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Stock Traders Fixate on the Italian Count for Their Next Move

(Bloomberg) — Italy’s escalating coronavirus battle helped mark the onset of a global stock market collapse that erased $20 trillion in four weeks. Now, its campaign against the pandemic is being scrutinized for clues on how much further this once-in-a-generation crash will go.While market players are being bombarded with support measures from central banks and the global stimulus pledge is $3 trillion and growing, the number that traders are playing close attention to is the Italian infection growth rate. Since the country was the first in Europe to implement lockdown measures, market participants are looking for clues on how effectively …read more […]

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United Airlines slashes international schedule by 95% for April

United will temporarily suspend all flights to Canada effective April 1 and will draw down its remaining trans-Atlantic, trans-Pacific and Mexico operations, the airline said in a statement. The airline this week had announced a 60% reduction in domestic and international schedules for April, citing the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on travel demand. …read more […]

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Exclusive – Coronavirus, gas slump put brakes on Exxon's giant Mozambique LNG plan

JOHANNESBURG/MILAN (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil is likely to delay the greenlighting of its $30 billion (26 billion pounds) liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Mozambique as the coronavirus disrupts early works and a depressed gas market makes investors wary, six sources told Reuters. Top U.S. oil and gas company Exxon said on Tuesday it was evaluating “significant” cuts to capital spending and operating expenses. Qatar, the world’s largest producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), is delaying a big expansion in which Exxon is a major partner. …read more […]