 | Wednesday, June 24th, 2020 |
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 | Steel production has plunged by 18.4% for the year, while steel capacity utilization is down 25 percentage points as compared to the same time last year, largely as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more |
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 | TCU acquires New Buffalo Savings Bank. Read more |
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 | A utility company owned by Merrillville-based NiSource was ordered to pay a $53 million fine for causing a series of natural gas explosions in Massachusetts that killed one person and damaged dozens of homes. Read more |
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 | Seven Region residents are among 35 students across the country who have earned scholarships from the United States Steel Foundation. Read more |
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 | Ameristar Casino in East Chicago warned the state of Indiana it plans to permanently lay off 127 workers this fall as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more |
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 | WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has sharply lowered its forecast for global growth this year because it envisions far more severe economic damage from the coronavirus than it did just two months ago. Read more |
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 | DETROIT (AP) — Complaints that Tesla's giant touch screens can fail have drawn the attention of U.S. safety regulators. Read more |
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 | ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia on Wednesday announced border restrictions for the citizens of several other Balkan countries after a spike in cases of the coronavirus and an outbreak at an exhibition tennis tournament organized by top-ranked Novak Djokovic. Read more |
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CAIRO (AP) — The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday it has reached an initial agreement with Sudan’s transitional government on a reform deal to help the African nation face daunting economic challenges that threaten its transition to democracy even as it battles the coronavirus pandemic. Read more |
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s foreign minister accused Turkey on Wednesday of undermining stability and security in the eastern Mediterranean and causing problems with all of its neighbors, while also violating Greek airspace and territorial waters daily. Read more |
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 | Americans are desperate for money, yet are stuck waiting even longer than usual to get their hands on their tax refunds. Read more |
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