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Expedia Grabs $3.2 Billion in Private Equity Financing and Appoints Peter Kern CEO

Expedia Group on Thursday said it appointed Peter Kern CEO, secured $3.2 billion in financing from two prominent private equity companies, and announced that it will be implementing furloughs and reduced work hours. The company also stated that it will be eliminate issuing dividends to shareholders until its business recovers from the coronavirus crisis. Kern, […] …read more […]

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Drowning in crude, U.S. drillers say Trump strategic reserve plan is no lifeline

President Donald Trump’s plan to fill the U.S. emergency crude oil stockpile has become the centerpiece of his administration’s strategy to shield drillers from a meltdown in energy demand – but company officials and industry groups say the program will not be enough.

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Blackstone’s first-quarter profit rises but coronavirus weighs

Blackstone Group Inc , the world’s largest manager of alternative assets such as private equity and real estate, reported a 4% rise in its first-quarter distributable earnings driven by a surge in management fees on strong fundraising, even as its funds took a hit in the coronavirus-induced downturn.

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