Business Stories from November 20, 2019 (Change date)
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Fed minutes: Officials felt 3 cuts this year could be enoughNov 20, 2019 2:01 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Most Federal Reserve officials believed last month that the three rate cuts they have made this year would be enough unless the economy weakened signif...
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Malta arrests exec, apparently linked to journalist slayingNov 20, 2019 12:31 pm - VALLETTA, Malta (AP) - Maltese authorities arrested a prominent businessman Wednesday who appears to be a 'œperson of interest'ť in the assassination of a prominent inve...
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Clarification: California-Oil Well Moratorium storyNov 20, 2019 6:31 pm - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - In a story Nov. 19 about California Gov. Gavin Newsom issuing a moratorium on permits for wells using high-pressure steam to extract oil, The A...
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Target bursts into the holiday season with a bangNov 20, 2019 3:01 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Target is bursting into the critical holiday season with strong third-quarter earnings as the company pushes faster delivery and invests in stores and on...
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Phony `fact check' account on Twitter raises new concernsNov 20, 2019 3:31 pm - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Social media companies have vowed to tackle misinformation in politics. But when Britain's Conservative Party changed its Twitter account to look li...
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Norwegian Air taps Jacob Schram as new CEONov 20, 2019 4:31 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle says it has tapped a new chief executive to succeed Bjoern Kjos, who turned the small domestic carrier ...
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E-commerce giant Alibaba raises $11 billion in share listingNov 20, 2019 8:01 pm - BEIJING (AP) - The Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has raised at least $11 billion in a share offering in Hong Kong, netting the city's biggest offering since 2010 desp...
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PayPal buying shopping and rewards company Honey for $4BNov 20, 2019 3:31 pm - SAN JOSE, Calf. (AP) - Payments platform PayPal says it is buying shopping and rewards company Honey Science Corp. for $4 billion. Founded in 2012, Honey helps people fi...
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Amnesty International calls Facebook, Google rights abusersNov 20, 2019 7:01 pm - Amnesty International issued a scathing indictment of the world's dominant internet corporations, arguing in a new report that Google and Facebook should be forced to ab...
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Hedge fund Alden becomes Tribune's largest shareholderNov 20, 2019 12:01 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Hedge fund Alden Global Capital is now the largest shareholder of Tribune Publishing, the company that owns the Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun and New Yo...