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  • Disconnect? Stocks rising despite fears over the coronavirus

    The virus outbreak out of China has exposed a seeming disconnect between the financial markets and science

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  • Madoff seeks prison release, citing terminal kidney failure

    Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff says he has less than 18 months to live and has asked a federal judge to grant him a compassionate release from his...

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  • Japan quarantines cruise ship as toll of new virus grows

    Gloved and masked health workers in Japan have led people infected with a new virus off a cruise ship, while the rest of the 3,700 people on board...

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  • United Airlines buys flight academy to gain source of pilots

    United Airlines is buying a flight academy to help meet its need for more pilots in the future

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  • YouTube, Venmo: AI firm must stop scraping faces from sites

    Payment service Venmo has joined YouTube and Twitter in demanding that a facial recognition company stop harvesting user images to identify the people...

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  • Tesla stock tumbles after reaching historic highs

    Shares fell nearly 20% Wednesday, after months of skyrocketing growth.

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  • How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday

    Health care and financial companies led a broad rally on Wall Street Wednesday, giving the market its third straight gain

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• Feb 5

  • Disconnect? Stocks rising despite fears over the coronavirus

    The coronavirus outbreak has exposed a seeming disconnect between the financial markets and science

    Feb 5

• Feb 5

  • US stocks extend rally; S&P 500, Nasdaq at all-time highs

    Health care and financial companies led a broad rally on Wall Street Wednesday, giving the market its third straight gain

    Feb 5

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  • Airliner skids, breaks open in Istanbul; 1 dead, 157 injured

    One person is dead and more than 150 others were injured thn A Turkish airliner skidded off a runway and broke apart as it tried to land in bad...

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  • Companies offer rebuke of Tennessee's anti-LGBT adoption law

    Almost three dozen big companies and more than 100 small businesses in Tennessee are predicting economic backlash from a newly enacted adoption state...

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  • Merck to spin off assets with $6.5B in sales; 4Q profit up

    Drugmaker Merck beat Wall Street's fourth-quarter profit expectations

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  • Macy's, Humana rise; Merck, Ford Motor fall

    Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Wednesday: Macy's, Humana rise; Merck, Ford fall

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  • Feinstein calls for crash-warning systems after Bryant death

    U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein is calling for rules that crash-warning systems be required on commercial helicopters like the one that crashed in foggy...

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  • Prada agrees to racial training after window display uproar

    Luxury fashion brand Prada will give racial equity training to its employees in New York City and executives in Milan as part of a settlement with the...

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  • Barnes & Noble pulls alternative book covers following criticism

    The covers depicted classic characters as black.

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  • LinkedIn CEO steps aside after 11 years, says time is right

    The LinkedIn professional networking service is getting a new CEO

    Feb 5

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  • Trump rule could lead to big Medicaid cuts, governors warn

    Governors of both parties are warning that a little-noticed regulation proposed by the Trump administration could lead to big cuts in Medicaid

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  • Jeff Bezos asks court to dismiss defamation suit

    Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is asking a California court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed against him by his girlfriend's brother, Michael Sanchez

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  • Elon Musk teases a Tesla Gigafactory in Texas

    The CEO asked Twitter to vote on whether it would be a good idea.

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  • Macy's closing 125 stores signals 'more pain' for retailers

    The company's restructuring plan includes cutting 2,000 jobs.

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  • Facebook takes down anti-Semitic page, governor says

    New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says Facebook has agreed to shutter the public page of a group the administration has identified as anti-Semitic

    Feb 5

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  • How's the economy? Fed increasingly turns to private data

    About a year ago, Federal Reserve officials were nervous

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  • GM churns out profit in 2019 despite strike, slumping sales

    General Motors made money last year despite a 40-day strike by factory workers and slumping sales in the U.S. and China

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  • Virus impact: Automakers look at restarting China operations

    Automakers are considering resuming operations in China amid efforts to contain a virus outbreak while the impact on other companies spreads

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  • New 20-year bond will be auctioned on quarterly basis

    The Treasury Department says its new 20-year bond will be offered on a quarterly basis in the months of February, May, August and November

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  • Survey: US companies added 291,000 jobs in January

    U.S. companies added 291,000 jobs in January, a big increase from December, but much of that strength likely reflected unusually warm weather during...

    Feb 5

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  • Casper Sleep cutting price of IPO

    Online mattress pioneer Casper Sleep Inc. is slashing the price of its initial public offering

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  • Britain out, EU centering on Balkans for enlargement

    The European Union is pushing changes to the system for adding new members in a move that should make the opening of enlargement talks easier for two...

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  • US trade deficit drops 1.7% last year to $616.8 billion

    US trade deficit drops for first time in six years, slipping 1.7% in 2019 to $616.8 billion

    Feb 5

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  • UK government, at odds with media, eyes BBC funding change

    Britain’s government is considering a change in the way the BBC is funded that would hit the coffers of the nation's public broadcaster

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• Feb 5

  • Stocks rise on hopes China virus damage can be curbed

    Stock market are rising on optimism that China's latest actions may help curtail some of the expected economic damage from the virus outbreak

    Feb 5

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  • Dubai airport remains world's No. 1 for international travel

    Dubai International Airport says it has maintained its title as the world's busiest airport for international travel

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  • Australian bank official says virus is an economic unknown

    The head of Australia's central bank says the nation's deadly wildfires will have no impact on economic growth this year but it was too early to know...

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• Feb 4

  • Asian shares up on China efforts despite virus worries

    Asian shares are rising in morning trading on optimism that China's latest actions may help curtail some of the expected economic damage from the...

    Feb 4

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  • Ford full-year profit plunges on slower sales, pension costs

    Ford Motor Co.'s profit last year plunged by more than $3.6 billion, weighed down by slowing U.S. sales, the cost of a botched SUV launch and some big...

    Feb 4

• Feb 4

  • American Airlines halts Hong Kong flights, United to follow

    American Airlines says it has suspended flights to Hong Kong, and United will halt flights there starting Saturday

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  • Macy's to close 125 stores, shed 2,000 corporate jobs

    Macy's says it is closing 125 of its least productive stores and cutting 2,000 corporate jobs as the struggling department store tries to reinvent...

    Feb 4

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  • Tesla stock is soaring. Madness or visionary investing?

    Eight months after it seemed headed for the corporate junkyard, Tesla is now worth more than General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler combined, even...

    Feb 4

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  • Report: New York Stock Exchange owner bids to buy eBay

    The owner of the New York Stock Exchange has made an offer to buy online marketplace eBay Inc. That's according to a report by the Wall Street Journal...

    Feb 4

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  • Best Buy CEO will stay in role after investigation

    Best Buy said Tuesday that CEO Corie Barry will continue to lead the company after its board completed an investigation into allegations against her...

    Feb 4

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  • Coronavirus outbreak puts chill on US businesses, from Apple to Starbucks

    Global businesses are bracing for the outbreak's economic impacts.

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  • Disney Plus streamer hits nearly 29M subscribers in 3 months

    The Disney Plus streaming service reached nearly 29 million paid subscribers in less than three months

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  • Air China seeks to pare US routes due to virus outbreak

    Air China wants to reduce flights to the U.S. and operate flights between two pairs of American cities — that's unusual for a foreign airline

    Feb 4

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  • How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday

    Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Tuesday, led by big gains in technology companies

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  • Disney Plus streamer hits nearly 29M subscribers in 3 months

    The Disney Plus streaming service reached nearly 29 million paid subscribers in less than three months

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  • PG&E clears another bankruptcy hurdle with debt refinancing

    A federal judge has approved a settlement that moves Pacific Gas & Electric closer to getting out of bankruptcy

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  • Hyundai halts Korea output as China outbreak fallout spreads

    Hyundai Motors is suspending production in South Korea, a sign that the economic fallout from China's viral outbreak is spreading

    Feb 4

• Feb 4

  • Clorox, Ralph Lauren rise; Alphabet, Kennametal fall

    Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Tuesday: Clorox, Ralph Lauren rise; Alphabet, Kennametal fall

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