Business Stories from December 31, 2019 (Change date)
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China manufacturing holds steady in December, survey showsDec 31, 2019 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Factory activity held steady in December in the latest sign that China's economy may be recovering from a protracted slowdown. An official survey of manu...
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World shares decline as record-breaking year winds downDec 31, 2019 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Stocks slipped globally in quiet New Year's Eve trading Tuesday with many markets closed. Wall Street could close 2019 with back-to-back daily losses in a y...
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Uber, Postmates sue to challenge California's new labor lawDec 31, 2019 6:00 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Ride-share company Uber and on-demand meal delivery service Postmates sued Monday to block a broad new California law aimed at giving wage and ...
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Live dealer games starting at 2 casinos in central IndianaDec 31, 2019 6:00 am - SHELBYVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Indiana's latest gambling expansion comes Wednesday as two horse track casinos near Indianapolis will be allowed to have table games with live d...
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Millennial Money: Focus on monthly tasks to hit 2020 goalsDec 31, 2019 6:00 am - A year is built one day at a time. It's the busy Tuesdays when you never have a moment and the lazy Sundays when you can finally relax. Focusing on small, cumulative act...
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Pac-Man Entertainment rings in 2020 with 257Dining conceptDec 31, 2019 12:00 am - Pac-Man Entertainment restaurant at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg will ring in the new year with a two-month-long dining concept called 257Dining that will evoke memories...
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Carlos Ghosn joins ranks of big white-collar fugitivesDec 31, 2019 12:00 am - Carlos Ghosn's stunning escape from Japan makes him one of the most famous white-collar fugitives in recent years, joining the likes of Malaysian businessman Jho Low and...
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Iraqi militia breaches U.S. Embassy complex as Trump blames IranDec 31, 2019 12:00 am - Dozens of Iraqi militiamen and their supporters stormed the U.S. Embassy complex in Baghdad on Tuesday to protest deadly U.S. airstrikes against their Iranian-backed for...
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Trump says he will sign phase-one China trade deal jan. 15Dec 31, 2019 12:00 am - U.S. President Donald Trump said he will sign the first phase of a trade deal with China on Jan. 15, sealing an agreement that sees the Asian nation raising purchases of...
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Indexing was huge in 2019 but the real money was in index stocksDec 31, 2019 12:00 am - As money managers bemoan the fees lost to passive investing, there's one sector of the financial world just fine with the shift: The companies that create the indexes tr...