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Exxon Posts Historic Loss on Rout With Chevron in Retreat

(Bloomberg) — Exxon Mobil Corp. posted its first loss in at least three decades and Chevron Corp. slashed $2 billion off its spending plan, the latest concrete signs of the financial devastation the coronavirus pandemic will inflict on the oil giants for months, if not years, to come.Exxon reported a $610 million loss on Friday, the oil giant’s first since at least 1988, and said it’s shutting hundreds of thousands of barrels of daily output. Meanwhile, Chevron slashed capital spending for the second time in five weeks and accelerated supply curbs.The results are precursors of even starker figures to come …read more […]

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U.S. airlines mandating facial coverings for all passengers

The largest U.S. airlines are moving rapidly to mandate facial coverings for all passengers, with Southwest Airlines Co and Alaska Airlines on Friday joining other major airlines in imposing the measure to address the spread of the coronavirus and convince reluctant passengers to resume flying.

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Moderna Vaccine Pact; Two-Year Outbreak Warning: Virus Update

(Bloomberg) — The coronavirus outbreak may last for two years and won’t be controlled until about two-thirds of the world’s population is immune, a group of experts said in a report. Moderna Inc., which is developing experimental vaccines, said it had entered an agreement aimed at manufacturing a billion doses a year.Russia had a surge in new cases a day after Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said he had tested positive. Hubei province, the epicenter of China’s outbreak, will lower its emergency response, while Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he would probably extend the emergency by about a month.Exxon Mobil …read more […]

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Tesla stock price target boosted for strong margins

Tesla reported a surprise profit and better-than-expected margins for the first quarter. As a result, Canaccord Geunity analysts raised their price target for Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock from $400 to $650 per share, although they maintained their Hold rating on the shares. Tesla margins, profit surprise The automaker reported earnings of $1.24 per share on […] …read more […]

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Take Five: Trade winds to blow again?

China has headed off on Labour Day holidays but its leaders won’t be resting easy. U.S. President Donald Trump has ratcheted up anti-China rhetoric again. He is threatening trade tariffs to punish Beijing for its alleged failure to contain the coronavirus, even accusing a Chinese lab of manufacturing the pathogen.

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