Business Stories from April 30, 2020 (Change date)
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Virus outbreak pressures company profits, salesApr 30, 2020 9:30 am - The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Thursday related to the global economy, the ...
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30 million have sought US unemployment aid since virus hitMay 01, 2020 8:27 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 3.8 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the U.S. economy slid further into a crisis that is becoming the ...
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Pandemic brings fortunes to Amazon - and headaches tooApr 30, 2020 5:01 pm - Amazon has spent years honing the business of packing, shipping and delivering millions of products to doorsteps around the world. Now it has a captive audience. With mu...
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Commodities ripe for a reboundApr 30, 2020 10:31 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The near shutdown of the economy in response to COVID-19 has reduced demand for commodities like oil, lumber and copper and triggered sharp drops in t...
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Grains higher, livestock mixed.Apr 30, 2020 3:01 pm - Wheat for May gained 10.25 cents at 5.2975 a bushel; May. corn rose 7 cents at 3.0450 a bushel, May oats was up .50 cent at $3.07 a bushel; while May soybeans advanced 1...
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Consolidated flights leave planes full and passengers uneasyApr 30, 2020 4:31 pm - DALLAS (AP) - Many flights are nearly empty these days, but the high number of cancellations by airlines trying to save money occasionally lead to a flight like the one ...
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New Indiana coronavirus order won't ban tighter local rulesApr 30, 2020 6:05 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Any easing of Indiana's statewide stay-at-home order won't limit the authority of city or county officials from imposing tighter restrictions in thei...
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Twitter stock slips amid pandemic-caused revenue uncertaintyApr 30, 2020 4:01 pm - OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Twitter's stock tumbled Thursday after the company failed to show that it's weathering the pandemic-borne digital advertising slump the same way i...
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McDonald's says 25% of stores closed as 1Q sales fallMay 04, 2020 8:51 am - McDonald's says it has likely reached the trough of global restaurant closures due to COVID-19, with 25% still shuttered. But business has been slow to return as lockdow...
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Molson Coors, Tapestry fall; Tesla, Facebook riseApr 30, 2020 3:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Thursday: McDonald's Corp., down 26 cents to $187.56. The fast-food chain's first-quarter profit fel...