Business Stories from February 4, 2020 (Change date)
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World shares rise, Shanghai up 1.3%, as China boosts marketFeb 04, 2020 6:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - Global stocks rallied Tuesday and Wall Street appeared set to open higher after China's central bank provided further support to markets to manage the imp...
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Ford full-year profit plunges on slower sales, pension costsFeb 04, 2020 6:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Ford Motor Co.'s profit last year plunged by more than $3.6 billion, weighed down by slowing U.S. sales, the cost of a botched SUV launch and some big pen...
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UK unveils plans for climate conference amid criticismFeb 04, 2020 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Britain announced Tuesday that it plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2035 - five years earlier than its previous target - in a bid to ...
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Sony warns of China virus impact on raised forecast for yearFeb 04, 2020 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony Corp. warned Tuesday that forecasts and results were at risk because of the new virus in China, as it re...
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California OKs highly questioned LA County voting systemFeb 04, 2020 6:00 am - California's secretary of state on Friday approved Los Angeles County's new publicly owned computerized voting system - a first of its kind for the nation - but is requi...
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Tesla stock is soaring. Madness or visionary investing?Feb 04, 2020 6:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Eight months after it seemed headed for the corporate junkyard, Tesla is now worth more than General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler combined, even though ...
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Clorox, Ralph Lauren rise; Alphabet, Kennametal fallFeb 04, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Tuesday: Alphabet Inc., down $37.19 to $1,445.41 The parent of search engine Google reported disappo...
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Elgin chamber honors excellence, service with 'high five' awardsFeb 04, 2020 5:00 am - The Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce honored volunteers and businesses at its annual meeting and "high five" award reception last week. The awards were presented by Carol ...
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Three plastics manufacturers moving from Rolling Meadows to PalatineFeb 04, 2020 4:30 am - Four Star Tool Inc. and two related businesses under the same ownership all will move corporate headquarters and light manufacturing operations from Rolling Meadows to a...
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Feder: Bill Leff and Wendy Snyder launch podcast for CumulusFeb 04, 2020 12:00 am - Bill Leff and Wendy Snyder, who were forced out as midday co-hosts at Nexstar Media Group news/talk WGN 720-AM in November, just launched a podcast for Cumulus Media Chi...