Business Stories from December 2, 2019 (Change date)
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US manufacturing contracts for fourth straight monthDec 02, 2019 6:00 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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US proposes tariffs on up to $2.4 billion in French importsDec 02, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is proposing tariffs on up to $2.4 billion worth of French imports - from Roquefort cheese to handbags - in retaliation for Fr...
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Global markets steady at start of busy economic data weekDec 02, 2019 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Global stock markets traded in fairly narrow ranges Monday as investors awaited developments on the U.S.-China trade talks front and a raft of economic dat...
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Senate approves successor to Rick Perry as energy secretaryDec 02, 2019 6:00 am - 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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Organization announces funding for 250 local journalistsDec 02, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The struggling local news industry got a boost Monday. Report for America says it will fund the hiring of 250 journalists in newsrooms across 46 states o...
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Nearly 200 countries attend ambitious climate talksDec 02, 2019 6:00 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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WTO panel: EU fails to end illegal subsidies for AirbusDec 02, 2019 6:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - A World Trade Organization panel ruled Monday that the European Union has not complied with an order to end illegal subsidies for plane-maker Airbus, which...
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Lagarde: Eurozone growth is weak, stimulus workingDec 02, 2019 6:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - New European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said Monday that economic growth 'œremains weak'ť in the 19 countries that use the euro b...
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China, Russia launch massive joint gas pipelineDec 02, 2019 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - China and Russia launched on Monday a gas pipeline that is more than 6,000 kilometers (3,750 miles) long, an outcome of their long-planned energy partners...
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Asian stocks rise after China factory activity improvesDec 02, 2019 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Asian stock markets rose Monday after Chinese factory activity improved ahead of a possible U.S. tariff hike on Chinese imports. Benchmarks in Shanghai, T...