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Circuit breakers, triggered for the first time in 20 years, pass a crucial test

Monday marked the first time that a modern circuit breaker kicked in, and it did its job — to pause the market and create liquidity.




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NYSE readies itself for first ever all-electronic trading day

With the floor of the New York Stock Exchange closed as of Monday, trading will resume electronically.




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Macy's is the first of what could be a retail and energy purge from the S&P 500

Macy's won't be the last company kicked out of the S&P 500. Judged solely by market capitalization, many companies in the index appear in danger of being kicked out.




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NYSE-legend Art Cashin gives his first comments on the coronavirus sell-off and when we recover

Cashin was in a car accident in early February (he was not driving) and has been recuperating. We spoke to him by phone from his home.




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Here's what to expect from Warren Buffett during Berkshire Hathaway's first virtual annual meeting

Berkshire's cash pile has left investors wondering whether Warren Buffett has found some attractive investments after the market's record plunge.




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United Airlines swings to $1.7 billion loss in first quarter as bookings disappeared in coronavirus pandemic

United Airlines had reported a first-quarter pretax loss earlier this month.




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Exxon loses $610 million in the first quarter on write-downs tied to plunging oil

Exxon Mobil reported a loss in the first quarter as oil prices dropped to historic lows.




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Pinterest drops after reporting slowing user growth in first quarter results

Shares of Pinterest fell as much as 9% in after-hours trading on Tuesday after the company reported its first quarter results.




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Beyond Meat shares rise as first-quarter revenue soars 141%, but it withdraws 2020 forecast due to coronavirus

Citing uncertainty due to the coronavirus pandemic that's shuttered much of the dine-in restaurant industry around the world, the company suspended its full-year forecast.




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CVS Health first-quarter revenue rose 8% as customers rushed into stores to buy essentials; shares up

The drugstore chain's stores have remained open as an essential retailer during the coronavirus pandemic, and it's also opened drive-thru testing sites.




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General Motors ekes out $294 million profit in the first quarter despite crippling production and sales from coronavirus

The Covid-19 outbreak cut deeply into GM's performance, costing the largest U.S. automaker $1.4 billion before taxes during the first three months.




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Homebound parents bought board games, not Barbies, crippling Mattel's sales in the first quarter

Consumers stocked up on board games, not Barbie dolls, amid the coronavirus pandemic, sending Mattel's sales in the first quarter tumbling.




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Carvana shares tumble double digits on first-quarter losses

Shares of Carvana tumbled double digits during after-market trading following the auto retailer reporting a net loss of $183.6 million during the first quarter.




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Protecting health and safety of citizens must come first, Spanish minister says

Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, the European Union and Cooperation Arancha Gonzalez discusses Spain's current state of emergency.




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Strong nutrition business lifted first-quarter earnings, DSM co-CEO says

Geraldine Matchett, co-CEO of DSM, discusses the company's first-quarter earnings.




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Op-ed: Corporate leadership means putting lives first

Health experts should be driving the timeline while corporate America and government work together to get the economy through this pandemic.




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Global luxury sales could collapse up to 60% in the second quarter, consulting firm says

Bain predicted a full-year contraction between 20% to 35% for the personal luxury market that includes clothes, jewelry, watches, beauty products, and accessories.




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Dow rises more than 400 points despite record job losses, posts first weekly gain in three

Stocks rose even after the ugliest monthly jobs report ever as investors bet the worst of the coronavirus and its economic impact has passed.




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Chinese TV star Jin Xing on her first passion: dance

Jin Xing began dancing in the People's Liberation Army. Now she runs China's biggest private dance company. Here she discusses her life long obsession with dance.




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Carvana CEO Ernest Garcia on the company's first quarter earnings

Ernie Garcia, CEO of Carvana, joins "Squawk on the Street" to discuss the company's earnings amid the coronavirus pandemic




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British start-up Culture Trip confirms layoffs as coronavirus hits travel

The London-based company has raised over $100 million from investors but it hasn't been an easy ride.




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Total's net profit falls 35% in the first quarter as oil prices slide

Total reported that first-quarter net profit came in at $1.8 billion, down from $2.8 billion over the same period last year.




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Coronavirus app U-turn? Britain's NHS pays Swiss firm to investigate Apple and Google model

The NHS's digital innovation arm is paying Zuhlke Engineering £3.8 million to investigate the "decentralized" framework developed by Apple and Google.




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Customs union has not helped UK firms, economist says

Gerard Lyons tells CNBC there is too much fear about leaving the EU without a deal.




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The economic decline in the first quarter reveals even weaker consumers and more unknowns ahead

Consumers reined in spending faster than expected in the first quarter, probably even before states issued stay-at-home orders.




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Facebook and Amazon lead Big Tech lobbying in the first quarter while Google scales down

The new tally comes as the coronavirus pandemic has made many workers more reliant on the internet than ever.




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As behemoth brokerage firms go zero-commission on trades, advisors are concerned

There may be no free lunch in the financial services industry, but there is now free trading of stocks, exchange-traded funds and options as custodians eliminate commissions for retail and financial advisor clients.




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Young professionals risk financial burnout as they weather their first big crisis

Many Gen Z and millennial professionals have one question: Will I still have a job? Worrying about day-to-day expenses puts them at risk for financial burnout. And that could mean they neglect their long-term plans, particularly retirement savings.





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Hertz hires firm for bankruptcy preparation: Report

CNBC's Phil LeBeau on a report that Hertz has hired a firm to assist with bankruptcy preparations. With CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders, Guy Adami, Tim Seymour, Dan Nathan and Karen Finerman.




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Disney foregoing dividend payment for first half of year

Making sense of Disney's earnings, with CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders, Guy Adami, Tim Seymour, Steve Grasso and Karen Finerman.




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Household debt hit $14.3T in the first quarter, here's what it means

Douglas Holtz-Eakin, American Action Forum president, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss the rise of corporate and household debt surging amid the Covid-19 pandemic.




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US puts 20-year bond up for auction on May 20, first time in over 20 years

CNBC's Rick Santelli reports on the announcement.




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Carrier CEO on first-quarter earnings, coronavirus impact, demand and more

David Gitlin, president and CEO of Carrier Global, joins "Squawk on the Street" to discuss the company's first-quarter earnings, how the pandemic has impacted business, his expectations for future demand and more.




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Next Generation: after five years, how has our first full class of picks fared?

From Rashford to Tielemans, we check in on how our initial Next Generation players have got on before the 2019 ones are announced this week

In 2014 we decided that it would be interesting to pick the best young players from each Premier League club – as well as 40 from around the world – and follow them for five years to see how they progressed.

The idea was to try to get a sense of how difficult it is to become a professional footballer despite being one of the best in that country at the age of 16 or 17.

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Consultancy firm

Fluent English must. Need to call candidates and employers on daily basis





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Релиз Firefox 76

Состоялся релиз web-браузера Firefox 76, а также мобильной версии Firefox 68.8 для платформы Android. Кроме того, сформировано обновление ветки с длительным сроком поддержки 68.8.0. В ближайшее время на стадию бета-тестирования перейдёт ветка Firefox 77, релиз которой намечен на 2 июня.




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My First Month of Locking Down in a Small Town

I've spent a month doing my best to help my community and prepare my household for Covid-19.




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Sample first chapter of THE OBELISK GATE

Well, it’s just about a month until The Obelisk Gate releases in print and ebook — August 16th in the US, August 18th in the UK, no idea why it’s different — and per my usual pre-publication tradition, I’m now posting the uncopyedited first chapter of the book for people to peruse (and if you […]




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a good firearm for a first time owner




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ASC - Pattern Recognition: First Sequence [2020]

Лейбл: Auxiliary

Дата релиза: 26.04.2020

Качество: Lossless

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Список треков:
01. Cyan Storms
02. Symbiosis
03. Escape Velocity
04. Remedy (Alternate Version)
05. Remnants Of Form
06. Ardent
07. Sensate
08. Phaedra

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Covid-19: Air France-KLM reports €815 million first-quarter operating loss

Two weeks of coronavirus shutdown were enough to hit Air France-KLM with an 815 million-euro ($880 million) first-quarter operating loss, the airline group said on Thursday - predicting demand could take "several years" to recover.




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US withdraws support for UN Security Council global ceasefire resolution

The United States on Friday stunned other members of the UN Security Council by preventing a vote on a resolution for a ceasefire in various conflicts around the world to help troubled nations better fight the coronavirus pandemic, diplomats said.




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France confirms plan to start easing Covid-19 lockdown on May 11

French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe on Thursday detailed his government’s plan for easing Covid-19 confinement measures on May 11, warning that the exit from lockdown would be gradual and targeted to stem a resurgence of the viral outbreak. 




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S. Korea says troops exchange fire along N. Korean border

North and South Korean troops exchanged fire along their tense border on Sunday, the South’s military said, blaming North Korean soldiers for targeting a guard post.




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Indian police file complaint against chemical firm after deadly gas leak

Indian police have filed a complaint against an LG Chem subsidiary over a toxic gas leak at its chemical plant in the south of the country that killed 11 people and sickened almost a thousand more.




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1195: People First

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1195.html




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which came first

Today on Toothpaste For Dinner: which came first