Business Stories from April 27, 2020 (Change date)
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Questions swirl as Fed meets amid deepening economic crisisApr 27, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve has largely calmed turbulent financial markets. Yet a far tougher task remains: Helping rescue an economy and job market that appea...
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Virus is expected to reduce meat selection and raise pricesApr 27, 2020 7:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Meat isn't going to disappear from supermarkets because of outbreaks of the coronavirus among workers at U.S. slaughterhouses. But as the meat pl...
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Asian markets gain after Japan central bank boosts aidApr 27, 2020 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Asian stock markets gained Monday after Japan's central bank promised more asset purchases to shore up financial markets as investors look to central bank...
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Facing disaster, Russian businesses find Kremlin aid lackingApr 27, 2020 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Desperate business owners in Russia have been pleading with the Kremlin for help in the pandemic shutdown. The response, however, has been slow and largely...
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Over 4 million UK jobs furloughed under government schemeApr 27, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - More than 4 million jobs have been saved in the U.K. as a result of a government scheme aimed at making sure firms hold onto staff during the coronavirus l...
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Grains mostly lower, livestock mixed.Apr 27, 2020 7:00 am - Wheat for May fell 5.75 cents at 5.21 a bushel; May. corn lost 10.25 cents at 3.0550 a bushel, May oats rose 2 cents at $3.05 a bushel; while May soybeanswas off 3.25 ce...
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Mideast economies take massive hit with oil price crashApr 27, 2020 7:00 am - BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq is planning painful cuts in social benefits relied on by millions of government workers. Saudi Arabia will likely have to delay mega-projects. Egypt ...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesApr 27, 2020 7:00 am - Benchmark U.S. crude oil fell $4.16, or 24.6%, to close at $12.78 a barrel Monday. Brent crude oil, the international standard, fell $1.45, or 6.8%, $19.99 a barrel. Who...
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Mexico continues tug of war with firms over virus outbreakApr 27, 2020 7:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's government continued its tug of war with businesses on Monday, pledging to reopen factories vital to the U.S. economy while shaming others th...
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Military chaplains pivot to serve soldiers in virus outbreakApr 27, 2020 7:00 am - FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) - Maj. Brian Minietta's eyes are locked down the barrel of a camera lens. He sways gently back and forth in silence, then his gruff voice belts ou...