Business Stories from January 17, 2020 (Change date)
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US industrial production fell 0.3% in DecemberJan 17, 2020 8:01 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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Report: Disney dropping the 'Fox' from movie studio namesJan 17, 2020 3:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Disney is dropping the word 'œFox'ť from the movie studios it acquired as part of last year's $71 billion purchase of Fox's entertainment business, acco...
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Global stocks inspired by US rally, hopes for Chinese growthJan 17, 2020 6:01 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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Sales of flowers, pork push Dutch farm exports to new recordJan 17, 2020 11:49 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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Fiat Chrysler in talks with Foxconn to develop electric carsJan 17, 2020 1:01 pm - MILAN (AP) - Fiat Chrysler is in talks with the Taiwanese company Foxconn to develop and manufacture battery-powered vehicles, the U.S.-Italian automaker said Friday. Fi...
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For some major US shippers, 2019 ended on a sour noteJan 20, 2020 5:46 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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Ghosn lawyers rebut new Nissan claims against fugitive execJan 17, 2020 11:49 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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Grains mostly higher, livestock mixed.Jan 17, 2020 9:01 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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Comcast, State Street rise; Gap, J.B. Hunt fallJan 17, 2020 2:32 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Friday: Schlumberger Ltd., down 41 cents at $38.37. The world's largest oilfield services company re...
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Paris Louvre museum closed amid strikes over pension plansJan 17, 2020 10:40 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...