Business Stories from October 5, 2020 (Change date)
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Greece's economy to shrink by estimated 8.2% this yearOct 05, 2020 6:30 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece's economy will contract by an estimated 8.2% this year due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic before picking up next year, the gover...
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CEO says Southwest needs union pay cuts to avoid furloughsOct 05, 2020 8:30 pm - DALLAS (AP) - Southwest Airlines will cut pay for nonunion workers in January and says union workers must also accept less pay or face furloughs next year as the pandemi...
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Grains mostly higher, livestock higherOct 05, 2020 3:01 pm - Wheat for Dec. advanced 11cents at 5.8425 a bushel; Dec. corn was off .25 cent at 3.7950 a bushel, Dec. oats rose 2 cents at $2.8775 a bushel; while Nov. soybeans was up...
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Hundreds of Regal, Cineworld movie theaters to closeOct 05, 2020 5:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Shares in the company that owns the Regal, Cineworld and Picturehouse movie theaters fell as much as 58% after it said it will temporarily close the venues...
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Late freeze shortens fall apple season for Indiana orchardsOct 06, 2020 2:30 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - During what would normally be primetime for Midwest apple-picking, orchards around Indiana are running out of apples early this season following a la...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesOct 05, 2020 2:30 pm - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery rose $2.17 to $39.22 a barrel Monday. Brent crude oil for December delivery rose $2.02 to $41.29 a barrel. Wholesale gasol...
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Mexico announces $14 billion in infrastructure projectsOct 06, 2020 7:57 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's president announced a program of 39 joint public-private infrastructure projects Monday worth about $14 billion to help revive the economy, w...
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Pandemic pushes start of holiday shopping earlier than everOct 05, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Add last-minute holiday shopping to the list of time-honored traditions being upended by the coronavirus pandemic. Retailers are kicking off the holiday ...
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Nvidia says it will build UK's most powerful supercomputerOct 05, 2020 11:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Graphics chip maker Nvidia said Monday it plans to build Britain's fastest supercomputer that healthcare researchers can use to work on medical problems in...
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Survey: Business economists see coronavirus as biggest riskOct 06, 2020 7:57 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. economy faces risks from a potential resurgence of the coronavirus and from the failure so far of Congress to provide additional financial sup...