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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.

Canadian oil producers sideswiped by economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic have received no federal loans, seven weeks after the first lending program was announced, government and industry officials said on Thursday.

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

Expectations that the global economy has dodged the worst-case scenarios for the coronavirus pandemic have led to a dramatic selloff in U.S. government bonds from their record highs, pushing the yield curve to its steepest level since March.

* All fuel stations required to provide electric car charging

State-backed hackers from China and Iran have recently targeted the email accounts of staffers working on the U.S. presidential campaigns of Joe Biden and Donald Trump, respectively, a senior Google security official said Thursday.

Impossible Foods said on Thursday it will sell plant-based meat burgers in the United States directly to consumers through its own website, as demand for vegan alternatives surge amid rising beef prices due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Canadian economy is showing green shoots with reports on home sales, consumer spending and new job postings trending upwards after the coronavirus pandemic forced shutdowns and caused a record plunge in economic activity.