Business Stories from May 30, 2019 (Change date)
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Why the US economy may have already peaked for the yearJun 03, 2019 6:46 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Enjoy it while it lasts. The U.S. economy grew at a solid 3.1% annual rate in the January-March quarter - a pace that will likely prove to be the high-...
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Facebook isn't deleting the fake Pelosi video. Should it?May 31, 2019 1:23 pm - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - When a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi - one altered to show the Democratic leader slurring her words - began making the rounds on Face...
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Gap's 1Q results fall short of Wall Street estimatesJun 03, 2019 8:44 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Gap Inc. reported fiscal first-quarter results on Thursday that fell well short of analysts' expectations, sending the company's stock tumbling more...
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U.S.-EU talks struggle, threatening a new front in trade war U.S.-EU talks struggle, threatening a new front in trade warMay 31, 2019 12:12 pm - Even though President Donald Trump held fire earlier this month on auto tariffs that have the potential to further roil Europe's struggling economy, a succession of dome...
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Wall Street's darkening trade-war gloom means tossing old adviceJun 04, 2019 6:42 am - More than three weeks have passed since President Donald Trump added fuel to the tariff fire with tweets. Now, Wall Street is coming to terms with the fact that a trade ...
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Man sues Delta, owner of 'emotional-support dog' after attack during flightMay 31, 2019 8:24 am - An attack on a plane by a fellow passenger's emotional-support dog left Marlin Jackson needing 28 stitches, according to a negligence lawsuit filed Friday against Delta ...
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J&J slide intensifies as legal woes weigh on shares againMay 31, 2019 6:45 am - Shares of Johnson & Johnson fell as much as 6.2%, the biggest drop in five months, as a trial implicating the drugmaker in the opioid crisis continues for a second day i...
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Feder: Mort Crim named to Illinois Broadcasters' Hall of FameMay 31, 2019 8:24 am - Mort Crim, the retired anchorman said to be the inspiration for Will Ferrell's Ron Burgundy character, has been chosen for induction in the Illinois Broadcasters Associa...
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Proposal could give DuPage the power to impose a countywide hotel taxJun 03, 2019 8:44 am - A controversial idea to create a countywide hotel occupancy tax in DuPage is now linked to a proposal in Springfield. State Rep. Kathleen Willis this week introduced le...
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Weather chaos expected to leave record US corn acres unplantedMay 31, 2019 12:12 pm - For months, traders debated which crops U.S. farmers would sow this year. That discussion is now turning to how many acres may be left unplanted as relentless rainfall s...