Business Stories from May 21, 2020 (Change date)
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Ex-Green Beret nabbed in exec's escape has lived on the edgeMay 20, 2020 11:30 pm - Decades before a security camera caught Michael Taylor coming off a jet that was carrying one of the world's most-wanted fugitives, the former Green Beret had a hard-ear...
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Grains mixed,livestock mixed.May 21, 2020 10:01 am - \CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mixed Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery gained 3 cents at $5.03 a bushel; May corn fell...
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Tech giants are embracing remote work. Others may followMay 21, 2020 5:01 pm - OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - For a preview of the future of office work, watch how the biggest tech companies are preparing for a post-pandemic world. Silicon Valley and Seatt...
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US farmers leaning more heavily on government loan programsMay 21, 2020 8:30 pm - BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) - Farmers across the nation leaned more heavily upon the federal government last year to finance their agricultural operations amid low commodity...
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Indiana tops 1,900 in coronavirus-related deathsMay 21, 2020 12:05 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's total number of deaths among people with confirmed or presumed coronavirus infections has topped 1,900, health officials said Thursday. The...
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Officials: Email delays key vote on PG&E's bankruptcy planMay 21, 2020 3:30 pm - BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - California power regulators unexpectedly delayed a key vote Thursday on Pacific Gas & Electric's plan for getting out of bankruptcy after saying ...
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Asia Today: Australia lets woman travel to see dying sisterMay 21, 2020 8:30 am - BANGKOK (AP) - A New Zealand woman has been reunited with her dying sister in Australia after gaining an exemption from pandemic travel restrictions on compassionate gro...
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Pandemic highlights big box stores' ability to pivotMay 21, 2020 4:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Late last year, Best Buy began testing curbside pickup at select stores as a way to respond to customer needs. But that was then. The pandemic accelerate...
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US existing home sales plunge 17.8% in AprilMay 21, 2020 10:30 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Sales of existing homes plunged 17.8% in April with the real estate market still in the grips of the coronavirus pandemic. The National Association of ...
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Singapore sentences drug suspect to death at Zoom hearingMay 20, 2020 11:30 pm - KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Singapore sentenced a drug suspect to death at a court hearing held on the videoconferencing app Zoom because of the city-state's coronavir...