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UniCredit says top managers to forego entire 2020 bonus pay

Italy's biggest bank by assets, UniCredit SpA , said on Tuesday its top managers had decided to waive their entire 2020 bonus pay and that the bank would donate an equivalent amount to the UniCredit Foundation to support social initiatives.



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Fiat Chrysler does not see delay in PSA merger, FIOM union says

Fiat Chrysler did not mention any possible delay in the merger process with France's PSA during a call with unions on Tuesday, metal workers' union FIOM said.



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Oil ends March with biggest monthly and quarterly losses ever

Crude oil benchmarks ended a volatile quarter with their biggest losses in history, as both U.S. and Brent futures were hammered throughout March on the global economic freeze due to the coronavirus pandemic and the eruption of a price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia.



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Architect of Trump tax cut may run $500 billion coronavirus loan program

U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Justin Muzinich, an architect of the sweeping 2017 Republican tax cut, is under consideration to oversee a newly created $500 billion coronavirus rescue loan program for large companies, cities and states, two sources familiar with the agency's plans said.



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U.S. pension funds may pour $400 billion into stocks, lifting virus-hit markets: JP Morgan

U.S. pension funds that delayed rebalancing their portfolios are likely to pump about $400 billion into stocks over the next two quarters, analysts at JP Morgan said, providing a potential boost to equity markets battered by the coronavirus pandemic.



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Trump says he may join Saudi, Russia in talks on oil prices

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would join Saudi Arabia and Russia, if need be, for talks about the sharp fall in oil prices resulting from a price war between the two countries.



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U.S. backs minimum flights on airline routes in assistance review

The U.S. Transportation Department on Tuesday proposed that passenger airlines should be required to maintain minimum numbers of flights as a condition for receiving aid from the government's $50 billion grant and loan fund.



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Xerox abandons $35 billion hostile bid for HP

U.S. printer maker Xerox Holdings Corp walked away from its $35 billion hostile cash-and-stock bid for HP Inc on Tuesday, after the coronavirus outbreak weighed on its campaign to take over the PC and printing equipment manufacturer.



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Macy's to drop from S&P 500 to small-cap index

Macy's Inc will be removed from the benchmark S&P 500 stock index , the S&P Dow Jones Indices said on Tuesday, as coronavirus-induced store closures compound the retail sector's struggles with a shift to online shopping.



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Independent worker group calls for Whole Foods 'sick out' over coronavirus

An independent group of workers at Whole Foods Market called on colleagues to phone in sick to the grocer's stores on Tuesday to protest what they say is a lack of adequate compensation and protections from the coronavirus.



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Caterpillar says it will not give annual salary increases this year

Caterpillar Inc on Tuesday said it will not hand out annual salary increases this year as part of cost cut plan to deal with the coronavirus economic fallout.



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Citi postpones 2020 investor day due to coronavirus outbreak

Citigroup Inc said on Tuesday it would postpone its 2020 investor day that was scheduled to take place on May 13 due to the coronavirus pandemic.



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JetBlue to cut flights in and out of hometown New York by as much as 80%

JetBlue Airways Corp plans to reduce daily flights in and out of the four New York City-area airports where it operates by as much as 80% in April as part of wider schedule cuts due to the coronavirus outbreak, a spokesman said.



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UK banks scrap dividends on coronavirus fears, pressure on bonuses

Britain's top banks said on Tuesday they would suspend dividend payments after pressure from the regulator, saving their capital as a buffer against expected losses from the economic fallout from the coronavirus.



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Exclusive: U.S. plans to lease space to energy companies to store oil in emergency reserve

The U.S. Department of Energy plans to announce as soon as Wednesday it will allow oil companies to lease space in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), as it tries to comply with President Trump's directive to fill the facility to capacity, two industry sources said.



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