Articles filed under Bloomberg
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Weather chaos expected to leave record US corn acres unplantedMay 30, 2019 1:00 am - For months, traders debated which crops U.S. farmers would sow this year. That discussion is now turning to how many acres may be left unplanted as relentless rainfall s...
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J&J slide intensifies as legal woes weigh on shares againMay 30, 2019 1:00 am - Shares of Johnson & Johnson fell as much as 6.2%, the biggest drop in five months, as a trial implicating the drugmaker in the opioid crisis continues for a second day i...
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Americans in poll reject Trump's claim that China pays tariffsMay 29, 2019 1:00 am - Most Americans don't think China is paying U.S. tariffs, contrary to what President Donald Trump says, a new survey shows. About 62% of U.S. adults surveyed said America...
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At Facebook's shareholder meeting, a challenge to Zuckerberg's power is already doomedMay 28, 2019 1:00 am - For the fifth straight year, Julie Goodridge has submitted a proposal to Facebook's board of directors for a shareholder vote at the company's annual meeting. Her sugges...
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Amazon is poised to unleash a long-feared purge of small suppliersMay 28, 2019 1:00 am - Two months ago, Amazon.com halted orders from thousands of suppliers with no explanation. Panic ensued -- until the orders quietly resumed weeks later, with Amazon sugge...
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MacKenzie Bezos takes Warren Buffett's pledge to donate half her wealth MacKenzie Bezos takes Warren Buffett's pledge to donate half her wealthMay 28, 2019 1:00 am - MacKenzie Bezos committed to giving away at least half of the $37 billion windfall she will receive in her upcoming divorce from Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos. She ...
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Apple and Nike brace for China's wrath after Huawei banMay 28, 2019 1:00 am - U.S. companies counting on China for a major part of their growth have targets on their backs as Beijing and Washington ratchet up trade-war tensions. President Donald T...
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New perk for fast-food workers: Finish a shift, get cash to goMay 26, 2019 1:00 am - Workers at Church's Chicken, Pizza Hut and Checkers can now get expedited pay as U.S. restaurants grapple with a labor shortage that's not showing any signs of abating. ...
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Huawei insists it's the victim this time of stolen trade secretsMay 25, 2019 1:00 am - Huawei Technologies Co. may be fighting allegations around the world that it's stolen technological know-how from other companies, but in a Texas court case the Chinese ...
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Ford's way to finish driverless deliveries: Package-carrying robotsMay 25, 2019 1:00 am - It's a headless robot in a driverless car. Ford is working on a way to resolve what self-driving researchers refer to as "the last 50-foot problem." If an autonomous del...