Business Stories from March 9, 2020 (Change date)
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Japan's economy shrinks 7% in last quarter, risks recessionMar 09, 2020 5:31 am - TOKYO (AP) - Japan's economy contracted at a dismal 7.1% annual rate during the October-December period, worse than the initial estimate, raising fears the world's third...
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Stocks, oil plunge over global fight for crude productionMar 09, 2020 8:31 am - BEIJING (AP) - Global stock markets and oil prices plunged Monday after a fight among major crude-producing nations jolted investors who already were on edge about the s...
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Twitter in deal with Silver Lake, Elliott; Dorsey still CEOMar 10, 2020 6:00 am - Twitter says it's reached an investment deal with Silver Lake and Elliott Management that will keep Jack Dorsey as the social media company's CEO. Twitter Inc. said Mond...
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Trainers, vets, others charged in horse-drugging schemeMar 10, 2020 6:00 am - More than two dozen people, including the trainer of champion Maximum Security, have been charged in what authorities described Monday as a widespread international sche...
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Grains, livestock lower.Mar 09, 2020 10:31 am - \CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were lower Monday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar. delivery was off 8 cents at $5.1440 a bushel; Mar. corn fe...
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Thailand's CP Group buying Tesco's Thai, Malaysian storesMar 09, 2020 9:32 am - BANGKOK (AP) - British supermarket chain Tesco has agreed to a $10.6 billion deal to sell all its stores in Thailand and Malaysia to companies belonging to the CP Group,...
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Employers need to stay abreast of coronavirus issuesMar 13, 2020 8:28 am - The past few weeks have been full of stress-inducing news. From the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) to a falling stock market to another violent workplace shooting,...
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Hoffer Plastics receives medical device industry certificationMar 11, 2020 8:43 am - SOUTH ELGIN - Hoffer Plastics has received the MedAccred certification, a medical device industry-managed supply-chain oversight program of the Performance Review Instit...
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Historic day in markets has traders rethinking what's possibleMar 10, 2020 1:58 pm - What started with the biggest oil-price collapse since 1991 is shaping up to be one of the wildest days in years for global markets. Panic selling, margin calls, vanishi...
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RedMane Technology expands, renews leaseMar 11, 2020 8:43 am - CHICAGO - RedMane Technology has completed a lease renewal and expansion at Concourse Chicago, occupying two full buildings at the newly renovated and repositioned offic...