Business Stories from March 20, 2020 (Change date)
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Senators deny trading on virus info as scrutiny mountsMar 20, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Facing public outrage, senators in both political parties denied Friday that they exploited advance knowledge when they dumped stocks and other financi...
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Grains, livestock higher.Mar 20, 2020 7:00 am - \CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were higher Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. 0 Wheat for May delivery was up 15.4 cents at $5.3940 a bushel; May corn...
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US home sales jumped to 13-year high before viral outbreakMar 20, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. home sales jumped in February to their highest level in 13 years, a trend that will almost certainly be reversed as people stop showing their prop...
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Dow drops more than 900 points, ending worst week since 2008Mar 20, 2020 7:00 am - Wall Street ended the week the same way it began: in full retreat from the coronavirus. Stocks fell sharply and the price of oil sank Friday as federal and state governm...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesMar 20, 2020 7:00 am - Benchmark crude oil fell $2.79, or 11.1%, to close at $22.43 a barrel Friday. Brent crude oil, the international standard, fell $1.49, or 5.2% to $26.98 a barrel. Whole...
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Customers cheer after woman gives birth at Missouri WalmartMar 20, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - Customers cheered at a Walmart in Missouri after a woman gave birth to a baby girl in the store's toilet paper aisle. Jessica Hinkle, manager of ...
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Carnival, MGM Resorts rise; Ford, AT&T, Coca-Cola fallMar 20, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Friday: MGM Resorts International, up $1.41 to $9.11. Travel and tourism shares climbed as Congress ...
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Congress toils on $1 trillion economic rescue planMar 20, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - As leaders from Congress and the White House toiled in high-stakes negotiations on a mammoth $1 trillion-plus economic rescue package Friday, President Dona...
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Trump moves on invoking powers to spur virus suppliesMar 20, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act to get needed medical supplies on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak and the private ...
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Aurora temporarily allowing restaurants to deliver beer, wineMar 20, 2020 1:00 am - Aurora restaurants with liquor licenses temporarily are allowed to sell beer and wine with their curbside pickup and delivery orders, Mayor Richard Irvin announced Frida...