Business Stories from August 18, 2020 (Change date)
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UK retailer Marks & Spencer cuts 7,000 jobs due to pandemicAug 18, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - U.K. retailer Marks & Spencer says it plans to eliminate about 7,000 jobs as it streamlines management and store operations after sales plunged during the ...
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North Korea to hold key party meeting amid economic woesAug 18, 2020 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea will open a high-profile political conference on Wednesday to discuss unspecified 'œcrucial'ť issues as it struggles to keep afloat...
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How can Wall Street be so healthy when Main Street isn't?Aug 18, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The stock market is not the economy. Rarely has that adage been as clear as it is now. An amazing, monthslong rally has put the S&P 500 back to where it...
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Amazon, Meritage Homes rise; Kohl's, Big Lots fallAug 18, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Tuesday: Advance Auto Parts Inc., up $1.85 to $162.85. The auto parts retailer handily beat analysts' ...
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Chicago schools issue framework on operations for the yearAug 18, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Public Schools on Tuesday released a "final reopening framework'ť that gives specifics on how much time each grade will spend daily learning remot...
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Grains mixed, livestock lowerAug 18, 2020 7:00 am - \CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mixed on Tuesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Sept. was off 3.20 cents at $5.0940 a bushel; Sept. corn wa...
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Shares mixed in Asia after S&P 500 logs fresh all-time highAug 18, 2020 7:00 am - Stocks were mixed in Asia on Wednesday after the S&P 500 logged a fresh all-time high. Japan's Nikkei 225 index edged higher after the country reported its exports fell...
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Dining out: 35 million meals claimed in UK discount planAug 18, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Everyone, it seems, loves a discount especially when it's on the government's credit card. Early indications suggest that hungry, and often nervous, custom...
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Sandy Hook families: Gun maker trying to wipe out lawsuitAug 18, 2020 7:00 am - HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A lawyer for some of the Sandy Hook school shooting victims' families accused Remington Arms on Tuesday of using its new bankruptcy case to try to...
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US and China agree to double airline flights between themAug 18, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States and China have agreed to double the number of airline flights that each other's airlines can operate between the countries, from four...