Business Stories from January 16, 2020 (Change date)
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Microsoft: 'carbon-negative' by 2030 even for supply chainJan 16, 2020 5:01 pm - Microsoft is pledging to become 100% 'œcarbon-negative'ť by 2030 by removing more carbon from the environment than it emits. CEO Satya Nadella said Thursday that the com...
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3 African nations reach preliminary deal in Nile dam disputeJan 16, 2020 12:31 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Officials from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan say they have reached a preliminary agreement aimed at clearing the way for the filling and operation of a $5 ...
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UK's Johnson picks Bank of England governor to climate roleJan 16, 2020 10:31 am - LONDON (AP) - Britain's prime minister has appointed outgoing Bank of England Governor Mark Carney to a special advisory role ahead of the U.N. climate change conference...
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Judge halts California labor law as it relates to truckersJan 16, 2020 6:01 pm - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday indefinitely blocked a new California labor law from applying to more than 70,000 independent truckers, deciding th...
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Georgia election server showed signs of tampering: ExpertJan 16, 2020 1:31 pm - BOSTON (AP) - A computer security expert says he found that an election server central to a legal battle over the integrity of Georgia elections showed signs of tamperin...
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Hard Rock boss: Atlantic City 'going in wrong direction'Jan 16, 2020 9:31 am - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - The CEO of Hard Rock International says Atlantic City 'œis going in the wrong direction'ť and is in worse shape than when the global entertain...
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China welcomes US deal, says 'core concerns' must be metJan 16, 2020 5:31 am - BEIJING (AP) - China's government welcomed an interim trade deal with Washington and said Thursday the two sides need to address each other's 'œcore concerns.'ť The 'œPh...
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Grains lower, livestock mixed.Jan 16, 2020 2:01 pm - Wheat for Mar. lost 7.75 cents at 5.6525 a bushel; Mar. corn declined 12 cents at 3.7550 a bushel, Mar. oats was off .25 cents at $3.0550 a bushel; while Jan. soybeans f...
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CEOs got a pass in 2019, but they need to grow profits soonJan 16, 2020 12:01 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - CEOs, you get one more mulligan. Over the next few weeks, companies across the country will be telling investors how much profit they made in the last t...
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Southwest joins rivals in again delaying Boeing jet's returnJan 16, 2020 1:01 pm - DALLAS (AP) - Southwest Airlines said Thursday it has taken the grounded Boeing 737 Max out of its schedule until early June and is dropping more than 8% of its planned...