Business Stories from January 8, 2020 (Change date)
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Walgreens begins 2020 much as it ended 2019, on a sour noteJan 10, 2020 9:45 am - Walgreens is kicking off its year much as it ended its last, with a big earnings plunge. The drugstore chain said Wednesday that first-quarter net income dropped nearly...
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Oil up, stocks down after Iran missile attack on US troopsJan 08, 2020 2:30 am - BEIJING (AP) - Oil prices rose and global stock markets fell Wednesday after Iran fired missiles at U.S. bases in Iraq in retaliation for the killing of an Iranian gener...
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Malaysian graft buster: Voice clips show cover-up by ex-PMJan 08, 2020 12:01 am - PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia's Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday released a series of audio recordings allegedly showing former Prime Minister Najib Razak s...
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World Bank sees modest global 2020 rebound but trade a riskJan 08, 2020 3:30 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The World Bank says the global economy should see a modest rebound in growth this year. But the 189-nation lending institution is cautioning that a num...
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Company hired to extract cargo ship months after it capsizedJan 08, 2020 12:30 pm - BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - A Texas-based salvage company will cut up and remove a 656-foot (200- meter) shipwreck from St. Simons Sound off the coast of Georgia. The Coas...
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Body found in landing gear of Ivory Coast to France flightJan 08, 2020 4:30 am - PARIS (AP) - The body of a stowaway was found in the landing gear of an Air France flight from Ivory Coast to Paris, the airline said Wednesday. The lifeless body was fo...
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Prosecutors raid lawyer's office where Ghosn worked on caseJan 07, 2020 9:05 pm - TOKYO (AP) - Tokyo prosecutors on Wednesday raided a Japanese lawyer's office where former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn had visited regularly before skipping bail last w...
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From Lebanon, Ghosn defiant against Japan's justice systemJan 08, 2020 9:06 pm - BEIRUT (AP) - Nissan's fugitive ex-boss Carlos Ghosn made his first public appearance since being smuggled out of Japan , saying Wednesday he fled a 'œnightmare'ť that w...
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California lawmakers eye back-up power for cellphone towersJan 08, 2020 4:30 pm - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - When the nation's largest electric utility preemptively shut off power last fall to prevent wildfires in California, customers lost more than j...
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Indiana may toughen retailer penalties with 21 smoking ageJan 08, 2020 4:05 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana lawmakers are looking to toughen the penalties stores face for selling tobacco products to underaged customers as they raise the state's mini...