Business Stories from February 20, 2020 (Change date)
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Morgan Stanley to buy E-Trade for $13 billionFeb 20, 2020 3:01 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Morgan Stanley, the investment bank for millionaires, big business and megamergers, is buying E-Trade Financial, the online brokerage that encouraged wav...
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Grains lower, livestock mixed.Feb 20, 2020 2:01 pm - Wheat for Mar. lost 5.25 cents at 5.60 a bushel; Mar. corn was off 2 cents at 3.7850 a bushel, Mar. oats fell 2.75 cents at $2.9850 a bushel; while Mar. soybeans was dow...
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Domino's Pizza, E-Trade rise, Boston Beer, Six Flags fallFeb 20, 2020 3:01 pm - Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Thursday: Domino's Pizza Inc., up $76.06 to $373.16 The pizza chain reported a surprising rise in a key sales measur...
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Under Armour feels the pressure in heated retail contestFeb 20, 2020 2:02 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - The contest for athletic wear customers has left once high-flying Under Armour dented and bruised as competitors pull ahead. The company's stock recently...
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Grains lower, livestock mixed.Feb 20, 2020 2:01 pm - Wheat for Mar. lost 5.25 cents at 5.60 a bushel; Mar. corn was off 2 cents at 3.7850 a bushel, Mar. oats fell 2.75 cents at $2.9850 a bushel; while Mar. soybeans was dow...
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Bank backs off program monitoring workers' bathroom breaksFeb 20, 2020 10:31 am - LONDON (AP) - London-based bank Barclays backed away Thursday from a software program that monitored an employee's productivity - including bathroom breaks - after priva...
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Estonia starts building 100-million-euro data centerFeb 20, 2020 7:40 am - TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - An Estonian tech company has kicked off construction of the Baltic states' largest commercial data center, an estimated 100-million-euro ($108-mi...
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Kia recalls SUVs, vans; electrical problem can cause firesFeb 20, 2020 4:40 pm - DETROIT (AP) - Kia is joining its affiliate Hyundai in recalling thousands of vehicles in the U.S. because water can get into a brake computer, cause an electrical short...
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Free USC tuition to students with $80K or less family incomeFeb 20, 2020 1:01 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The University of Southern California will phase in free tuition for undergraduate students from families with an annual income of $80,000 or less, US...
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Struggling Victoria's Secret sold as women demand comfortFeb 20, 2020 3:32 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Victoria's Secret, which once defined sexy with its leggy supermodels in their lacy bras and oversized angel wings, has a new owner. Now, the big questio...