Business Stories from December 2, 2019 (Change date)
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Senate approves successor to Rick Perry as energy secretaryDec 02, 2019 5:01 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's pick to succeed Rick Perry as energy secretary won easy Senate confirmation Monday, despite a Democratic senator's objections ...
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US manufacturing contracts for fourth straight monthDec 03, 2019 5:22 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. manufacturing output deteriorated for the fourth consecutive month, damaged by trade conflicts and a weakening global economy. The Institute for S...
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Lawmakers will quiz new FAA chief over review of Boeing jetDec 02, 2019 6:31 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the Federal Aviation Administration will face questions next week from a congressional panel about the agency's review of the Boeing 737 Ma...
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New higher-speed Florida train has highest US death rateDec 02, 2019 11:01 am - MIAMI (AP) - After Richard Branson announced his Virgin Group would partner with Brightline, Florida's new higher-speed passenger rail service, a train whisked the Briti...
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Defense budgets set to dominate yet another NATO summitDec 02, 2019 10:31 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - Despite pleas to set aside bickering over military spending so the issue doesn't dominate a third NATO summit in a row, the United States is almost certa...
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UK probes Google's Looker purchase over competition concernsDec 02, 2019 8:39 am - LONDON (AP) - Britain's competition watchdog says it's investigating Google's purchase of cloud data analytics company Looker Data Sciences, adding to the regulatory pre...
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Markets Right Now: Tech companies lead stocks broadly lowerDec 02, 2019 3:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4 p.m. Technology companies led stocks broadly lower, getting the market off to a weak...
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New Nissan CEO reaffirms alliance, promises revivalDec 03, 2019 5:22 am - TOKYO (AP) - Nissan's new chief executive, Makoto Uchida, reaffirmed on Monday the importance of the Japanese automaker's alliance with France's Renault as it strives to...
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Nearly 200 countries attend ambitious climate talksDec 02, 2019 8:39 am - MADRID (AP) - Delegates from almost 200 countries have begun a two-week international climate conference in Madrid that seeks to step up efforts to stop global warming. ...
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Amazon pulls Auschwitz 'Christmas ornaments' after protestDec 03, 2019 5:22 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Amazon said Monday it has removed 'œChristmas ornaments'ť and other merchandise bearing the images of Auschwitz that had been available on its onli...