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Tesla drops plan to recall some workers to California plant this week: Bloomberg News

A paint department supervisor told employees in an email on Sunday that there was no need to come back to the factory this week, according to the report. Tesla did not respond to Reuters’ request for comment. San Francisco Bay Area’s stay-at-home order is scheduled to expire on May 3. …read more […]

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Microsoft Scores Five-Year Software Deal With Coca-Cola

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) scored a five-year strategic deal to provide Coca-Cola Co. (KO) with its business software.Under the terms of the partnership agreement, Coca-Cola will use a string of Microsoft’s products including Azure, Dynamics 365, its sales software, Microsoft 365 cloud services, as well as its business messaging application Microsoft Teams. Coca-Cola seeks technology solutions to gain new insights from data across the enterprise, enabling a 360-degree view of the business, and providing enhanced customer and employee experiences, it said.”Innovation and growth are key pillars of our business,” said Barry Simpson, senior vice president and chief information and integrated services …read more […]

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Trump Questions Whether U.S. Should Aid ‘Democrat’ States

(Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump questioned whether the federal government should provide financial assistance to “poorly run” states led by Democrats on Monday, again framing the U.S. response to the coronavirus outbreak in partisan terms.Trump appeared to align himself with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has said Congress shouldn’t debate relief to cash-strapped states until legislators reconvene in May. The Kentucky Republican has suggested states with large pension obligations under union contracts should be forced into bankruptcy instead of receiving federal aid.Many Democrats and some Republicans have criticized McConnell’s bankruptcy proposal, arguing such a move would have far-reaching and …read more […]

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Boeing says it will need to borrow more money on coronavirus fallout

Boeing Co will need to borrow more money over the next six months and does not expect to pay dividends again for years, as the U.S. planemaker wrestles with industry fallout from the coronavirus and the grounding of its 737 MAX jet, chief executive Dave Calhoun told shareholders on Monday at its annual general meeting.

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Can gold love a coronavirus crisis?

Driven by investors’ clamour for insurance against economic turmoil and the potential devaluation of assets and currencies, some predict a bull run reminiscent of gold’s price rally to record highs just shy of $2,000 in 2011. Bank of America Merrill Lynch has even said it could touch $3,000 by the end of next year. …read more […]