Business Stories from April 9, 2020 (Change date)
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Fed announces $2.3 trillion in additional lendingApr 09, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve is taking additional steps to provide up to $2.3 trillion in loans to support American households and businesses, as well as local ...
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Grains higher, livestock lower.Apr 09, 2020 7:00 am - \CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were higher Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May delivery advanced 6.60 cents at $5.5260 a bushel; May co...
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Asian shares mixed, Tokyo lower as Wall Street rally fadesApr 09, 2020 7:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - Shares were mixed in Asia on Thursday after a 3.4% gain on Wall Street overnight as investors chose a positive focus for data about the coronavirus outbre...
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Dubai allows alcohol home delivery as virus shuts down barsApr 09, 2020 7:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The Champagne corks no longer pop at Dubai's infamous alcohol-soaked brunches. The blaring flat-screen televisions stand silent in the...
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Oil exploration firm claims discovery of huge Alaska depositApr 09, 2020 7:00 am - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - An oil exploration firm has discovered a deposit of potentially 1.8 billion barrels in Alaska's North Slope region south of Prudhoe Bay, the com...
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Jobless claims report Thursday could hit 7 million or higherApr 09, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The government is set to report another shocking level of unemployment claims Thursday even after nearly 10 million people applied for benefits in the...
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Former Hoffman Estates bowling alley's lot to store cars for Zeigler dealershipsApr 09, 2020 5:20 am - The suddenly full parking lot at the former Hoffman Lanes in Hoffman Estates is not an indication that the shuttered bowling alley has found new life as an illegal speak...
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Record 16.8 million have sought US jobless aid since virusApr 09, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - With a startling 6.6 million people seeking unemployment benefits last week, the United States has reached a grim landmark: More than one in 10 workers...
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Warrenville could purchase former gas station siteApr 09, 2020 1:00 am - Warrenville may buy a shuttered gas station at the corner of Warrenville and Batavia roads to clean up the property and spur its redevelopment. The city council this wee...
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Hub Group names new trucking chiefApr 09, 2020 1:00 am - OAK BROOK - Hub Group has appointed Dario Skocir as Executive Vice President and President, Hub Group Trucking. Skocir has a decade of experience at US Foods, where he m...