Business Stories from April 1, 2020 (Change date)
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesApr 01, 2020 7:00 am - Benchmark crude oil fell 17 cents to settle at $20.31 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude oil, the international standard, fell $1.61 to close at $24.74 a barrel. Wholesale...
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WarnerMedia names former Hulu chief Jason Kilar CEOApr 01, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Jason Kilar, the founding chief executive of Hulu and a former Amazon senior vice president, has been named CEO of WarnerMedia, the company announced Wed...
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U.S. businesses cut 27,000 jobs in March, before virus hitApr 01, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. companies shed 27,000 jobs in March, according to a private survey, a figure that mostly reflected the economy as it stood before the full impact ...
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Gun background checks smash records amid coronavirus fearsApr 01, 2020 7:00 am - Background checks required to buy firearms have spiked to record numbers in the past month, fueled by a run on guns from Americans worried about their safety during the ...
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US construction spending down 1.3% in FebruaryApr 01, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Spending on U.S. construction projects fell 1.3% in February with housing and nonresidential construction both showing weakness even before the coronav...
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Feder: Citing coronavirus impact, 22nd Century Media goes out of businessApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - The coronavirus pandemic and its calamitous effect on advertising revenue has put a suburban Chicago news organization out of business after 15 years, Robert Feder write...
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AAR, Sumitomo start joint ventureApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - WOOD DALE - Aviation services provider AAR and Sumitomo Corp., a Japanese trading company, are launching a joint venture that will distribute aircraft parts and offer av...
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First Midwest commits $2.5M to COVID-19 effortsApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - CHICAGO - First Midwest Bank said it will commit $2.5 million for aid in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Through the First Midwest Charitable Foundation, First Mi...
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InvenTrust appoints Phillips chief accounting officerApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - InvenTrust Properties Corp. announced Mike Phillips, CPA, has been appointed senior vice president and chief accounting officer, effective April 10. Phillips will mainta...
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Daily Herald wins 22 awards from Illinois Press AssociationApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - The Daily Herald has won 22 awards, including three first-place finishes for photography and editorial writing, in the annual Illinois Press Association journalism conte...