Business Stories from December 18, 2019 (Change date)
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German business confidence up in December, beats forecastDec 18, 2019 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - A closely watched survey showed Wednesday that business confidence in Germany, Europe's biggest economy, rose for the second consecutive month in December....
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UK services industry sees little joy in post-Brexit worldDec 18, 2019 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decisive victory in last week's general election provided little comfort to Britain's once world-beating financial services ...
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Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot sign deal for 50-50 mergerDec 18, 2019 6:00 am - MILAN (AP) - The boards of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and PSA Peugeot on Wednesday signed a binding merger creating the world's fourth-largest automaker with the scale to...
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New Belgium Brewing workers back sale to Kirin subsidiaryDec 18, 2019 6:00 am - FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Employees approved the sale of one of the largest U.S. craft breweries to a subsidiary of Japanese beverage company Kirin in a vote that ended...
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New York Life to spend $6.3 B on Cigna businessDec 18, 2019 6:00 am - New York Life is spending more than $6 billion in cash to buy the group life and disability coverage business of the insurer Cigna. The life insurer said Wednesday that ...
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Goodyear buys Evansville-based tire and service companyDec 18, 2019 6:00 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has purchased an Evansville-based company that's one of the Midwest's largest tire and service companies. Goodyear...
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Quiz: How well did you keep up with business news in 2019?Dec 18, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - 2019 wound up being another big year for news from the business world. There was a leadership transition at Google's parent company, a huge IPO by Saudi ...
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Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Portion Of ObamacareDec 18, 2019 6:00 am - A federal appeals court panel in New Orleans dealt another blow to the Affordable Care Act on Wednesday, agreeing with a lower-court judge that the portion of the health...
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Shipping industry proposes fund to tackle carbon emissionsDec 18, 2019 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - A global shipping industry organization is proposing a research and development program to help cut carbon dioxide emissions, funded by about $5 billion fr...
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Savant Capital CEO receives Hall of Fame awardDec 18, 2019 12:00 am - Savant Capital Management CEO Brent Brodeski is among a group of financial advisors to receive the Barron's Advisor Hall of Fame award. The investment magazine establis...