Business Stories from February 11, 2020 (Change date)
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UK economy flat-lines in Q4 amid Brexit and election cloudsFeb 11, 2020 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Uncertainty related to Brexit seems to have weighed heavily on the British economy during the final quarter of 2019 as output flat-lined, official data sho...
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Under Armour puts NYC flagship store on ice, restructuresFeb 11, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Under Armour's shares plummeted Tuesday after the company said it anticipates a big financial hit from the viral outbreak in China. It also said it may ...
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China's virus crisis hits global flows of letters, parcelsFeb 11, 2020 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Postal operators in the United States, China and elsewhere say the suspension of flights to slow the spread of a deadly new virus is having a major impact o...
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Ferocious storm in Europe kills 8, causes travel disruptionsFeb 11, 2020 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Ferocious winds, with gusts over 200 kph (125 mph), lashed Corsica and whipped up a forest fire that flared overnight on the French Mediterranean island on...
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European Central Bank chief urges governments to help growthFeb 11, 2020 6:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is urging governments to get more involved in supporting the tepid eurozone economy through t...
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Global energy-related carbon emissions flat in 2019Feb 11, 2020 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Global energy-related emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide remained steady last year, with declines in rich countries balancing out a rise in poor nat...
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Grains mostly lower, livestock lower.Feb 11, 2020 6:00 am - Wheat for Mar. declined 10 cents at 5.42 a bushel; Mar. corn was off 2 cents at 3.7975 a bushel, Mar. oats fell 2.50 cents at $2.9925 a bushel; while Mar. soybeans up .5...
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Powell: Economy looks resilient despite risk of China virusFeb 11, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday the U.S. economy appears durable with steady growth and unemployment near a half-century low but fa...
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Lyft posts $2.6B 2019 loss, keeps 4Q 2021 profit forecastFeb 11, 2020 6:00 am - Ride-hailing service Lyft is sticking with its prediction that it will be profitable by the end of next year. This while its annual loss more than doubled in 2019 to ove...
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Many winter residential evictions banned in pricey SeattleFeb 11, 2020 6:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - Many residential evictions in pricey Seattle have been banned for the city's coldest and wettest months of December, January and February but city leaders...