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Airbus slashes jet output to tackle coronavirus crisis

Airbus announced plans on Wednesday to cut jetliner production across the board after the coronavirus epidemic triggered aviation's worst industrial crisis and drastically reduced deliveries to cash-starved airlines.



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The Fed is modifying Wells Fargo's asset cap so it can help lend to small business

The Fed had imposed the restrictions following the bank's fake account scandal in which it created millions of accounts for customers without their knowledge.

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Starbucks sees sales impact from coronavirus stretching into end of 2020

Starbucks Corp said on Wednesday the financial hit from the coronavirus pandemic would extend into the final quarter of 2020, but added that it had no plans to cut its quarterly dividend.



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JPMorgan takes action against traders for using WhatsApp at work: Bloomberg News

JPMorgan Chase & Co, the largest U.S. bank, has taken action against more than a dozen traders for using WhatsApp at work, firing one and cutting bonuses for the rest, Bloomberg news reported on Wednesday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.



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Costco's March same-store sales jump as coronavirus triggers surge in buying

Costco Wholesale Corp reported a 9.6% jump in March comparable sales, as customers stocked up on essentials to weather coronavirus-led lockdowns.



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JetBlue seeks U.S. approval to temporarily halt flights to 11 airports

JetBlue Airways Corp on Wednesday asked the U.S. Transportation Department for emergency approval to temporarily suspend service to 11 U.S. airports, including Dallas, Houston, Minneapolis, Portland, Sacramento and Albuquerque.



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Philips says U.S. deal will enable it to ramp up ventilator production

Dutch health technology company Philips said on Wednesday it struck a deal with the White House that will enable it to significantly ramp up its production of hospital ventilators as promised.



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Pelosi: more small business spending alone would not pass U.S. House

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that $250 billion in coronavirus relief for small businesses desired by Republicans could not pass the House of Representatives on its own under current procedures, which require a unanimous vote of those present while most of Congress is out of town.



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Dow Jones Chief Executive Lewis to step down

Dow Jones Chief Executive Officer Will Lewis is stepping down, parent company News Corp said on Wednesday.



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Oil futures rise on hopes of production cuts

Oil futures strengthened late in the session on Wednesday, buoyed by hopes that OPEC and its allies will strike a production cut agreement on Thursday.



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McDonald's pulls forecast as coronavirus outbreak hits sales

McDonald's Corp global comparable sales tumbled 22.2% in March and the burger chain pulled its full-year forecast as coronavirus-related lockdowns forced it to shutter stores and stick to delivery or take-out.



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Ferrari to pilot 'Back on Track' employee screening for coronavirus

Ferrari said on Wednesday it was piloting a project to conduct voluntary screening of employees and their families for coronavirus once the supercarmaker's factories in Italy reopen.



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Zoom hires former Facebook security chief as Google bans desktop app

Zoom Video Communications Inc has tapped former Facebook security chief Alex Stamos as an adviser to improve the privacy and security of its rapidly growing video-conferencing app amid a global backlash, including a move by Alphabet Inc's Google to ban the desktop version of Zoom from corporate laptops.



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GM, Philips to supply 73,000 U.S. ventilators in $1.1 billion effort

The U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS) on Wednesday awarded two contracts worth more than $1 billion to make ventilators needed to treat severely sick coronavirus patients and plans to announce five additional contracts later this week.



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Equities climb on hopes coronavirus pandemic is peaking

World equity markets surged and oil prices jumped on Wednesday on hopes the coronavirus pandemic is getting close to peaking and that more government stimulus measures could be on the way.



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