Business Stories from March 12, 2020 (Change date)
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Mortgage rates mixed this week after hitting all-time lowsMar 13, 2020 5:52 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. long-term mortgage rates were mixed this week after hitting all-time lows last week amid anxiety over risks to the economy from the deepening coro...
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Facebook takedowns reveal sophistication of Russian trollsMar 12, 2020 7:31 pm - Facebook and Twitter revealed evidence Thursday suggesting that Russian efforts to interfere in the U.S. presidential election are getting more sophisticated and harder ...
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Claims for jobless benefits drop by 4,000Mar 13, 2020 2:39 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment insurance fell last week for a second straight week, an indication that the coronavirus had ...
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EU and UK call off face-to-face trade talks because of virusMar 12, 2020 4:31 pm - LONDON (AP) - European Union negotiators will not travel to London next week for the second round of post-Brexit trade talks with the U.K. because of the coronavirus out...
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Asian shares sink after Dow hits bear level on pandemic newsMar 12, 2020 12:01 am - TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares plunged Thursday after the World Health Organization declared a coronavirus pandemic and indexes sank on Wall Street. Japan's benchmark Nikkei...
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US wholesale prices fall 0.6%, biggest decline in 5 yearsMar 12, 2020 8:01 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. wholesale prices fell 0.6% in February, the biggest decline in five years, led by a sharp drop in energy costs. The Labor Department said the decl...
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Grains mostly lower, livestock lower.Mar 12, 2020 3:01 pm - Wheat for Mar. was off 9 cents at 5.0825 a bushel; Mar. corn fell 9.50 cents at 3.6975 a bushel, Mar. oats was up .50 cent at $2.6850 a bushel; while Mar. soybeans lost ...
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European Central Bank deploys stimulus to ease virus damageMar 12, 2020 1:01 pm - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - The European Central Bank deployed targeted new stimulus measures to cushion the shock to the economy from the virus outbreak, but its presiden...
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Global stocks dive on pandemic impact, US travel banMar 12, 2020 7:01 am - TOKYO (AP) - Global stocks plunged Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a travel ban on most of Europe and offered little in the way of new measures to con...
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The mighty bull (market) falls victim to a tiny virusMar 12, 2020 5:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - In the end, the mighty bull was slayed by a tiny virus. The longest bull market in U.S. history can now be said to have lasted almost 11 years and reward...