Business Stories from April 30, 2020 (Change date)
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South Korea investigating cause of fire after 38 workers dieApr 30, 2020 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean authorities on Thursday were investigating what caused a fire that killed 38 construction workers in one of the country's deadlies...
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Amazon profit falls as pandemic-related costs riseApr 30, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon's sales soared in the first three months of the year, as more home-bound people shopped online amid the coronavirus pandemic. But getting millions...
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Grains higher, livestock mixed.Apr 30, 2020 7:00 am - Wheat for May gained 10.25 cents at 5.2975 a bushel; May. corn rose 7 cents at 3.0450 a bushel, May oats was up .50 cent at $3.07 a bushel; while May soybeans advanced 1...
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New Indiana coronavirus order won't ban tighter local rulesApr 30, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Any easing of Indiana's statewide stay-at-home order won't limit the authority of city or county officials from imposing tighter restrictions in thei...
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Twitter stock slips amid pandemic-caused revenue uncertaintyApr 30, 2020 7:00 am - OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Twitter's stock tumbled Thursday after the company failed to show that it's weathering the pandemic-borne digital advertising slump the same way i...
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Consolidated flights leave planes full and passengers uneasyApr 30, 2020 7:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - Many flights are nearly empty these days, but the high number of cancellations by airlines trying to save money occasionally lead to a flight like the one ...
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Visa 2Q profits up 3.6%, helped by more spending on networkApr 30, 2020 7:00 am - Visa said Thursday that its fiscal second-quarter profits increased 3.6% from a year earlier, helped by growth in payments being processed over the company's namesake ne...
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Virtual meetings set for drilling plan near national parkApr 30, 2020 7:00 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Federal land managers plan to hold a series of virtual meetings on a contested plan that will guide for at least the next decade oil and gas dev...
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Grains higher, livestock mixed.Apr 30, 2020 7:00 am - \CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were higher Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May delivery rose 6 cents at $5.20 a bushel; May corn gained...
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Virus outbreak pressures company profits, salesApr 30, 2020 7:00 am - The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Thursday related to the global economy, the ...