Business Stories from March 20, 2020 (Change date)
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Northwestern Mutual - Chicago Client Relations Center Earns Top HonorsMar 23, 2020 9:22 am - A leader in holistic financial planning, Northwestern Mutual - Chicago's Client Relations Center was honored with the Financial Security Award by Northwestern Mutual. Th...
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Grains, livestock higher.Mar 20, 2020 10:01 am - \CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were higher Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. 0 Wheat for May delivery was up 15.4 cents at $5.3940 a bushel; May corn...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesMar 20, 2020 3:00 pm - Benchmark crude oil fell $2.79, or 11.1%, to close at $22.43 a barrel Friday. Brent crude oil, the international standard, fell $1.49, or 5.2% to $26.98 a barrel. Whole...
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Business Fallout: Companies hoard cash, Walmart hiring 150KMar 20, 2020 11:31 am - Less than three months ago came the first reports of cases of pneumonia related to a virus first detected in Wuhan, China. The outbreak of the virus that causes COVID-19...
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Fed to help banks purchase muni bonds to keep credit flowingMar 20, 2020 10:31 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve said it would seek to hold down spiking interest rates in the state and municipal bond markets by supporting banks' purchase of the...
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Low-cost airline HK Express suspends flights through AprilMar 20, 2020 3:30 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong low-cost airline HK Express, part of the Cathay Pacific Group, said Friday it was suspending all flights through the end of April due to falli...
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Senators deny trading on virus info as scrutiny mountsMar 20, 2020 6:01 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Facing public outrage, senators in both political parties denied Friday that they exploited advance knowledge when they dumped stocks and other financi...
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Dow drops more than 900 points, ending worst week since 2008Mar 20, 2020 5:01 pm - Wall Street ended the week the same way it began: in full retreat from the coronavirus. Stocks fell sharply and the price of oil sank Friday as federal and state governm...
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US home sales jumped to 13-year high before viral outbreakMar 20, 2020 6:01 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. home sales jumped in February to their highest level in 13 years, a trend that will almost certainly be reversed as people stop showing their prop...
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Customers cheer after woman gives birth at Missouri WalmartMar 20, 2020 9:31 am - SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - Customers cheered at a Walmart in Missouri after a woman gave birth to a baby girl in the store's toilet paper aisle. Jessica Hinkle, manager of ...
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