Business Stories from June 16, 2020 (Change date)
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'60 Minutes' aside, summertime escapism rules network TVJun 17, 2020 9:30 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Summertime escapism in the form of talent and game shows ruled on broadcast TV, with 'œ60 Minutes'ť the exception. 'œAmerica's Got Talent'ť on NBC was...
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Powell warns that long downturn would mean severe damageJun 16, 2020 4:30 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned Tuesday that the U.S. economy faces a deep downturn with 'œsignificant uncertainty'ť about the timing and...
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Harvard professor pleads not guilty to hiding ties to ChinaJun 16, 2020 12:00 pm - BOSTON (AP) - A Harvard University professor pleaded not guilty Tuesday to lying about his ties to a Chinese-run recruitment program. Charles Lieber appeared via videoc...
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PG&E confesses to killing 84 people in 2018 California fireJun 16, 2020 6:05 pm - Pacific Gas & Electric confessed Tuesday to killing 84 people in one of the most devastating wildfires in recent U.S. history during a dramatic court hearing punctuated ...
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US industrial production bounces back 1.4% in MayJun 17, 2020 1:59 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - American industry rebounded last month as factories began to reopen for the first time since being shut down by the coronavirus in Aprll. The Federal R...
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Businesses, colleges plead with Trump to preserve work visasJun 16, 2020 5:31 pm - BOSTON (AP) - Gregory Minott came to the U.S. from his native Jamaica more than two decades ago on a student visa and was able to carve out a career in architecture than...
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Asian stocks follow Wall St higher after Fed ups bond buysJun 15, 2020 11:30 pm - TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares rose Tuesday, cheered by fresh moves by the U.S. Federal Reserve to support markets battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Japan's benchmark Ni...
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Eiffel Tower to reopen after longest closure since WWIIJun 16, 2020 12:00 pm - PARIS (AP) - Workers are preparing the Eiffel Tower for reopening next week, after the coronavirus pandemic led to the iconic Paris landmark's longest closure since Worl...
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UK job-related benefit claims spike by nearly 25% in MayJun 16, 2020 2:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The number of people in the U.K. claiming job-related benefits increased by a monthly 23.3% in May to 2.8 million, according to official data released Tues...
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Thailand to spend $707 million to boost domestic tourismJun 16, 2020 8:31 am - BANGKOK (AP) - Thailand's Cabinet on Tuesday approved three projects with a combined budget of more than 22 billion baht ($707 million) to help the country's reeling tou...