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U.S. trade credit insurers have approached the U.S. Treasury Department and Federal Reserve seeking financial backing for claims payments to support business supply chains hit by the novel coronavirus pandemic, three people familiar with the matter said.

American Airlines Group Inc told employees on Thursday that 14 officers will be as leaving the company as part of leadership changes in which another five officer positions will not be filled, according to memos seen by Reuters.

* Germany criticizes U.S. actions against the project (Adds comment from Nord Stream 2)

Latin American stocks and currencies came off near three-month highs on Thursday as a recent rally in risk assets, driven by hopes of a post-coronavirus economic recovery, lost steam. MSCI's index of Latam stocks and currencies broke a three-day win

The U.S. Transportation Department plans to issue a revised order in the coming days that is likely to allow some Chinese passenger airline flights to continue, government and airline officials said.

State-backed hackers from China have targeted staffers working on the U.S. presidential campaign of Democrat Joe Biden, a senior Google security official said on Thursday. The same official said Iranian hackers had recently targeted email accounts belonging to Republican President Donald Trump's campaign staff.

Hedge fund WorldQuant hired computer scientist Yoram Singer, a former principal scientist at Google, as its chief AI scientist as Wall Street races to use machine learning to decipher trading signals, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

* Trial results could be available in August - CEO (Adds details on likely timing of trial results, more partners)

The U.S. Transportation Department plans to issue a revised order in the coming days that is likely to allow some Chinese passenger airline flights to continue, government and airline officials said.

Telsa Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk on Thursday called for Amazon.com Inc to be broken up.

Brazil's CNPE national energy council approved on Thursday a resolution that establishes rules allowing producers of hydrated ethanol fuel to sell directly to gas station owners, according to a statement.

State-backed hackers from China have targeted staffers working on the U.S. presidential campaign of Democrat Joe Biden, a senior Google security official said on Thursday. The same official said Iranian hackers had recently targeted email accounts belonging to Republican President Donald Trump's campaign staff.

* American Airlines jumps on plans to boost U.S. flights in July

U.S. soybean futures hit their highest in nearly two months on Thursday and wheat futures rose more than 2% as a weaker dollar bolstered export prospects for U.S. grains and oilseeds, analysts said. Corn futures followed the firm trend. As of 12:49 p.m. CDT (1749 GMT), Chicago Board of Trade July soybeans were up 12 cents at

The euro jumped to a 12-week high against the dollar on Thursday after another shot of European Central Bank stimulus to help economies slammed by the coronavirus pandemic, but world equity markets pulled in the reins after a strong seven-day run.

* Germany criticizes U.S. actions against the project (Updates with announcement of bill)

A new Amazon Prime Video series starting this week called "El Presidente" casts a satirical look at South American football’s dirty dealings through the eyes of deceased former Argentine football boss Julio Grondona.

* Bayer says seeking new EPA registration for 2021 (Adds comments from EPA, Corteva and U.S. farmers)

The U.S. Transportation Department plans to issue a revised order in the coming days that is likely to allow some Chinese passenger airline flights to continue, government and airline officials said.

The U.S. Transportation Department plans to issue a revised order in the coming days that is likely to allow some Chinese passenger airline flights to continue, government and airline officials said.