Business Stories from February 6, 2020 (Change date)
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NY Times publisher's 4Q profit grows as it adds subscribersFeb 06, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The publisher of The New York Times posted a 20% gain in fourth-quarter profits as the paper continued to add digital subscribers, although ad revenue de...
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Experts ponder human error in Italian high-speed train crashFeb 06, 2020 6:00 am - OSPEDALETTO LODIGIANO, Italy (AP) - A high-speed passenger train derailed in northern Italy before dawn Thursday, killing two railway workers and injuring 28 other peopl...
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Twitter, Tapestry rise; Qualcomm, Yum Brands fallFeb 06, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Thursday: Twitter Inc., up $5.02 to $38.41 The messaging service reported surprisingly good growth f...
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UniCredit swings to loss under cost of bad loansFeb 06, 2020 6:00 am - MILAN (AP) - Italy's largest bank by assets, UniCredit, said Thursday it swung to a loss in the fourth quarter due to higher write-downs on bad loans. The lender reporte...
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US mortgage rates decline; 30-year loan lowest in 3 yearsFeb 06, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. long-term mortgage rates fell this week for the third straight week, as the benchmark 30-year loan marked its lowest point in three years. Mortga...
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Green tea party? State licenses Boston's 1st marijuana shopFeb 06, 2020 6:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Boston's first retail pot shop and Massachusetts' first minority-owned marijuana business was approved Thursday, more than a year after the first shops ope...
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Online mattress pioneer Casper soars in debut tradingFeb 06, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of online mattress pioneer Casper Sleep Inc. popped Thursday in their debut on the New York Stock Exchange. But the New York-based company still ...
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Boeing gets good and bad news on its grounded 737 Max planeFeb 06, 2020 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Boeing has found a new problem with changes it is making to software on the 737 Max, but the company says the issue will not further delay the grounded pla...
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Twitter shares jump on rise in user numbers, revenueFeb 06, 2020 6:00 am - Shares in Twitter jumped Thursday after the social media company said revenue and user numbers exceeded forecasts in the latest quarter, though profit fell as expenses r...
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Mixed use proposal in Lake Villa features retail, apartmentsFeb 06, 2020 4:40 am - After three years on the drawing board, a proposal for a mix of retail and luxury apartments in Lake Villa is proceeding. The Tower Drive Development, previously known a...