Hertz files for bankruptcy after rental-car demand vanishes

Hertz rental car lot — (BLOOOMBERG/Bloomberg)

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JACK PITCHER and DAVID WELCH

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Bloomberg

May 23, 2020 02:52 AM

Hertz Global Holdings Inc. filed for bankruptcy in Delaware after sweeping travel restrictions and the global economic collapse destroyed demand for its rental cars.

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