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Shake Shack Will Return Its Entire $10 Million U.S. Government Loan

Apr.20 — Shake Shack, the U.S.-based burger chain, will return its entire $10 million loan from the U.S. government, the company’s leaders said in a statement, amid widespread criticism over who got access to the funds aimed at saving small businesses before they were depleted. Dani Burger reports on the challenges facing SMEs across the globe amid the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. She speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: European Open.” …read more […]

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Buy Stocks at Crisis ‘Epicenter’ as Lows Are In, Top Bull Says

(Bloomberg) — The recent rally in U.S. stocks makes it unlikely they will retest the mid-March lows, according to Fundstrat Global Advisors LLC, which recommends investors buy consumer-discretionary shares.The S&P 500 clawing back half of its losses from the mid-February record has strong historical precedent to indicate the bottom is in, Fundstrat co-founder Tom Lee wrote in a note Friday. Of the 10 declines of 30% or greater since 1929, only four retested the “final low,” he said — and a 50% retracement of the gauge “largely eliminates” such risk. The gauge closed Friday at 2,875, up 28% from its …read more […]

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Virgin Australia to enter voluntary administration: SMH newspaper

Virgin Australia Holdings is preparing to enter voluntary administration, the Sydney Morning Herald reported on Monday, citing unnamed sources, with the cash-strapped carrier unable to weather the coronavirus crisis because of its debt. The newspaper said the airline’s board of directors was meeting on Monday and an announcement of it going into administration was “imminent”. Virgin Australia declined to comment on the report. …read more […]

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Here’s What Russians Hoarded When the Lockdown Began

(Bloomberg) — While consumers around the globe were hoarding toilet paper last month ahead of a wave of government-imposed lockdowns, Russians were stockpiling cash.About 1 trillion rubles ($13.6 billion) has been issued from cash machines and bank branches since the beginning of March, more than during the whole of last year, central bank data show.“People were afraid that banks will be unavailable during the quarantine,” said Denis Poryvay, an analyst at Raiffeisenbank in Moscow. “They withdrew money for the same reason as people hoarded food.”Daily spikes in withdrawals coincide with President Vladimir Putin’s regular televised briefings outlining measures being taken …read more […]

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Trump Presses China Over Virus Response

Apr.20 — There were some positive signs in the U.S. coronavirus fight over the weekend. The country’s hotspot of New York appeared to be “on the other side of the outbreak.” That’s according to Governor Andrew Cuomo after the state reported a fall in hospitalizations. Meanwhile Donald Trump kept the pressure on China for its role in the outbreak. Bloomberg’s Annmarie Hordern reports on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe.” …read more […]