Negotiations for coronavirus relief aid between the White House and House Democrats had stalled in large part over the price tag, with Democrats seeking $2.2 trillion and the White House staying firm at $1.5 trillion. Shares of American Airlines, United, Delta Air Lines , and Southwest Airlines were up between 1.3% and 2.8% in pre-market trading. U.S. airlines have been pleading for another $25 billion in support to protect jobs for a further six months after the previous package, which banned furloughs, expired at midnight Sept. 30. …read more
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