Business Stories from February 6, 2020 (Change date)
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NY Times publisher's 4Q profit grows as it adds subscribersFeb 06, 2020 5:01 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - The publisher of The New York Times posted a 20% gain in fourth-quarter profits as the paper continued to add digital subscribers, although ad revenue de...
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Uber loses $1.1B investing in food delivery, driverless carsFeb 06, 2020 5:01 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Uber is still losing money as it expands its food delivery business and develops technology for driverless cars. But revenue for its rides business nearl...
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Virus impact: Airlines extend flights suspensionsFeb 06, 2020 11:31 am - BEIJING (AP) - Airlines are extending their suspension of flights to mainland China, while more retailers are putting an estimate on the economic damage they expect to i...
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Corporate America has a 1%, too, more influential than everFeb 06, 2020 12:01 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Now that they've already taken over our lives, big tech companies are taking over the stock market. The five biggest U.S. stocks - Apple, Microsoft, Goo...
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Experts ponder human error in Italian high-speed train crashFeb 06, 2020 10:31 am - OSPEDALETTO LODIGIANO, Italy (AP) - A high-speed passenger train derailed in northern Italy before dawn Thursday, killing two railway workers and injuring 28 other peopl...
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Online mattress pioneer Casper soars in debut tradingFeb 06, 2020 4:31 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of online mattress pioneer Casper Sleep Inc. popped Thursday in their debut on the New York Stock Exchange. But the New York-based company still ...
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Grains mixed, livestock mixed.Feb 06, 2020 2:01 pm - Wheat for Mar. fell 5.75 cents at 5.5625 a bushel; Mar. corn was off 1.50 cents at 3.7925 a bushel, Mar. oats was up .25 cent at $3.0475 a bushel; while Mar. soybeans ro...
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Huawei, guarding US business, says Verizon violated patentsFeb 06, 2020 9:31 am - BEIJING (AP) - Chinese tech giant Huawei accused U.S. phone company Verizon of violating its patents in a lawsuit Thursday, broadening efforts to defend the company's bu...
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Court rules fantasy sports contests are illegal gamblingFeb 06, 2020 8:01 pm - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Daily fantasy contests like those operated by FanDuel and DraftKings face an uncertain future in New York after an appellate court ruled Thursday tha...
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Boeing gets good and bad news on its grounded 737 Max planeFeb 09, 2020 5:40 pm - LONDON (AP) - Boeing has found a new problem with changes it is making to software on the 737 Max, but the company says the issue will not further delay the grounded pla...