shares attractive near-term as buyback eyed: UK's AVI

SoftBank Group's planned $22.5 billion share buyback presents an attractive buying opportunity but it is not a clear longterm investment, said a London-based investor that has built up a small stake.



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Coronavirus lockdowns to hurt Coca-Cola's second quarter sales

Coca-Cola Co said on Tuesday its expected current-quarter results to take a hit as restaurants, theaters and other venues that represent about half of the company's revenue remain closed because of the coronavirus pandemic.



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Wall Street opens lower as U.S. crude collapse adds to pandemic worries

U.S. stocks opened lower for a second straight day on Tuesday as a historic crash in U.S. crude prices to below zero and gloomy quarterly forecasts heralded the biggest economic slump since the Great Depression.



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Starbucks brings Beyond Meat and Oatly to China with new plant-based lunch menu

Starbucks Corp said on Monday it would roll out a plant-based food and beverage menu in China this week, launching Beyond Meat Inc and Oatly products in a country which is trying to recover from coronavirus shutdowns.



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Kevin O'Leary takes on Mark Cuban: Businesses have a duty to tap government programs to survive

"You have a fiduciary responsibility when the government lays out a program to use it," 'Shark Tank' investor Kevin O'Leary, a.k.a. 'Mr. Wonderful, told CNBC on Tuesday.

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After ventilators, Xerox now plans to make hand sanitizers

Xerox Holdings Corp said on Tuesday it will make hand sanitizer in its factories in the United States and Canada to fight the spread of coronavirus, and start deliveries to healthcare organizations later this month.



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U.S. economy likely set for U-shaped recovery after deep rut: Reuters poll

The U.S. economic recession underway, caused by the coronavirus pandemic, will be worse than previously thought, with more economists polled by Reuters over the past week expecting a "U-shaped" recovery rather than any other option.



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Google drops charges on shopping service to counter Amazon's surging ad sales

Google said on Tuesday it would stop charging merchants to place products on its Google Shopping search page as it looks to win e-commerce advertising business from Amazon.com Inc and other online retailers, just as they are struggling to supply customers with some items due to the coronavirus pandemic.



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Here's a tax break you may not get during the pandemic

Now that you no longer go to an office you might think you qualify for the home-office deduction. Here's how to tell if you are eligible.

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Coronavirus casualty Virgin Australia could prosper under new owners

Virgin Australia's entry into administration could give any successful bidder for the country's second-biggest airline the chance to free it from a complex ownership structure that has slowed decision making and been blamed for years of losses.



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Domestic air travel down 70%, recovery likely to be slow: IATA

Domestic air traffic is down 70% globally and the recovery over the coming six months is likely to be slow due to the damage coronavirus has done to economic conditions, the industry's representative body IATA said on Tuesday.



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Cramer says, 'We've got to try something' as Georgia, other states begin to reopen

States should experiment with reopening their economies from their coronavirus shutdowns in order to save small businesses, CNBC's Jim Cramer said Tuesday.

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Wall Street falls as U.S. crude collapse compounds pandemic woes

Wall Street retreated for a second straight day on Tuesday as a collapse in U.S. crude prices and glum annual profit forecasts by companies foreshadowed the biggest economic slump since the Great Depression due to the coronavirus outbreak.



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