As panic buying continues to clear the shelves of supermarkets, many people have taken to online delivery services from their favourite shops in an effort to get the essentials they need. And as government measures tighten up around social distancing and …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar eased on Friday as stock markets around the world recovered but remained on track for its biggest weekly rise since the global financial crisis in 2008 as a global scramble for funding sent other currencies reeling. FILE PHOTO: …
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone governments should “get their acts together” and respond to the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout in a bold and coordinated way now that the ECB has secured cheap financing for it, two ECB rate-setters said …
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AT&T withdrew its plans to purchase $4 billion in stock buybacks in order to remain flexible during the coronavirus pandemic. The company announced on March 3 an accelerated share repurchase agreement with Morgan Stanley to repurchase $4 billion …
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Altria Group Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Howard Willard has contracted the coronavirus illness and is taking a temporary medical leave of absence, becoming one of the first CEOs of a major U.S. company to be hit by the fast-spreading outbreak.
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