Business Stories from October 28, 2020 (Change date)
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Visa 4Q profits plunge as pandemic slows payments worldwideOct 28, 2020 7:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Visa Inc. said Wednesday that its fiscal fourth quarter profits dropped 29% due to fewer dollars crossing on its namesake payment network while th...
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Asia Today: Virus arrives in Marshall Islands with 2 casesOct 28, 2020 7:00 am - WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - The Marshall Islands has reported its first cases of the coronavirus after two people who flew from Hawaii to a U.S. military base tested ...
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Toyota adds 1.5M US vehicles to recalls for engine stallingOct 28, 2020 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Toyota is adding 1.5 million U.S. vehicles to recalls from early this year to fix fuel pumps that can fail and cause engines to stall. The company says th...
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General Electric, First Solar rise; Callaway, Carnival fallOct 28, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Wednesday: First Solar Inc., up $10.92 to $93.31. The largest U.S. solar company reported surprisingly ...
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Grains mostly lower and livestock mixedOct 28, 2020 7:00 am - Wheat for Dec. was off 7 cents at 6.0875 a bushel; Dec. corn lost 14.50 cents at 4.0150 a bushel, Dec. oats fell 12 cents at $2.96 a bushel; while Nov. soybeans declined...
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Amazon launches Swedish site in 1st leg of Nordic expansionOct 28, 2020 7:00 am - STOCKHOLM (AP) - Amazon has launched a website in Sweden as the first leg of a long-anticipated expansion into the tech-savvy Nordic region that is expected to have a ma...
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Plans to replace Hawthorn Mall Sears with restaurants, apartments ready for public airingOct 28, 2020 5:12 am - The central elements of a long-anticipated $250 million makeover at Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills are moving from planning to practice. Details of an expansive proposal ...
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Social media CEOs get earful on bias, warning of new limitsOct 28, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - With next week's election looming, the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google received a hectoring from Republicans at a Senate hearing Wednesday for alleged ...
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Popeyes franchise coming to Algonquin Road in SchaumburgOct 28, 2020 1:00 am - A former Wendy's at the northeast corner of Algonquin and Meacham roads in Schaumburg is expected to house a new Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen franchise with a drive-through...
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Libertyville mayor: We won't enforce state ban on indoor diningOct 28, 2020 1:00 am - Libertyville became the most recent community to say it won't enforce the state ban on indoor dining in Lake and McHenry counties. "We're not doing any enforcement," May...