Business Stories from May 27, 2020 (Change date)
-
Clarification: Virus Outbreak-Public Pools storyMay 27, 2020 3:30 pm - MISSION, Kan. (AP) - In a May 25 story, The Associated Press reported that public pools that open this summer will task teenage lifeguards with maintaining social distan...
-
NBC, producers say 'America's Got Talent' cleared by probeMay 28, 2020 8:01 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - An investigation of Gabrielle Union's complaints of racism on the set of 'œAmerica's Got Talent'ť concluded that her allegations were unfounded, accor...
-
Nevada casinos to reopen; America can't get enough pizzaMay 27, 2020 5:01 pm - The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Wednesday related to the national and global...
-
Legislator seeking Pritzker recall due to unemployment woesMay 27, 2020 5:30 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois Republican state representative on Tuesday announced plans to seek the recall of Gov. J.B. Pritzker because of woes in the state's u...
-
Too much TV? Enter HBO Max, the latest streaming wannabeMay 28, 2020 8:03 am - Is a pandemic the perfect time to launch a new and relatively expensive streaming service? AT&T sure hopes so. The phone company is investing billions in HBO Max, its fi...
-
PG&E's bankruptcy trial opens with attacks on voting processMay 27, 2020 4:31 pm - BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - An effort to block Pacific Gas and Electric's path out of bankruptcy kicked off Wednesday's trial on the plan in bankruptcy court as critics of t...
-
Job losses among young risks creating 'lock-down generation'May 27, 2020 8:31 am - GENEVA (AP) - More than one in every six young workers have stopped working during the coronavirus pandemic, the U.N. labor agency reported Wednesday, warning of long-te...
-
Boeing cuts 12,000 jobs, resumes production of grounded jetMay 29, 2020 8:32 am - Boeing is cutting more than 12,000 U.S. jobs through layoffs and buyouts as the coronavirus pandemic seizes the travel industry. And the aircraft maker says more cuts ar...
-
GE selling century-old lighting unit to Savant SystemsMay 27, 2020 8:31 am - BOSTON (AP) - GE is selling its lighting unit to smart home company Savant Systems for an undisclosed amount. General Electric Co. Chairman and CEO H. Lawrence Culp Jr....
-
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesMay 27, 2020 4:31 pm - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery fell $1.54 to settle at $32.81 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude oil for July delivery dropped $1.43 to $34.74 a barrel. Wholes...