Business Stories from May 15, 2020 (Change date)
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Beginning to bloom: New York creaking back to economic lifeMay 15, 2020 7:00 am - SCHOHARIE, N.Y. (AP) - Idled contractors girded for long-awaited jobs and shoppers browsed spring flowers -- though masks made stopping to smell the roses a problem -- a...
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Tesla picks Austin, Tulsa as finalists for new US factoryMay 15, 2020 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Tesla has picked Austin, Texas, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, as finalists for its new U.S. assembly plant, a person briefed on the matter said Friday. The person ...
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Applied Materials, V.F. Corp. fall; New Relic, Denny's riseMay 15, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Friday: Applied Materials Inc., down $2.39 to $52.04. The maker of chipmaking equipment reported we...
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Grains higher,livestock mixed.May 15, 2020 7:00 am - \CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were higher Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery gained 3 cents at $5.06 a bushel; May corn rose ...
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China economy better but vital consumer demand still feebleMay 15, 2020 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Factory output rose in April as China's virus-battered economy reopened but job losses depressed consumer spending, a key driver of growth, challenging th...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesMay 15, 2020 7:00 am - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery rose $1.87, or 6.8%, to settle at $29.43 a barrel Friday. Brent crude oil for July delivery rose $1.37, or 4.4% to $32.50 a ba...
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Industrial production plunges unprecedented 11.2% in AprilMay 15, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - American industry suffered the most severe plunge on record last month with factories, mines and utilities battered by the coronavirus pandemic. The Fe...
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Grains higher,livestock mixedMay 15, 2020 7:00 am - Wheat for Jul was off 2 cents at 5.0025 a bushel; Jul. corn rose 1 75 cents at 3.1925 a bushel, Jul oats was up 7 cent at $3.12 a bushel; while Jul soybeans gained 1.5 c...
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U.S. layoffs surged to record high of 11.4 million in MarchMay 15, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. layoffs soared in March to a record 11.4 million after state and local governments closed restaurants, bars, movie theaters and other nonessential...
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AP PHOTOS: UK pubs await call to open doors againMay 15, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The phone rings and the voice on the other side gets straight to the point: "Fancy a pint?" The response, equally pointed: "God, yeah." That brief conversa...