Business Stories from February 19, 2020 (Change date)
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Ending Putin's support of Venezuela no easy feat for USFeb 19, 2020 9:40 am - MOSCOW (AP) - In October 2016, the head of Russia's largest oil company traveled to the birthplace of Hugo Chávez, in the empty, sweltering plains of Venezuela, to unve...
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'Voodoo statistics' floated as EU budget battle loomsFeb 19, 2020 9:01 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - After almost two years of sparring, the European Union was girding itself Wednesday for perhaps the final round of the bloc's traditional budget slug-fes...
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Airbus to cut over 2,300 jobs at defense and space divisionFeb 19, 2020 2:40 pm - BERLIN (AP) - European plane maker Airbus said Wednesday that it plans to cut more than 2,300 jobs at its defense and space division by the end of next year, spreading t...
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Grains mostly lower, livestock mixed.Feb 19, 2020 2:01 pm - Wheat for Mar. was off 1.50 cents at 5.6525 a bushel; Mar. corn lost 2.50 cents at 3.8050 a bushel, Mar. oats fell 2.25 cents at $3.0125 a bushel; while Mar. soybeans ro...
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Brexit pushes growing number of businesses to NetherlandsFeb 20, 2020 5:38 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Ongoing uncertainty about the effects of Brexit is pushing an increasing number of foreign companies to set up offices in the Netherlands, ...
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Qantas cuts flights to Asia amid virus outbreakFeb 19, 2020 9:05 pm - SYDNEY (AP) - Australia's Qantas announced Thursday it will slash flights to Asia as the coronavirus crisis cuts into the airline and travel industries. The decision to ...
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IRS to pay visits to high-income taxpayers who fail to fileFeb 19, 2020 2:31 pm - If you earn six figures and haven't been filing your taxes, the IRS may come knocking. The agency said Wednesday that it is stepping up its efforts to visit high-income ...
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France steps up investigation around Ghosn, Omani dealershipFeb 19, 2020 12:40 pm - PARIS (AP) - French prosecutors are turning up the heat on disgraced car industry executive Carlos Ghosn, opening a judicial inquiry into alleged money laundering, fraud...
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Asian shares mostly rise despite continuing virus fearsFeb 18, 2020 10:01 pm - TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares mostly rose Wednesday, despite overnight losses on Wall Street and continuing fears about an outbreak of a new virus that began in China. The N...
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Fed seems inclined to keep rates low as virus poses risksFeb 19, 2020 2:01 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Reserve officials were mostly optimistic about the U.S. and global economies last month, though they noted the risk posed by China's viral outb...