Business Stories from August 24, 2020 (Change date)
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Asia stocks rise, spurred by hopes for COVID treatmentAug 24, 2020 11:01 pm - TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday as investors hung onto hopes the coronavirus pandemic may come under control as treatments get developed. 'Ε“The pos...
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Virus closures send Atlantic City casinos to $112M Q2 lossAug 24, 2020 2:30 pm - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - The coronavirus outbreak sent Atlantic City's casinos plunging to a $112 million second quarter gross operating loss as the gambling houses re...
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Grains and livestock mixedAug 24, 2020 3:01 pm - Wheat for Sept. fell 6.50 cents at 5.2075 a bushel; Sept. corn was up 4.75 cents at 3.3175 a bushel, Sept. oats rose 5.25 cents at $2.7325 a bushel; while Aug. soybeans ...
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Zoom glitches, briefly grinding US schools to a haltAug 24, 2020 7:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Teachers and parents got a brief glimpse of a new kind of pandemic-era nightmare Monday when Zoom - the video-conferencing service that powers everything...
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Taiwan says Alibaba-linked e-commerce site a security riskAug 24, 2020 7:00 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan declared an e-commerce platform linked to China's Alibaba Group a potential security risk and told its operator Monday to register as a comp...
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Head of Indiana agency that owns 78 nursing homes resignsAug 24, 2020 4:05 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The longtime leader of a public health agency that owns dozens of nursing homes in Indiana announced his resignation Monday amid mounting pressure fr...
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'Party house' leads Naperville to ban short-term rentals - for nowAug 26, 2020 2:35 pm - Loud music, large crowds and late-night chaos coming from a house on Santa Maria Drive in Naperville have prompted repeated complaints from nearby residents concerned ab...
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Geneva hopes 60-apartment building will add energy to its downtownAug 26, 2020 2:35 pm - More people are going to be living in downtown Geneva soon, with the construction of a 60-unit apartment building at its southern gateway. The 609 S. Third St. project m...
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'Our business model is long-term': Redevelopment of Schaumburg Motorola campus continuesAug 27, 2020 9:00 am - The completion of a 260-unit apartment building and the reopening of the Topgolf entertainment venue next door are the most visible signs of progress this unusual summer...
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Pactiv Evergreen files for potential IPOAug 26, 2020 2:35 pm - LAKE FOREST - Pactiv Evergreen Inc., currently known as Reynolds Group Holdings Limited, said Monday it has filed for a porposed initial public offering of stock with th...