Business Stories from June 24, 2020 (Change date)
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Australia's Qantas airline to cut 6,000 jobs as virus hitsJun 24, 2020 7:00 am - WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Qantas plans to cut at least 6,000 jobs and keep 15,000 more workers on extended furloughs as Australia's largest airline tries to survive...
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Some states break virus records as US caseload grows anewJun 24, 2020 7:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - Coronavirus hospitalizations and caseloads hit new highs in over a half-dozen states as signs of the virus' resurgence mounted, with newly confirmed infec...
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Braidy Industries hires new CEO to oversee mill projectJun 24, 2020 7:00 am - FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - An aluminum company planning to build a $1.7 billion plant in Appalachia has hired a longtime metals industry executive as its CEO as it tries to c...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesJun 24, 2020 7:00 am - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery fell $2.36 to settle at $38.01 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude oil for August delivery fell $2.32 to $40.31 a barrel. Wholes...
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Grains mostly lower, livestock lowerJun 24, 2020 7:00 am - Wheat for Jul. lost 4.75 cents at 4.8125 a bushel; Jul. corn was off .75 cent at 3.2425 a bushel, Jul. oats was up .50 cent $3.0475 a bushel; while Jul. soybeans fell 4....
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Detroit police challenged over face recognition flaws, biasJun 24, 2020 7:00 am - A Black man who was wrongfully arrested when facial recognition technology mistakenly identified him as a suspected shoplifter wants Detroit police to apologize - and to...
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Plug Power, Dell rise; GNC, Carnival fallJun 24, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Wednesday: Carnival Corp., down $2.00 to $16.00. Standard & Poor's cut the cruise line's bond rating...
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Virus pummels commercial real estate, could end long boomJun 24, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Americans are likely to see more 'œfor rent'ť signs in the coming months as many businesses devastated by the coronavirus pandemic abandon offices and st...
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Grains mostly lower, livestock lowerJun 24, 2020 7:00 am - Wheat for Jul. lost 4.75 cents at 4.8125 a bushel; Jul. corn was off .75 cent at 3.2425 a bushel, Jul. oats was up .50 cent $3.0475 a bushel; while Jul. soybeans fell 4....
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New Mediterranean restaurant coming to SchaumburgJun 24, 2020 5:00 am - Schaumburg trustees Tuesday approved a new restaurant in the village for the first time in months, just days before Friday's expected start of Phase 4 of the Restore Ill...