Business Stories from August 14, 2020 (Change date)
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China factory output flat, retail sales slip in JulyAug 14, 2020 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - China's factory output rose just under 5% last month from a year earlier while retail sales fell slightly, suggesting the country's recovery from the coro...
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Grains and livestock mixedAug 14, 2020 7:00 am - Wheat for Sept. rose 3.25 cents at 5.00 a bushel; Sept. corn was off.75 cent at 3.2450 a bushel, Sept. oats was down .75 cent at $2.6425 a bushel; while Aug. soybeans fe...
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US retail sales rise for 3rd month but slowdown expectedAug 14, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans increased their spending at retail stores and restaurants in July for a third straight month, but some evidence suggests that sales are weake...
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PG&E tells regulators upcoming outages will go more smoothlyAug 14, 2020 7:00 am - SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) - Pacific Gas and Electric promised regulators Thursday that it has learned from its mishandling of deliberate blackouts and won't disrupt as many...
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Miami businessman pleads guilty in Vermont ski fraud caseAug 14, 2020 7:00 am - A Miami businessman accused of being the mastermind behind the largest fraud case in Vermont's history pleaded guilty on Friday over a failed plan to build a biotechnolo...
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Grains and livestock mixedAug 14, 2020 7:00 am - Wheat for Sept. rose 3.25 cents at 5.00 a bushel; Sept. corn was off.75 cent at 3.2450 a bushel, Sept. oats was down .75 cent at $2.6425 a bushel; while Aug. soybeans fe...
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Malaysian economy shrinks 17% in worst contraction on recordAug 14, 2020 7:00 am - KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia has reported its economy contracted 17% in the last quarter in its worst downturn since the global financial crisis. The central ...
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U.S. retail sales regain pre-virus level but slowdown likelyAug 14, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Americans increased their retail purchases by 1.2% in July, with solid gains in appliances and clothing helping restore sales to their level before the vira...
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U.S. productivity rises 7.3%, biggest increase since 2009Aug 14, 2020 1:00 am - SILVER SPRING, Md. - U.S. productivity rose at a 7.3% rate in the second quarter, the largest quarterly increase since 2009. Labor costs also jumped, rising 12.2%. The L...
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Woodman's Food Market walls going up in Bloomingdale with eye toward opening next yearAug 14, 2020 1:00 am - The Woodman's Food Market in Bloomingdale is beginning to take shape with concrete walls going up on the site of a former Macy's that was demolished in 2019. Precast con...