Business Stories from January 3, 2019 (Change date)
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Local man selected as a judge for 2019 CES Innovations AwardsJan 04, 2019 5:33 pm - Ron Picard recently was selected as a judge for the 2019 CES Innovations Awards. The Consumer and Electronic Show Innovation Awards, unveiled yearly at the International...
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Worries grow about impact of a prolonged government shutdownJan 03, 2019 3:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - With President Donald Trump warning that it "could be a long time" before the partial shutdown of the government ends, concerns are rising about potent...
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Alabama pension fund now sole owner of local newspaper chainJan 03, 2019 2:00 pm - MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's employee pension fund, with nearly 360,000 members and some $44 billion in managed assets, has become sole owner of one of the largest ...
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Bristol-Myers Squibb buying Celgene in $74B dealJan 03, 2019 4:01 pm - SUMMIT, N.J. (AP) - Bristol-Myers Squibb is spending $74 billion on fellow drugmaker Celgene in a deal aimed at stocking the combined company's development pipeline with...
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Disappointing outlook from Delta drags down airline stocksJan 03, 2019 4:30 pm - DALLAS (AP) - Airlines stocks were pummeled Thursday after Delta Air Lines Inc. trimmed its revenue forecast for the fourth quarter, renewing investors' fears that airli...
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Grains higher, Livestock lowerJan 03, 2019 9:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mostly lower Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar. delivery was up 6 cents at $5.1060 a bushel; Mar. ...
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Union sues GM, says laid-off workers should replace tempsJan 03, 2019 12:00 pm - DETROIT (AP) - The United Auto Workers union is accusing General Motors of violating a national contract by using temporary workers instead of employing full-timers who ...
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Proposed gateway project in Antioch revised to reflect town's heritageJan 07, 2019 8:59 am - Plans for a major project proposed in downtown Antioch have been revised, with work expected to begin in February. The conversion of the long vacant Flo's Family Hair Ca...
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Snacks on wheels: PepsiCo tests self-driving robot deliveryJan 07, 2019 8:59 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Forget vending machines, PepsiCo is testing a way to bring snacks directly to college students. The chip and beverage maker says it will start making del...
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Stocks dive after Apple says iPhone sales in China slowedJan 04, 2019 6:07 am - NEW YORK - Stocks tumbled Thursday on Wall Street, with technology companies suffering their worst loss in seven years, after Apple reported that iPhone sales in China a...
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