Business Stories from December 4, 2019 (Change date)
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Survey: Businesses added just 67,000 jobs in NovemberDec 04, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. companies added just 67,000 jobs in November, a private survey found, barely half the gain of the previous month. Payroll processor ADP said that...
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Lebanese central bank slashes interest rates amid crisisDec 04, 2019 6:00 am - BEIRUT (AP) - Lebanon's central bank on Wednesday dramatically lowered interest rates on dollar and Lebanese pound deposits and loans - the latest measure to shore up th...
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Google bans Conservative Party YouTube ad with BBC materialDec 04, 2019 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Google has taken down a U.K. Conservative Party ad on YouTube that used BBC news footage, days after Facebook took similar action on grounds that it infrin...
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Trump's US-Japan trade deal wins Japan parliament approvalDec 04, 2019 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Japan's Parliament on Wednesday approved a trade deal that was agreed upon by President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe earlier this yea...
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Kid Rock's Detroit eatery closing after his anti-Oprah rantDec 04, 2019 6:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - A Kid Rock-owned restaurant in Detroit's Little Caesars Arena will close once its licensing agreement expires this spring, the singer and arena operator ...
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Alphabet, ConocoPhillips rise while Instructure, G-III fallDec 04, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Wednesday: Alphabet Inc., up $24.20 to $1,318.94 Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are r...
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Google co-founders step aside as antitrust scrutiny heats upDec 04, 2019 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google's co-founders are relinquishing their executive positions just as state and federal regulators, not to mention the Department of Justice and ...
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Asian shares rise on optimism about US-China trade dealDec 04, 2019 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares were rising Thursday amid renewed hopes a U.S. trade deal with China may be nearing, despite tough recent talk from President Donald Trump. Jap...
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Asian stocks follow Wall Street lower on trade worriesDec 04, 2019 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower Wednesday after President Donald Trump cast doubt over the potential for a trade deal with China this year....
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Huawei criticized at home over ex-employee's incarcerationDec 04, 2019 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Chinese tech-giant Huawei's reputation has been repeatedly attacked by the United States and others over allegations of Communist Party control. Now its v...