Business Stories from April 29, 2020 (Change date)
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Daimler: Shift to electric cars non-negotiable despite virusApr 29, 2020 7:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Germany's Daimler AG, maker of Mercedes-Benz luxury cars, made only a small profit in the first quarter of 2020 as the company shut down factor...
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China's manufacturing weaker in April as virus hurts exportsApr 29, 2020 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - China's manufacturing activity weakened in April as the coronavirus pandemic clobbered global consumer demand, hampering Beijing's efforts to revive the w...
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Curtain lowers on nuke plant a stone's throw from ManhattanApr 29, 2020 7:00 am - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - With the push of a red button, one of the two operating reactors at an aging nuclear plant serving millions of people in the New York City area will ...
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Fitch cuts Italy's gov't debt grade, auto plants reopeningApr 29, 2020 7:00 am - The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Wednesday related to the global economy, the...
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Elgin oil shop fights COVID-19 to stay openApr 29, 2020 5:00 am - Two weeks before Gov. JB Pritzker's stay-at-home order went into effect, John Brittain noticed that business had slowed considerably at Brittain's Express Oil & Lube in ...
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What does future hold for Wheeling, Arlington Heights theaters?Apr 29, 2020 5:00 am - Billed as the centerpiece of Wheeling's $110 million Town Center, the CMX CinéBistro movie theater and entertainment venue had to close just weeks after its long-anticip...
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DuPage mayors calling for letting businesses reopen earlierApr 29, 2020 1:00 am - The DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference is joining the chorus of regional organizations asking for a loosening of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's second executive order enforcing...
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Virus sends economies plunging; glimmer of hope on treatmentApr 29, 2020 1:00 am - The coronavirus is sending the U.S. economy into the biggest and fastest collapse since the Great Depression, with economic output reported shrinking at an alarming rate...
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Elk Grove Village launches website on local businessesApr 29, 2020 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village officially launched a website Wednesday that provides information about local businesses that are still operating during the coronavirus pandemic. The ...
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Mundelein company says 'thank you' to health care workers with 500 pizzasApr 29, 2020 1:00 am - Employees at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville enjoyed a big thank you in the form of 500 pizzas. Utopia Global Inc., a Mundelein-based data software and s...