Business Stories from December 2, 2019 (Change date)
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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...
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Markets Right Now: Tech companies lead stocks broadly lowerDec 02, 2019 6:00 am - 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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Video game maker to pay $10 million in gender bias caseDec 02, 2019 6:00 am - The maker of popular video game League of Legends has agreed to pay $10 million to female employees to settle a broad gender discrimination case. Los Angeles-based Riot ...
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Still on top: Cyber Monday sales on track to hit recordDec 02, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Cyber Monday is still holding up as the biggest online shopping day of the year, even though many of the same deals have been available online for weeks ...
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Advertising workers strike to support Hong Kong protestsDec 02, 2019 6:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Several hundred people who work in advertising in Hong Kong say they will strike this week to support the anti-government protests in the semi-autonomou...
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US construction spending falls 0.8% in OctoberDec 02, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Spending on U.S. construction projects fell 0.8% in October, dragged down by declines in apartment and multi-family homebuilding. Private construction ...
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UAW bolsters financial controls after embezzlement scandalDec 02, 2019 6:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - The United Auto Workers union has replaced its auditing firm, added four internal auditors and hired a big accounting firm to study its financial controls...
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New Nissan CEO reaffirms alliance, promises revivalDec 02, 2019 6:00 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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With construction crews gone, hopes are high for downtown Long Grove businessesDec 02, 2019 4:30 am - Long Grove leaders and business owners are optimistic about a downtown revival with the reopening of the village's historic bridge and substantial completion of Robert P...