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UBS execs to donate millions to coronavirus fight as CEO cautions over uncertainty

UBS’s most senior managers will each contribute the equivalent of three months’ salary to fight the new coronavirus, Chief Executive Sergio Ermotti said on Thursday, as he cautioned over hopes for a swift recovery from the economic downturn caused by the epidemic.

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Saudi Arabia buys stakes in four big European oil firms – source

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has accumulated stakes in four major European oil companies, a source familiar with the transaction said. The four are Royal Dutch Shell , France’s Total , Norway’s Equinor and Italy’s Eni , the source said, confirming a Wall Street Journal report. The source did not confirm the combined value of the stakes, which the WSJ reported were worth $1 billion. …read more […]

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Stocks Pare Gains With U.S. Futures Before Holiday: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — European stocks pared their gains alongside U.S. equity futures on Thursday as investors mulled estimates of how soon economies can reboot when the coronavirus outbreak eases. Oil rose after Russia signaled it’s ready to make production cuts.Declines in telecoms and media shares helped trim an earlier advance by the Stoxx Europe 600 Index. American index contracts fluctuated a day after the S&P 500 closed over 3% higher into bull-market territory. Most Asian stocks saw a modest rise, though Japanese shares retreated. For many markets it is the last trading day of the week before the Easter break.Treasuries rose. …read more […]

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Some of America’s Oil Refineries May Be on the Brink of Shutting

(Bloomberg) — The next step for some U.S. refineries that have already cut way back may be a full stop.Marathon Petroleum Corp. plans to idle its Gallup, New Mexico, refinery next week, according to a person familiar with the matter. It’s the first U.S. facility to shut as the coronavirus pandemic empties skies of passenger planes and the roads of cars.It’s not likely to be the last. Major U.S. refiners, including Marathon, Valero Energy Corp. and Phillips 66, have lowered rates at their facilities to be at or near minimum levels as storage tanks fill up with fuel they can’t …read more […]