Business Stories from January 29, 2020 (Change date)
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Grains mostly lower, livestock mixed.Jan 29, 2020 2:00 pm - 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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World shares mostly higher after rebound on Wall StreetJan 29, 2020 3:00 am - Shares advanced in most European and Asian markets on Wednesday after a rebound on Wall Street reversed most losses from a sell-off the day before. Hong Kong's Hang Sen...
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Record sales push Tesla to 2nd straight quarterly profitJan 29, 2020 6:31 pm - 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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More airlines drop flights to China as virus spreadsJan 29, 2020 9:01 am - BANGKOK (AP) - British Airways halted all flights to China and American Airlines suspended flights to and from Shanghai and Beijing as efforts to contain a new and deadl...
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Samsung predicts earnings improvement after sluggish 2019Jan 29, 2020 9:01 pm - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday its operating profit for the last quarter fell 33.7% from a year earlier but it predicted earnings will i...
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Keeping 'Friends' for itself at HBO Max dings AT&T profitJan 29, 2020 10:31 am - As entertainment companies roll out new streaming services, they're stocking them with the goodies from their own content archives, hoping that the loss of income today ...
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Fed leaves key rate unchanged at low level amid global risksJan 29, 2020 1:01 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged at a low level Wednesday amid an economy that looks solid but faces potential global threats, ...
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Court: Walmart doesn't owe 3rd party's online sales taxesJan 29, 2020 5:01 pm - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Walmart isn't responsible for paying sales taxes for items sold through its online 'œmarketplace'ť for third-party sellers under Louisiana law, the st...
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Prosecutor: Michael Avenatti saw dollar signs in Nike fraudJan 29, 2020 4:31 pm - 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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McDonald's wraps up tumultuous year on a strong noteJan 31, 2020 8:03 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...