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* Many fear impoverished EU will undermine its common market
(Adds Lagarde, detail on EU states squabbling over medical
supplies)
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Posted at 14:53h
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The combined wealth of America's
billionaires, including Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff
Bezos and Tesla Inc chief Elon Musk, increased nearly
10% during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report
published by the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS).
Posted at 14:48h
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Sales of new U.S.
single-family homes dropped by the most in more than 6-1/2 years
in March and further declines are likely as the novel
coronavirus outbreak batters the economy and throws millions of
Americans out of work.
Posted at 14:46h
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European Central Bank
Governor Christine Lagarde told EU leaders on Thursday that the
coronavirus pandemic could cut up to 15% of their economic
output, a diplomatic source said.
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Posted at 14:44h
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The combined wealth of America's
billionaires, including Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff
Bezos and Tesla Inc chief Elon Musk, increased nearly
10% during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report
published by the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS).
Posted at 14:43h
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In a little over a year, when
Americans file their 2020 tax returns, much of what is going on
with coronavirus-linked stimulus payments will finally add up.
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Posted at 14:36h
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Bulgaria's First Investment Bank
(Fibank) has cut the price and almost doubled the
number of shares it plans to issue to raise 200 million levs
($110 million) to help it cover a capital shortfall found by ECB
stress tests last year, the prospectus showed.
Posted at 14:27h
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Expedia Group Inc said on
Thursday it was raising $3.2 billion in fresh capital to boost
its liquidity, in an effort to ride out a coronavirus-driven
collapse in travel demand.
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Posted at 14:26h
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The Polish government wants to
be notified of any planned takeovers of companies by investors
from outside the European Union, who may seek to buy businesses
hit by the coronavirus cheaply, Deputy Prime Minister Jadwiga
Emilewicz said.
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The chair of the House
Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel on Thursday called for a
moratorium on mergers in the next coronavirus stimulus package
and a ban on deals that are not directly related to companies
about to fail.