Business Stories from January 9, 2020 (Change date)
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Water company pleads guilty to hazardous waste violationsJan 09, 2020 4:01 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - A California company that produces Crystal Geyser bottled water pleaded guilty Thursday to illegally storing and transporting hazardous waste and agre...
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Soaring pork prices keep China's inflation at 7-year highJan 09, 2020 12:30 am - BEIJING (AP) - Soaring pork prices that nearly doubled in December over a year ago kept inflation at a seven-year high despite government efforts to ease meat shortages ...
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US long-term mortgage rates fall; 30-year loan at 3.64%Jan 09, 2020 11:31 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. long-term mortgage rates fell this week to their lowest level in 13 weeks, as financial markets roiled by U.S.-Iran conflict pushed investors towa...
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Grains mostly higher, livestock mixed.Jan 09, 2020 9:00 am - \CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mostly higher Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar. delivery advanced 12 cents at $5.6140 a bushel; ...
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Commercial airlines reroute flights amid US-Iran tensionsJan 08, 2020 9:31 pm - NEW DELHI (AP) - Commercial airlines are rerouting flights throughout the Middle East to avoid potential danger during heightened tensions between the United States and ...
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Microsoft looks to detect sex predators in video game chatsJan 10, 2020 8:52 am - REDMOND, Wash. (AP) - Microsoft says it has developed a technique to detect online predators who try to groom children for sexual purposes using the chat function in mul...
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Fed should focus on fighting low inflation, official saysJan 10, 2020 9:10 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A top Federal Reserve official believes that the U.S. central bank needs to re-orient its thinking and policies toward fighting inflation that is too l...
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An Olympic First: Cardboard beds for Tokyo Athletes VillageJan 09, 2020 4:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Tokyo Olympic athletes beware - particularly larger ones. The bed frames in the Athletes Village at this year's Olympics will be made of cardboard. Sturdy c...
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Facebook cable plan hits resistance in Oregon coastal townJan 10, 2020 9:10 am - TIERRA DEL MAR, Ore. (AP) - A battle playing out in Oregon is pitting residents of a tiny coastal town with no stoplights or cellphone service against one of the world's...
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Royal reset: Harry, Meghan aim to control their media imageJan 09, 2020 9:01 am - LONDON (AP) - The relationship between Britain's royals and the media is awkward, mistrustful - and seemingly inescapable. But now Meghan and Harry want out. After years...