Business Stories from April 30, 2020 (Change date)
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Sharing positivity during a pandemic - Rohrer Corp. contributes $15,000 to Illinois charitiesApr 30, 2020 11:00 pm - Rohrer Corporation, a leading paper and plastic packaging manufacturer, operates three facilities in Illinois: Bensenville, Addison, and Huntley. These manufacturing fac...
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Tide Cleaners and Tide Loads of Hope offer free dry cleaning and laundry services to frontline respondersApr 30, 2020 11:00 pm - "The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." Tide Cleaners and Tide Loads of Hope are proud to offer free dry cleaning and laundry servi...
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Furniture maker turns to masks, shields to keep business goingApr 30, 2020 6:00 pm - Key Interiors was preparing to furlough 15 manufacturing and warehouse workers when Illinois first issued a stay-at-home order in response to the coronavirus outbreak. I...
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W. Virginia gov's coal companies to appeal lawsuit rulingsApr 30, 2020 7:00 am - CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - An appeal is planned in rulings against coal companies owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice in a lawsuit that accused them of defaulting on a...
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Boeing cuts compound virus's threat to Seattle-area economyApr 30, 2020 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - In normal times, news that Boeing is cutting 10 percent of its workforce would be dire in the Seattle area, a region synonymous with aerospace decades bef...
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McDonald's says 25% of stores closed as 1Q sales fallApr 30, 2020 7:00 am - McDonald's says it has likely reached the trough of global restaurant closures due to COVID-19, with 25% still shuttered. But business has been slow to return as lockdow...
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Molson Coors, Tapestry fall; Tesla, Facebook riseApr 30, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Thursday: McDonald's Corp., down 26 cents to $187.56. The fast-food chain's first-quarter profit fel...
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US jobless claims soar past 30 million; Europe reeling alsoApr 30, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Bleak new figures Thursday underscored the worldwide economic pain inflicted by the coronavirus: The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits...
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Asian shares fall after Wall St slips on grim economic newsApr 30, 2020 7:00 am - Shares fell in Asia on Friday after a crush of dismal data about the economy helped send markets lower overnight in a meek ending to a historic, juggernaut month for sto...
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US consumer spending plunges record 7.5%, reflecting virusApr 30, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. consumer spending plunged 7.5% in March, reflecting the growing impact of the coronavirus pandemic as Americans complied with stay-at-home orders....
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