Murphy USA on Friday reported a profit of $89.3 million for the first quarter of 2020, or $2.92 per share, exceeding analysts’ expectations for an earnings period marred by the coronavirus pandemic. Based in El Dorado, the chain of retail gasoline and …
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(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc has put on hold a new delivery service that competes with UPS and FedEx, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Amazon is suspending the service because it needs people and …
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – At the initial onset of the coronavirus pandemic, surge buying skyrocketed. From toilet paper and paper towels to cleaning products and milk, stores could not keep items on the shelves. Many saw and obeyed signs limiting customers to …
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Four days after the federal government launched a $349 billion loan program to help small businesses, metro Atlanta business owners’ experience has ranged from disappointment to cautious optimism. With his limousine business shrunk to almost nothing …
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Auto insurance companies including Allstate, Geico, and Liberty Mutual said they will give policyholders millions of dollars back because Americans are driving less during the coronavirus pandemic. On Tuesday, Geico said auto and motorcycle policyholders …
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