Business Stories from December 6, 2019 (Change date)
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Hitting the plastic: US credit card use jumped in OctoberDec 06, 2019 3:40 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. consumers ramped up their credit card spending in October. The Federal Reserve said Friday that total consumer borrowing rose in October by a sea...
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Markets Right Now: Hiring gains send stock indexes higherDec 06, 2019 2:31 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4 p.m. Major stock indexes are ending a choppy week with solid gains after the governm...
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Amazon says delivery times back to normal after delaysDec 06, 2019 2:01 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon said Friday that it's back to delivering its packages on time after bad weather and a rush of orders caused some delays earlier in the week. 'œWe...
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Cannabis stocks' 2019 skid showing few signs of easingDec 11, 2019 6:47 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - When it comes to investing in cannabis stocks, the marijuana bud's faded bloom has shown few signs of returning this year. Cannabis stocks have had a...
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China waiving tariff hikes on US soybeans, porkDec 06, 2019 3:01 am - BEIJING (AP) - China is waiving punitive tariffs on U.S. soybeans and pork while the two sides negotiate a trade deal, the Ministry of Finance said Friday. Beijing promi...
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Grains mixed, livestock higherDec 06, 2019 9:01 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mixed Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Dec. delivery fell 5.4 cents at $5.30 a bushel; Dec. corn was of...
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Asian shares advance after meager gains on Wall StreetDec 05, 2019 9:31 pm - BANGKOK (AP) - Shares swung higher in Asia on Friday after a wobbly day of trading on Wall Street as investors awaited a U.S. government jobs report and kept an eye out ...
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Stocks advance as investors eyes jobs report, trade talksDec 06, 2019 6:31 am - BANGKOK (AP) - Global shares rose Friday as investors awaited what's expected to be a healthy U.S. jobs report, while monitoring the China-U.S. trade talks as more tarif...
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OPEC countries, Russia to cut oil output, pushing up pricesDec 06, 2019 9:01 am - The OPEC oil-producing countries and ally Russia said Friday they have agreed to cut crude production, prompting a surge in global crude prices that they hope to sustain...
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NATO researchers: Social media failing to stop manipulationDec 06, 2019 9:31 am - LONDON (AP) - Social media companies are failing to stop manipulated activity, according to a report Friday by NATO-affiliated researchers who said they were easily able...