Business Stories from January 3, 2020 (Change date)
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German jobless rate ticks up to 4.9% in DecemberJan 03, 2020 8:25 am - BERLIN (AP) - Germany's unemployment rate ticked up to 4.9% in December as the labor market in Europe's biggest economy showed some signs of economic weakness, though it...
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Tesla stock hits record as 2019 sales rise more than 50%Jan 03, 2020 2:30 pm - DETROIT (AP) - Shares of electric car maker Tesla Inc. hit a record closing price Friday after the company reported that its global deliveries rose more than 50% last ye...
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Correction: Holiday Retail-Catalogs storyJan 03, 2020 12:30 pm - PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - In a story December 21, 2019, about retailer catalogs, The Associated Press erroneously reported the period of time in which catalog mailings drop...
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US construction spending up 0.6% in November, led by housingJan 03, 2020 8:30 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Spending on U.S. construction projects rose a solid 0.6% in November as gains in home building and government projects offset weakness in nonresidentia...
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Deadly attack by US on Iranian general rattles energy marketJan 03, 2020 11:30 am - LONDON (AP) - Crude prices on Friday had the largest one-day spike since a September attack on the world's largest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia after the U.S....
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Oil prices surge, stocks fall after US kills Iranian generalJan 03, 2020 3:00 pm - Stocks fell broadly on Wall Street and oil prices surged Friday after a U.S. strike killed a top Iranian general in Iraq, raising tensions in the Middle East. The sellin...
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Parents of adult children with disabilities fill housing gapJan 02, 2020 11:01 pm - PHOENIX (AP) - Luke Humble and Conor Gunderson have settled into a comfortable rhythm since moving into their own home in Phoenix three months ago. Humble, 26, says he l...
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Ex-HBO head to make TV, movies for Apple's streaming serviceJan 03, 2020 1:01 pm - The former head of HBO, Richard Plepler, has signed an exclusive production deal with Apple to make TV shows and movies for the iPhone maker's new streaming service, App...
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Grains mostly lower, livestock mixed.Jan 03, 2020 9:30 am - \CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mostly lower Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar. delivery lost 9 cents at $5.5640 a bushel; Mar. cor...
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Plan for strip mall in Wheeling raises concerns among neighboring businessesJan 07, 2020 7:41 am - A developer is expected to address neighbors' concerns about a proposed restaurant and retail complex anchored by the Westin Chicago North Shore hotel on Milwaukee Avenu...