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U.S. major airlines roll out more options to avoid staff lay-offs

The top three U.S. airlines, hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, are rolling out fresh programs to induce tens of thousands of employees to accept voluntary leave or early retirement in the hope of avoiding widespread furloughs in the fall, company memos show.

As Xperi merger with TiVo heads to vote, shareholder firms fight to lead M&A; class action

Shareholders of the entertainment technology company Xperi will vote tomorrow on the company’s proposed $3 billion stock-for-stock merger with TiVo. But Delaware Chancery Court litigation over the merger won’t end with the shareholder vote. And now prominent shareholder firms are fighting over who will get to lead the case alleging that Xperi directors breached their duties to shareholders.

General Electric cash flow forecast disappoints, shares fall

General Electric expects to burn more cash than expected in the second quarter, as the industrial conglomerate struggles with weakness in its aviation business due to the coronavirus crisis, Chief Executive Officer Larry Culp said on Thursday.

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