Business Stories from January 29, 2020 (Change date)
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Record sales push Tesla to 2nd straight quarterly profitJan 29, 2020 6:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Record electric vehicle sales in the fourth quarter helped to push Tesla Inc. to its second-straight quarterly profit, giving bullish investors optimism t...
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Pritzker: 'Root out the purveyors of greed and corruption'Jan 29, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivered his first State of the State address Wednesday, talking tough about ending fraud and graft in a state notorious for...
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Warren Buffett gets out of the newspaper businessJan 29, 2020 6:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Billionaire Warren Buffett is giving up on the newspaper business. He's selling all of Berkshire Hathaway's publications to Lee Enterprises for $140 ...
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Apple, General Electric rise; Starbucks, Xilinx fallJan 29, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Wednesday: Apple, up $6.65 to $324.34 The iPhone maker handily beat Wall Street's fiscal first-quart...
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Grains mostly lower, livestock mixed.Jan 29, 2020 6:00 am - Wheat for Mar. lost 7.50 cents at 5.6225 a bushel; Mar. corn fell 2.25 cents at 3.8425 a bushel, Mar. oats was up .75 cent at $3.0775 a bushel; while Mar. soybeans was o...
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McDonald's wraps up tumultuous year on a strong noteJan 29, 2020 6:00 am - McDonald's is wrapping up a tumultuous year on a high note after the company's CEO was ousted in November. The burger giant surpassed $100 billion in annual sales for t...
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Prosecutor: Michael Avenatti saw dollar signs in Nike fraudJan 29, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A deep-in-debt Michael Avenatti threatened to deploy his big social media and television presence like a 'œmodern weapon'ť to try to extort up to $25 mil...
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Grains mostly lower, livestock mixed.Jan 29, 2020 6:00 am - Wheat for Mar. lost 7.50 cents at 5.6225 a bushel; Mar. corn fell 2.25 cents at 3.8425 a bushel, Mar. oats was up .75 cent at $3.0775 a bushel; while Mar. soybeans was o...
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CEO of L Brands may step down from post, report saysJan 29, 2020 6:00 am - The CEO of the parent company for Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Works and other stores is in talks to step down from the top post, according to a media report. The Wall...
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Forbes Hungary recalls latest issue due to privacy caseJan 29, 2020 6:00 am - BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - The latest issue of the Hungarian edition of Forbes magazine has been recalled from newsstands due to a court ruling regarding privacy concerns,...