Business Stories from February 19, 2020 (Change date)
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Qatar Airways ups stake in British Airways parent firm, IAGFeb 19, 2020 2:30 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Qatar Airways said Wednesday it has increased its share in the parent company of British Airways, International Airlines Group, from 2...
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Airline passengers put up with more and longer flight delaysFeb 19, 2020 5:01 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Airline travelers were a bit more likely to be delayed, and more often for longer spells, when flying around the U.S. last year, according to a governm...
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Japan records trade deficit in January amid growth fearsFeb 18, 2020 9:31 pm - TOKYO (AP) - Japan recorded a trade deficit for the month of January Wednesday, as exports declined amid worries about the spread of a new virus that could deaden region...
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In the spirit of Whitney: Houston Hologram tour set to beginFeb 19, 2020 2:00 am - BURBANK, Calif. (AP) - Whitney Houston is about to appear on the concert stage again. Eight years after her death, a holographic Houston will embark on a European tour ...
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Grains mostly lower, livestock higher.Feb 19, 2020 9:01 am - \CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mostly lower Wednesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar. delivery was off 1 cent at $5.5560 a bushel; Mar...
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Garmin, Analog Devices rise; Blue Apron, Groupon fallFeb 19, 2020 2:31 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Wednesday: Garmin Ltd., up $6.55 to $103.67 The maker of personal navigation devices raised its divi...
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France to shut down oldest nuclear complex by end of JuneFeb 19, 2020 5:31 am - PARIS (AP) - French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Wednesday that the Fessenheim nuclear reactor, on the border with Germany, will be shut down at the end of Ju...
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China revokes 3 Wall Street Journal reporters' credentialsFeb 19, 2020 8:01 am - BEIJING (AP) - China on Wednesday said it has revoked the press credentials of three reporters for the U.S. newspaper The Wall Street Journal over a headline for an opin...
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Another Catholic diocese seeks bankruptcy after abuse dealsFeb 19, 2020 4:01 pm - HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, filed for bankruptcy Wednesday, six months after disclosing it had paid millions of dollar...
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Burger King breaks the mold with new advertising campaignFeb 20, 2020 5:38 am - Burger King is breaking the mold in its new advertising campaign. The burger chain is portraying its Whopper covered in mold in print and TV ads running in Europe and th...