Business Stories from February 29, 2020 (Change date)
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Stock market jitters? Try some patience and perspectiveMar 02, 2020 8:36 am - To state the obvious, the stock market is a little scary these days. A viral outbreak has spread to nearly 60 countries and shows little sign of abating. That in turn ha...
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China manufacturing plunges in February amid virus controlsFeb 28, 2020 10:01 pm - BEIJING (AP) - China's manufacturing plunged in February by an even wider margin than expected after efforts to contain a virus outbreak shut down much of the world's se...
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The plug-in electric car is having its moment. But Toyota is still trying to make the fuel cell happen.Mar 02, 2020 5:53 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Many Saturdays, amateur photographer Tadashi Ogitsu treks the roughly 160 miles up to Yosemite National Park to attempt the perfect shot, timing his arri...
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A Best Buy program gets shoppers to pay twice the list price on big-ticket itemsMar 02, 2020 5:52 am - Best Buy last spring began offering a splashy lease-to-own program to customers who'd been rejected for its store credit card. Progressive Leasing, executives said, woul...
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Amazon merchants spooked by coronavirus fallout curtail ad spendingMar 02, 2020 5:53 am - Chuck Gregorich, who sells China-made patio furniture on Amazon.com, expects to lose as much as $2 million in sales this year due to factory closings and other coronavir...
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Your corporate email isn't as safe as you thinkMar 03, 2020 7:27 am - The discovery of an alleged international ring of fraudsters started with a one-line email. In April 2019, a company accountant received an email that appeared to be fro...
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