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Quincy port approves contract award for intermodal expansion
QUINCY — Construction crews will be working this winter on the first phase of expansion of the Port of Quincy’s in…
Report: Grubhub considers sale as competition intensifies
Big changes could be coming to the food delivery business, where companies have been struggling with high costs and fickle consumers.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade Thu.:
Costco, Amicus rise; Kohl's, Acuity fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Thursday:
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CHICAGO (AP) — Noon trading on the Chicago Board of Trade Thu.:
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CHICAGO (AP) — Early trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Thu:
Business events scheduled for the coming week
Business events scheduled for the coming week.
US stocks set records as fear recedes from market; gold dips
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks around the world climbed on Thursday, and U.S. indexes hit records as markets continued a rally sparked after the United States and Iran appeared to step away from the edge of war.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Futures trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange Thursday:
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For the week ending Saturday Jan. 11, 2020
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NEW YORK (AP) — Cotton No. 2 Futures on the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) Thursday:
Grains mixed, livestock mixed.
Wheat for Mar. rose 9.50 cents at 5.6225 a bushel; Mar. corn was off 1 cent at 3.8325 a bushel, Mar. oats was up 3 cents at $3.02 a bushel; while Jan. soybeans fell 4.50 cents at $9.3375 a bushel.
Kohl's, Penney report holiday sales declines
NEW YORK (AP) — Mall-based retailers J.C. Penney, Kohl's and Victoria's Secret parent reported sales declines for the holiday season, underscoring continued challenges ahead from online rivals and other low-price c…
France sees more nationwide protests of pension changes
PARIS (AP) — French rail workers, teachers, doctors, lawyers and others joined a fourth day of nationwide protests and strikes Thursday to denounce President Emmanuel Macron's plans to overhaul the pension system.
Lawmakers approve Brexit bill, UK on course for Jan 31 exit
LONDON (AP) — Britain passed a long-elusive milestone on the road to Brexit on Thursday when the House of Commons approved a bill authorizing the country’s departure from the European Union at the end of the month.