Business Stories from June 19, 2020 (Change date)
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Bank of England apologizes for past links to slaveryJun 19, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The Bank of England has apologized for the links some of its past governors had with slavery, as a global anti-racism movement sparked by the death of Geor...
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Major railroad expansion tearing up Flint Hills in KansasJun 19, 2020 7:00 am - BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) - More than a century after the arrival of the railroads to the Flint Hills of Kansas, a large-scale track expansion is tearing up a scenic stret...
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Google loses appeal against $56 million fine in FranceJun 19, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - France's highest administrative court has upheld a fine of 50 million euros ($56 million) Google was ordered to pay for not being 'œsufficiently clear and t...
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Wall Street dips as virus fears drown out economy hopesJun 19, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street careened through all the forces that have pushed and pulled it through the week, at first rising on Friday amid hope for the economy and then...
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China charges 2 Canadians with spying in Huawei-linked caseJun 19, 2020 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Chinese prosecutors charged two detained Canadians with spying Friday in an apparent bid to step up pressure on Canada to drop a U.S. extradition request ...
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More U.S. workers getting Juneteenth off as awareness growsJun 19, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A unprecedented number of U.S. companies are giving employees off for Juneteenth on Friday, raising hopes that the day commemorating the end of slavery c...
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Grains mixed,livestock mixed.Jun 19, 2020 7:00 am - k\CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mixed on Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery fell 5.90 cents at $4.7760 a bushel; July cor...
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Grains mixed,livestock lowerJun 19, 2020 7:00 am - Wheat for Jul. fell 2.75 cents at 4.8125 a bushel; Jul. corn was up 1.50 cents at 3.3250 a bushel, Jul. oats was unchanged at $3.06 a bushel; while Jul. soybeans rose 3....
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BMW to drop 6,000 jobs through turnover, early retirementJun 19, 2020 7:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Automaker BMW says it will drop 6,000 jobs through early retirements and turnover, as the auto industry adjusts to a sharp drop in demand due t...
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Bourbon, whiskeys finding new audience with womenJun 19, 2020 1:00 am - Don't tell Ashley Klatecki that bourbon is a man's drink. The owner of Spears Bourbon, Burgers and Beer restaurant in Wheeling is quick to note that the spirit - once as...