Business Stories from January 17, 2020 (Change date)
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For some major US shippers, 2019 ended on a sour noteJan 17, 2020 6:00 am - For major shipping companies dealing with trade wars and slowing global growth, conditions appear to have deteriorated for some as 2019 came to a close. Global shipping...
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Sales of flowers, pork push Dutch farm exports to new recordJan 17, 2020 6:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Dutch agriculture exports rose 4.6% in 2019 from the previous year to a new record of 94.5 billion euros ($105.2 billion), the country's st...
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Technology could cut train crews from 2 to 1 but is it safe?Jan 17, 2020 6:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - How many people does it take to operate a locomotive? For the railroad industry, the answer is simple: One. The industry is hoping this year's schedul...
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Cruise line: Grandpa leaned out window before girl's fallJan 17, 2020 6:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - An Indiana man charged with negligent homicide in his young granddaughter's fatal fall from a cruise ship's open window in Puerto Rico leaned out of that wi...
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Grains mostly higher, livestock mixed.Jan 17, 2020 6:00 am - \CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mostly higher Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar. delivery gained 5.20 cents at $5.6740 a bushel; Ma...
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Global stocks inspired by US rally, hopes for Chinese growthJan 17, 2020 6:00 am - Global stocks rose Friday, seemingly buoyed by high spirits on Wall Street, as new data suggested China's economic slowdown may have stabilized and Washington and Beijin...
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US industrial production fell 0.3% in DecemberJan 17, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. industrial production fell 0.3% in December, as unseasonably warm weather reduced demand for heating from utilities. The Federal Reserve said Frid...
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Paris Louvre museum closed amid strikes over pension plansJan 17, 2020 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Paris' Louvre museum was closed Friday as dozens of protesters blocked the entrance to denounce the French government's plans to overhaul the pension system...
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Ghosn lawyers rebut new Nissan claims against fugitive execJan 17, 2020 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - The legal team of Nissan's former chairman Carlos Ghosn issued a statement Friday refuting the latest allegations by the Japanese automaker against the fugi...
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Employers post fewer jobs in NovemberJan 17, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of available jobs fell sharply in November, dropping to 6.8 million, a decline of 7.6% from the October level. The Labor Department reported...