Business Stories from December 11, 2019 (Change date)
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Fed leaves low rates alone and sees no moves in near futureDec 11, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Chairman Jerome Powell made clear Wednesday that the Federal Reserve is prepared to keep its benchmark interest rate very low through at least next yea...
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Grains mixed, livestock higherDec 11, 2019 6:00 am - \CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mixed Wednesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Dec. delivery was up 1.8 cents at $5.3140 a bushel; Dec. cor...
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Airline group: We're cutting carbon more than people knowDec 11, 2019 6:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The head of the world's main association of airlines says it needs to better explain commitments it made years ago to reduce carbon emissions, and not make...
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Asian shares mixed as Fed leaves rates unchangedDec 11, 2019 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares were mixed Thursday, after a wobbly day on Wall Street following the Federal Reserve announcement it would leave interest rates unchanged. Jap...
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US Federal Reserve could signal no rate hike through 2020Dec 11, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve is set to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday and will likely signal that it expects rates to remain low well int...
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Turkey doesn't rule out force to halt drilling off CyprusDec 11, 2019 6:00 am - ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey could use its military forces to halt any exploratory gas drilling in waters off Cyprus that it claims as its own, Turkey's foreign minister...
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Saudi stock offering creates world's most valuable companyDec 11, 2019 6:00 am - RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Saudi Arabian oil company Aramco surpassed Apple as the world's most valuable public company Wednesday when its shares made their debut on th...
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Firm hands out $10M in holiday bonuses to 198 employeesDec 11, 2019 6:00 am - BALTIMORE (AP) - A commercial real estate developer is handing out a total of $10 million in bonuses to its 198 employees. WTOP reported Monday that Baltimore-based St. ...
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Iran says it's defused large cyberattack on infrastructureDec 11, 2019 6:00 am - TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's telecommunications minister announced on Wednesday that the country has defused a massive cyberattack on unspecified 'œelectronic infrastructu...
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EU to offer billions to help poorer member states cut CO2Dec 11, 2019 6:00 am - In her bid to lead the EU toward climate neutrality, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen wants to put up 100 billion euros ($130 billion) to help member ...