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Bloomberg Half a million of Bank of America Corp.’s (BofA) 66 million customers have deferred loan payments because of financial fallout from the coronavirus. “The idea is to defer the payment, defer the impact,” Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan said in an interview on CNBC. “We’re working with our customers who need help, who are losing their jobs. We have ...

Bloomberg Euro-area governments are ramping up their bond sales, but there are few signs of investor fatigue with the European Central Bank (ECB) increasing its purchases. Yields from Germany to Italy climbed after debt management offices sold more than 40 billion euros ($43 billion) of bonds, the most in seven years, according to Commerzbank AG. However, investors have stepped up ...

Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings Plc predicted a 300 million-euro ($325 million) hit for the fiscal year that just ended because of costs arising from fuel hedges. Before the extra costs, profit for the year ended on March 31 will come in as low as 950 million euros, the bottom end of its previous estimate, the Irish low-cost carrier said. With its ...

Bloomberg House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer urged the Treasury Department to move more quickly to help airlines to save industry jobs and refrain from imposing “unreasonable conditions” that might spur some carriers to decline payroll assistance. In a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Pelosi and Schumer stressed that provisions of the $2.2 trillion stimulus ...

Bloomberg Lessors have taken back at least 27 planes from Mexico’s Interjet, according to a company that tracks leased aircraft, making the airline one of the first to lose a big chunk of its fleet as the coronavirus pandemic torpedoes travel demand. The repossessed Airbus SE jets have been flown mainly to Arizona and California, said UK-based aviation consultant IBA ...

Bloomberg Wizz Air Holdings Plc Chief Executive Officer Jozsef Varadi said Europe’s third-biggest discount carrier will take delivery of hundreds of new jetliners as planned despite idling 90% of capacity in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Wizz will accept all 15 Airbus SE planes due this year, followed by the rest of its commitment, to position itself for a post-virus ...

Bloomberg Japan’s major airlines are on track to see revenue drop by $4.6 billion from February through May, an industry group said, pushing ANA Holdings Inc and Japan Airlines Co closer to the crisis ensnaring other global carriers because of the coronavirus pandemic. Scheduled Airlines Association of Japan’s forecast amplifies its warning from from March 13, when it predicted losses ...

Bloomberg DoorDash Inc, the biggest food delivery app in the US, will start delivering goods from 7-Eleven, Wawa and other convenience stores to Americans who are mostly stuck at home for the foreseeable future. The San Francisco-based startup said it began testing the sale of paper towels and other packaged goods this year and decided to accelerate the rollout due ...

DUBAI / WAM The National Programme for Happiness and Wellbeing (NPHW) launched a national campaign for mental support for all UAE residents to help them overcome the psychological impact resulting from the spread of Covid-19. More than 50 experts in the fields of psychology, mental and social support, and life skills are participating in the initiative. The National Campaign for ...

Bloomberg Saudi Arabia, Russia and other large oil producers are negotiating for a deal to stem the historic price rout, even as leaders trade barbs in public. “President Putin and Russian side in general are keen to engage in constructive negotiations, which is the only way to stabilise the international energy market,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in a pre-recorded ...