Business Stories from April 9, 2020 (Change date)
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Jobless claims report Thursday could hit 7 million or higherApr 09, 2020 6:30 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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Asian shares mixed, Tokyo lower as Wall Street rally fadesApr 08, 2020 11:30 pm - 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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Disney, Six Flags and Big Lots rise; Costco fallsApr 09, 2020 3:31 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Thursday: JPMorgan Chase & Co., up $8.46 to $102.76. The Federal Reserve announced more aggressive m...
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Asian shares steady after Wall St caps best week since 1974Apr 09, 2020 11:01 pm - BANGKOK (AP) - Asian shares are steady in quiet Good Friday trading after Wall Street closed out its best week in 45 years thanks to the Federal Reserve's titanic effort...
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Grains higher, livestock lower.Apr 09, 2020 10:00 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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Oil exploration firm claims discovery of huge Alaska depositApr 09, 2020 10:01 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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Former Hoffman Estates bowling alley's lot to store cars for Zeigler dealershipsApr 13, 2020 6:33 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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Hub Group names new trucking chiefApr 10, 2020 2:11 pm - 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...
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US economy unlikely to recover as rapidly as it collapsedApr 13, 2020 6:33 am - BALTIMORE (AP) - President Donald Trump has been telling voters that the U.S. economy will leap back to life "like a rocket," stronger than ever after its bout with the...
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Wauconda Orchards founder lived his 104 years fullyApr 14, 2020 8:26 am - Dick Breeden was an Eagle Scout, a corporate executive, a businessman, a Naval Reserve officer, an artist and a history lover. But it was as an apple grower and hands-o...