Business Stories from March 16, 2020 (Change date)
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Amazon seeks to hire 100,000 to keep up with surge in ordersMar 17, 2020 11:20 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon said Monday that it needs to hire 100,000 people across the U.S. to keep up with a crush of orders as the coronavirus spreads and keeps more peopl...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesMar 16, 2020 4:01 pm - Benchmark crude oil fell $3.03 to settle at $28.70 a barrel. Brent crude oil, the international standard, fell $3.80 to close at $30.05 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline fell...
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Financial markets in turmoil over fear of virus lockdownsMar 17, 2020 7:32 am - BEIJING (AP) - Global stocks fell sharply Monday after central bank moves to shore up economic growth failed to dispel investor's fears over virus controls that are shut...
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Grains mixed, livestock lower.Mar 16, 2020 3:00 pm - Wheat for May was down 8 cents at 4.98 a bushel; May. corn fell 4 cents at 3.5475 a bushel, May oats was off 8.75 cents at $2.5950 a bushel; while May soybeans lost 27 c...
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Hit by virus, US airlines seek aid far exceeding post-9/11Mar 18, 2020 1:51 pm - With each day that the coronavirus outbreak spreads and claims more lives, the damage to global airlines rises too. U.S. carriers on Monday put a price tag on their pain...
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Grains, livestock lower.Mar 16, 2020 10:00 am - \CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were lower Monday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May delivery was off 15.2 cents at $4.9440 a bushel; May corn f...
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Woodfield Mall temporarily reduces hoursMar 18, 2020 1:51 pm - As a precaution against further spread of the coronavirus, Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg late Monday announced a temporary reduction in its hours that will take effect Tu...
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College of DuPage data security breach could affect 1,700 current, former employeesMar 18, 2020 1:51 pm - Personal and tax information for more than 1,700 current and former employees of the College of DuPage may have been impacted by a recent data security breach, officials...
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More companies are staying in suburbs as they look to expand, attract talentMar 31, 2020 8:09 am - KemperSports CEO Steven Skinner has a pithy reply to those whom believe the suburban Chicago office market is on life support. "The death of the suburbs is a little prem...
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Stocks plunge into close with economic hit growingMar 17, 2020 7:50 am - The stomach-turning ride on global financial markets careened into a new week, as central bank stimulus around the world failed to mollify investors worried about the da...