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Silver lining for some: virus shutdown boosts China non-life insurers

Chinese non-life insurers are discovering a silver lining to the cloud spreading over China's economic performance from the coronavirus outbreak - a sharp drop in car accident claims.



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European airline stocks in tailspin after Trump travel ban

European airline stocks plunged as much as 20% on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would restrict travel from Europe to the United States for 30 days to try to contain the spread of the coronavirus.



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Cineworld could breach debt terms in worst case virus scenario

British cinema operator Cineworld said on Thursday it could breach the terms of its existing debt arrangements under a worst case scenario for the impact of the coronavirus over the next few months, sending its shares down 20%.



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China automakers seek government relief after Feb sales dive 79% on coronavirus

Automakers in China are calling on the government to help after industry-wide sales plunged 79% in February to mark their biggest ever monthly decline, with demand pummelled by the coronavirus outbreak.



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Sell signal: Trump's shallow virus plan blows floor out of markets

All global investors got from U.S. President Donald Trump's coronavirus package were a shock travel ban on Europe and a flashing signal to sell, and none of the large-scale tax breaks or medical tests for Americans they'd been expecting.



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Tesco does not expect more than short-term shortages over coronavirus

Britain's biggest supermarket Tesco does not expect to see anything more than short-term shortages of certain products as customers stockpile over coronavirus, its chairmain said on Thursday.



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Nestle mandates JPMorgan to handle Yinlu sale: Bloomberg

Food giant Nestle has mandated JPMorgan Chase & Co. to handle the sale of its struggling Chinese peanut milk business Yinlu that could be valued at about $1 billion, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the matter.



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China automakers seek government relief after February sales dive 79% on coronavirus

Automakers in China are calling on the government to help after industry-wide sales plunged 79% in February to mark their biggest ever monthly decline, with demand pummelled by the coronavirus outbreak.



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Shell CEO's 2019 pay halves after fatalities, revenue fall

Royal Dutch Shell Chief Executive Ben van Beurden's pay package halved last year to 10 million euros ($11.3 million) after the energy company suffered seven deaths and saw a drop in revenue.



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Airline stocks plunge as U.S. puts Europe in coronavirus quarantine

European airline stocks already battered by the coronavirus plunged again on Thursday, as a U.S. travel ban on much of continental Europe deepened the sector's misery and piled pressure on governments to offer emergency support.



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BOJ's Kuroda meets with PM Abe and vows response to coronavirus

The Bank of Japan is ready to take further steps to support the economy in the face of the coronavirus epidemic, Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said after a meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday.



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Global stocks plunge into bear market as Trump stuns with Europe travel ban

Global stocks plunged into a bear market and oil slumped on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump banned travel from Europe to stem the coronavirus, threatening more disruption to the world economy.



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JP Morgan abandons Boeing buy call after three years

JP Morgan analysts have given up on their long-term "overweight" call on Boeing Co shares, cutting their price target for the company by $160 to just $210 dollars in a note to clients on Thursday.



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Oil falls $2 as Trump surprises with travel ban

Oil prices fell on Thursday following surprise travel restrictions imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump in an attempt to halt the spread of coronavirus after the World Health Organization described the outbreak as a pandemic.



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El-Erian sees stock market decline reaching 30% from highs as world goes into recession

Economist Mohamed El-Erian said Thursday, "Hell no," about so-called V-shaped bounce; Wall Street talk for a quick down and quick up. He said the market chart would look like a "U" or an "L."

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