Business Stories from January 15, 2020 (Change date)
-
Woman sues American Airlines, claims employee stalked herJan 15, 2020 6:01 pm - SAN DIEGO (AP) - A San Diego woman is suing American Airlines, saying that a former employee stalked her by sending more than 100 unwanted texts, some of them sexually s...
-
US wholesale prices up slight 0.1% in DecemberJan 17, 2020 7:34 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. wholesale prices rose a slight 0.1% in December as a jump in the cost of energy was offset by falling food prices. The Labor Department said Wedne...
-
Grains mostly lower, livestock mixed.Jan 15, 2020 2:30 pm - Wheat for Mar. was up 4.75 cents at 5.7325 a bushel; Mar. corn was off 1.50 cents at 3.8750 a bushel, Mar. oats fell 7.25 cents at $3.0575 a bushel; while Jan. soybeans ...
-
Spain: Second death confirmed after chemical plant blastJan 15, 2020 6:05 am - TARRAGONA, Spain (AP) - Emergency workers found a lifeless body Wednesday at a petrochemical plant in northeastern Spain, bringing the death toll to two from an industri...
-
US investigating why jet dumped fuel that doused schoolkidsJan 15, 2020 12:01 pm - CUDAHY, Calif. (AP) - U.S. authorities will investigate why an airliner with engine trouble dumped jet fuel over a densely populated area near Los Angeles while making a...
-
Protests take toll on Hong Kong tourismJan 15, 2020 5:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Visitor numbers to Hong Kong fell by nearly 40% in the second half of last year amid clashes between police and anti-government protesters. The Hong Ko...
-
California targets highly paid corporate executivesJan 15, 2020 4:01 pm - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California is considering raising taxes on some of the country's largest companies, but the size of the tax increase would depend on how much i...
-
Target, like other retailers, did not have a Merry ChristmasJan 15, 2020 11:31 am - Target reported a rare shortfall in holiday sales, raising concerns about the challenges ahead for the traditional retail industry even as the economy remains strong. Ta...
-
Amazon to invest $1 billion in IndiaJan 15, 2020 10:31 am - NEW DELHI (AP) - Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said Wednesday that his company plans to invest $1 billion in digitizing small and medium businesses in India. Bezos, who is c...
-
Environmental issues top worries for those heading to DavosJan 15, 2020 10:01 am - LONDON (AP) - Following another year of extreme heat and ice sheet melt, environmental issues are now considered to be the top five long-term risks confronting the globa...
Showing 1-10 of 36
next