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Germany and Brussels have reached a preliminary agreement in the ongoing row over the 9 billion euro ($10 billion) bailout of carrier Lufthansa, two people familiar with the matter said.

(RTTNews) - The Switzerland stock market ended notably lower on Friday as an escalation in U.S.-China tensions rendered the mood negative, prompting investors to press sales at several counters.

What happened Shares of Cognex (NASDAQ: CGNX) have plunged today, down by 10% as of 1 p.m. EDT, after the company announced it was laying off workers in an effort to cut costs. The machine-vision specialist will also reduce leased office space.

In trading on Friday, shares of State Street Corp.'s Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series G (Symbol: STT.PRG) were yielding above the 5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.3372), with shares changing hands as low as $26.6

In trading on Friday, shares of Morgan Stanley's Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series E (Symbol: MS.PRE) were yielding above the 6.5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.7812), with shares changing hands as low as $27.37 on the day.

In trading on Friday, shares of Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.'s 6.000% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series G (Symbol: HIG.PRG) were yielding above the 5.5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.50), with shares changing hands as low as $26.99 on t

Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil was slipping 23 cents to $33.48 per barrel while the global benchmark Brent crude contract was declining 38 cents to $34.31 per barrel. Natural gas futures were 4 cents lower at $1.78 per 1 million BTU.

What happened Shares of Adaptimmune Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ADAP), a clinical-stage biotech focused on oncology, are rocketing higher in response to updated trial data. Investors impressed with the results have pushed the stock 139% higher as of 1:36 p.m. EDT on Friday. 

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Ecolab Inc (Symbol: ECL), where a total volume of 101,518 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Las Vegas Sands Corp (Symbol: LVS), where a total volume of 29,226 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approx

Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd is in discussions to invest $200 million in Warner Music Group, ahead of the record company's initial public offering next week, the Wall Street Journal reported https://www.wsj.com/articles/tencent-in-talks-to-buy-warner-music-stake-11590774885, citing people familiar with the matter.

Colombia's central bank board cut the benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to a historic low of 2.75% on Friday, as policymakers continue trying to stoke the economy during the nationwide coronavirus quarantine.

Financial stocks continue to fall sharply in afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index dropping 1.8% while the SPDR Financial Select Sector ETF was sinking 1.5%.

HBO Max stumbled out of the gate on Wednesday, with large numbers of eligible users unable to access the service on their preferred platform and tepid new subscriber numbers compared to recent successful launches by rival services. 

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