Sheetz, the Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain, is changing its menu in response to the COVID-19 epidemic, the company announced Monday. Effective at 4 p.m. Monday, self-serve coffee has been temporarily suspended. Customers who would …
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French spirits group Pernod Ricard has today warned of a hit of around 20% to its current operating profit as a result of the slump in business caused by the global coronavirus crisis. Pernod, which owns Irish Distillers here, is the biggest international spirits …
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Activity in Japan’s economy shrank sharply in March, adding to domestic and global recession fears as the impact of the coronavirus slams supply chains, shutters factories and keeps shoppers and tourists at home. A gauge of Japan’s service sector activity …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar slipped on Tuesday on signs tight funding conditions are easing slightly after the U.S. Federal Reserve pulled out all stops to supply much needed greenback liquidity. FILE PHOTO: One hundred dollar notes are seen in this …
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Wall Street is facing a grim question as stock prices plunge on most days with no end in sight: Is it time to shut the market down for a while? The debate over whether to pause market trading has intensified over the last two weeks, as much of the economy has …
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