Business Stories from February 3, 2020 (Change date)
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Walgreens to pay $7.5M in settlement over phony pharmacistFeb 05, 2020 12:33 pm - OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Walgreens will pay $7.5 million to settle with California authorities after an employee was criminally charged with impersonating a pharmacist and...
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Grains mixed, livestock mixed.Feb 03, 2020 2:01 pm - Wheat for Mar. was up 1.75 cents at 5.5550 a bushel; Mar. corn was off 2.50 cents at 3.8125 a bushel, Mar. oats fell 3.50 cents at $3.0025 a bushel; while Mar. soybeans ...
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UAE finds new natural gas field between Abu Dhabi, DubaiFeb 03, 2020 4:06 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The United Arab Emirates on Monday announced the discovery of a natural gas field containing 80 trillion standard cubic feet of gas be...
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US construction spending dips 0.2% in DecemberFeb 04, 2020 1:26 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Spending on U.S. construction projects edged down a slight 0.2% in December, closing out a year when total construction registered its first annual dec...
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Gilead, Insmed rise; ON Semiconductor, Pacific Premier fallFeb 03, 2020 2:31 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Monday: Gilead Sciences Inc., up $3.16 to $66.36 The biotechnology's antiviral drug Remdesivir is be...
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Grains mixed, livestock mixed.Feb 03, 2020 2:01 pm - Wheat for Mar. was up 1.75 cents at 5.5550 a bushel; Mar. corn was off 2.50 cents at 3.8125 a bushel, Mar. oats fell 3.50 cents at $3.0025 a bushel; while Mar. soybeans ...
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Mall owners among group bidding $81 million for Forever 21Feb 04, 2020 1:26 pm - A consortium of buyers, including mall owners Simon Property Group and Brookfield Property Partners, is bidding $81 million for Forever 21, the ubiquitous mall staple th...
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Chinese market dives 8% but other world stocks stableFeb 03, 2020 6:01 am - BANGKOK (AP) - China's main stock index tumbled nearly 8% Monday as the country's markets reopened and regulators sought to calm investors over the impact of a virus tha...
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Jeff Bezos sued by girlfriend's brother for defamationFeb 03, 2020 3:31 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Michael Sanchez, the brother of Jeff Bezos's girlfriend, is suing the Amazon founder for defamation, alleging that Bezos and his team falsely told report...
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The best and worst of Super Bowl adsFeb 03, 2020 8:01 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Boston accents got poked. 'œGroundhog Day'ť got '“ surprise '“ resurrected, complete with Bill Murray. Google pulled out tears, and Cheetos and Doritos d...