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Americans Drop Kale and Quinoa to Lock Down With Chips and Oreos

(Bloomberg) — Out with the Tuscan kale and acai berries, in with the Spam and popcorn.In a stark reversal, American shoppers who were taking up healthier eating are gravitating back to old ways as they hunker down to weather the coronavirus pandemic. They are loading up on shelf-stable items from canned meat and soup to pretzels and Kraft Macaroni & Cheese as they comply with orders to stay home.The shift back from healthier fare toward traditional staples may boost the fortunes of packaged food companies, which have been struggling with lagging sales as consumers opted for fresher alternatives.General Mills Inc., …read more […]

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Wells Fargo asks Fed to lift cap on growth to support customers: FT

The bank approached the Fed about a temporary or permanent lifting of the $1.95 trillion asset cap, which has curbed its growth and profitability since it was imposed in 2018, the FT said https://www.ft.com/content/af0c45a8-6afa-11ea-800d-da70cff6e4d3 on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter. Removing the cap has been a priority for Chief Executive Charles Scharf and the issue has become acute as the Fed tries to encourage banks to extend credit to customers facing income shortfalls, FT said. …read more […]

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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 […]