Business Stories from June 16, 2020 (Change date)
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FCC calls hours-long T-Mobile service outage 'unacceptable'Jun 16, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The head of the U.S. communications regulator said T-Mobile's nationwide, hours-long outage Monday was 'œunacceptable'ť and that the Federal Communicatio...
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EU authorities open twin Apple antitrust investigationsJun 16, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - European Union regulators opened two investigations on Tuesday into Apple's mobile app store and payment platform over concerns its practices distort compe...
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Dog-like robots now on sale for $75,000, with conditionsJun 16, 2020 7:00 am - You can now buy one of those unnerving animal-like robots you might have seen on YouTube - so long as you don't plan to use it to harm or intimidate anyone. Boston Dyna...
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Asia stocks lower after Wall Street gains on recovery hopesJun 16, 2020 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Major Asian stock markets declined Wednesday after Wall Street gained on hopes for a global economic recovery and Japan's exports sank. Market benchmarks ...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesJun 16, 2020 7:00 am - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery rose $1.26 to settle at $38.38 a barrel Monday. Brent crude oil for August delivery rose $1.24 to $40.96 a barrel. Wholesale g...
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US casinos push for cashless gambling payments, citing virusJun 16, 2020 7:00 am - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - The American casino industry wants gambling regulators to make it easier to adopt cashless payment transactions on the casino floor, citing a ...
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PG&E confesses to killing 84 people in 2018 California fireJun 16, 2020 7:00 am - Pacific Gas & Electric confessed Tuesday to killing 84 people in one of the most devastating wildfires in recent U.S. history during a dramatic court hearing punctuated ...
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Harvard professor pleads not guilty to hiding ties to ChinaJun 16, 2020 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - A Harvard University professor pleaded not guilty Tuesday to lying about his ties to a Chinese-run recruitment program. Charles Lieber appeared via videoc...
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Internships get canceled or go virtual because of pandemicJun 16, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Yadeen Rashid was flying high in February. He'd just earned stellar grades in his latest semester at Virginia Tech university, where he's in his third year...
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US retail sales likely recovered partly from record plungeJun 16, 2020 7:00 am - BALTIMORE (AP) - U.S. retail sales likely recovered somewhat last month as the economy increasingly reopened from shutdowns caused by the coronavirus and more shoppers f...