Business Stories from January 29, 2020 (Change date)
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Facebook reports 4Q profit, user growth despite challengesJan 29, 2020 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Facebook had a strong fourth quarter, making more money on advertising and adding more users despite challenges around regulation, privacy and effor...
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Grains mixed, livestock mixed.Jan 29, 2020 6:00 am - \CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mixed Wednesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar. delivery fell 7 cents at $5.6340 a bushel; Mar. corn wa...
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Russia rescues 536 fishermen stranded on giant ice floeJan 29, 2020 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - In a nearly seven-hour operation, Russia's emergency services rescued 536 ice fishermen after they got stranded on a giant ice floe that broke off the isla...
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Asian shares mostly higher after rebound on Wall StreetJan 29, 2020 6:00 am - Shares advanced in most Asian markets on Wednesday after a rebound on Wall Street that reversed most losses from a sell-off the day before. Hong Kong's Hang Seng droppe...
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Leaked report shows United Nations suffered hackJan 29, 2020 6:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Sophisticated hackers infiltrated U.N. networks in Geneva and Vienna last year in an apparent espionage operation that top officials at the world body kept...
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In snub to US, Britain will allow Huawei in 5G networksJan 29, 2020 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Britain decided Tuesday to let Chinese tech giant Huawei have a limited role supplying new high-speed network equipment to wireless carriers, ignoring the ...
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737 Max costs double, Boeing posts first loss in 2 decadesJan 29, 2020 6:00 am - Boeing, an icon in American manufacturing, suffered its first annual financial loss in more than two decades while the cost of fixing its marquee aircraft after two dead...
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Germany raises 2020 growth forecast slightly to 1.1%Jan 29, 2020 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - The German government on Wednesday modestly raised its economic growth forecast for the country this year to 1.1%. Germany's economy, Europe's biggest, has...
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Court: Walmart doesn't owe 3rd party's online sales taxesJan 29, 2020 6:00 am - 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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Microsoft plows ahead in cloud business growthJan 29, 2020 6:00 am - Microsoft on Wednesday gave another solid quarterly report card to Wall Street, as it plows ahead in selling its cloud computing services to big businesses and the gover...