Business Stories from February 27, 2020 (Change date)
-
US mortgage rates decline; 30-year loan at 3.45%Feb 28, 2020 5:46 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. long-term mortgage rates declined this week as growing concern over the economic impact of China's viral outbreak spurred a steep downturn in glob...
-
Officials: Chinese industry recovering, more aid comingFeb 27, 2020 12:36 pm - BEIJING (AP) - Small, mostly private companies that are the engine of China's economy are back to operating at one-third of normal levels after anti-virus controls shut ...
-
2 top Chicago Tribune editors leaving as part of shakeupFeb 27, 2020 4:01 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - A managing editor and the publisher and editor-in-chief are leaving the Chicago Tribune, joining a growing number of journalists who have departed since a...
-
Delivery giant DoorDash takes step toward public offeringFeb 27, 2020 12:01 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Food delivery giant DoorDash has taken a first formal step toward a stock market debut. The San Francisco-based company said Thursday that it had filed ...
-
Chloe sparkles as giant Paris fashion exhibit space opensFeb 27, 2020 1:06 pm - PARIS (AP) - Chloe teemed with sparkling detailing at Paris Fashion Week Thursday. The lofty Grand Palais, decorated with giant gold totems had starry guests to match -...
-
Regulators boost PG&E's wildfire fine to $2.1 billionFeb 27, 2020 7:30 pm - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - California power regulators on Thursday slapped Pacific Gas & Electric with a $2.1 billion fine for igniting a series of deadly wildfires that lande...
-
Grains mostly lower, livestock lowe.Feb 27, 2020 2:01 pm - Wheat for Mar. declined 11 cents at 5.2925 a bushel; Mar. corn lost 6 cents at 3.6450 a bushel, Mar. oats fell 5.25 cents at $2.7350 a bushel; while Mar. soybeans rose 5...
-
Grains lower, livestock lower.Feb 27, 2020 9:01 am - \CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were lower Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar. delivery was off 7.40 cents at $5.3320 a bushel; Mar. co...
-
Prosecutor: Arkema jeopardized public safety during HarveyFeb 27, 2020 2:01 pm - HOUSTON (AP) - A company that owns a suburban Houston chemical plant jeopardized public safety when it failed to remove dangerous chemicals ahead of Hurricane Harvey in ...
-
US economy grew at 2.1% rate in Q4 but virus threat loomsFeb 27, 2020 3:01 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 2.1% in the final quarter of last year, but damage from the spreading coronavirus is likely depressing growt...