Business Stories from May 17, 2022 (Change date)
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesMay 17, 2022 7:00 am - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery fell $1.80 to $112.40 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for July delivery fell $2.31 to $111.93 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for J...
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Grains mixed, Livestock mixedMay 17, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mixed Tuesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Jul. was up 8 cents at $12.5550 a bushel; May corn was fell 1 c...
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Musk wars with Twitter over his buyout deal - on TwitterMay 17, 2022 7:00 am - Tesla CEO Elon Musk promised that taking over Twitter would enable him to rid the social media platform of its annoying 'œspam bots." Now he's arguing - without presenti...
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United Airlines, Abbott rise; Walmart, Fluor fallMay 17, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Walmart Inc., down $16.86 to $131.35. The nation's largest retailer trimmed its prof...
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Censure vote vs Sri Lankan leader fails as crisis simmersMay 17, 2022 7:00 am - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lanka's ruling party on Tuesday defeated a move in Parliament to urgently debate a motion censuring President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for the na...
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Walmart Q1 profit dragged down as inflation takes a biteMay 17, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Walmart reported stronger sales for its fiscal first quarter, but its profit took a beating as the nation's largest retailer grappled with surging inflat...
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Coming full circle: Executive director of Batavia retirement community celebrates anniversary where it all beganMay 17, 2022 6:00 am - You could say Julio Macias literally worked his way up to the top job at Covenant Living at the Holmstad in Batavia. Macias, 40, the retirement community's executive dir...
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Toms Price Home opening new flagship showroom in Oak BrookMay 17, 2022 5:30 am - The fourth-generation owners of Toms Price Home are growing the family business with a new showroom slated to open this summer near the Oakbrook Center mall. A venerable...
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After battling through pandemic with new owner, Pastabilities closes in Buffalo GroveMay 17, 2022 1:00 am - The possibilities seemed endless when 22-year-old Gabby Garcia took over Pastabilities in Buffalo Grove in late 2019. Longtime owner Mark Esposito handed the keys to the...
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West Dundee trustees approve incentives to assist with restaurant projectMay 17, 2022 1:00 am - West Dundee trustees Monday approved an agreement that provides $300,000 to help transform a shuttered Chili's off Route 72 into the home of The Assembly Bar & Café's se...