Business Stories from June 18, 2020
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Constable: Prescription ADHD video game 'needs study,' doctor says
Jun 22, 2020 10:14 AM - Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can be given a variety of drugs and therapies. Now, doctors can write those kids a new prescription -- for a video game.
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Grains mixed,livestock lower
Jun 19, 2020 2:33 PM - Wheat for Jul. fell 2.75 cents at 4.8125 a bushel; Jul. corn was up 1.50 cents at 3.3250 a bushel, Jul. oats was unchanged at $3.06 a bushel; while Jul. soybeans rose 3.50 cents at $8.7650 a bushel. Beef and pork were lower the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Jun. live cattle fell 1.37 cents at $.9607 a pound; Aug. feeder cattle was off .42 cent at $1.3255 a pound; while Jul. lean hogs lost 1.45 cents at $.4845 a pound.
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Prospect Heights zoning panel to hear pitch for recreational pot shopJun 19, 2020 1:42 PM - Chicago-based Verano will present an application to the Prospect Heights planning and zoning commission June 25 to open a recreational pot shop.
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Hold your horses: No Arlington contract yet that would allow track to reopenJun 19, 2020 8:21 AM - They're down the homestretch, but representatives of Arlington International Racecourse and horsemen said Thursday they still don't have a signed contract that would allow racing to begin this summer.
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Asian stocks mixed amid concern over coronavirus hotspots
Jun 18, 2020 10:48 PM - Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street ended the day little-changed as optimism about a possible global economic recovery was tempered by concern over rising coronavirus infections
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JD.com racks up $38B in sales in annual online shopping fest
Jun 18, 2020 10:21 PM - JD
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PG&E fined $4 million in deaths of 84 people in 2018 fire
Jun 18, 2020 9:01 PM - Pacific Gas & Electric has been fined $4 million for the deaths of 84 people killed in a Northern California wildfire
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American Airlines bans man who refused to wear face mask
Jun 18, 2020 6:50 PM - American Airlines has banned a man for not wearing a face covering on a plane
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$68 million tax breaks may go to put Tesla plant to Austin
Jun 18, 2020 5:26 PM - An Austin-area school district is considering offering more than $60 million in tax incentives to attract a proposed Tesla 'gigafactory' to Central Texas
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6 Cook County commercial property tax bills rise by $1 million or moreJun 18, 2020 5:21 PM - Owners of six commercial properties in Cook County's Northwest suburbs are getting tax bills that are $1 million or higher than what they paid last year.
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