Business Stories from August 26, 2020 (Change date)
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Metra: Union Pacific conductor policy leads to lost revenueAug 26, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Metra says Union Pacific's refusal to send conductors into train cars is costing the Chicago-area commuter rail carrier $1 million each month in lost tick...
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Grains mixed and livestock mixedAug 26, 2020 7:00 am - Wheat for Sept. was up 4.75 cents at 5.32 a bushel; Sept. corn was off .25 cent at 3.4050 a bushel, Sept. oats fell 9 cents at $2.6325 a bushel; while Aug. soybeans rose...
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Grains mixed and livestock mixedAug 26, 2020 7:00 am - Wheat for Sept. was up 4.75 cents at 5.32 a bushel; Sept. corn was off .25 cent at 3.4050 a bushel, Sept. oats fell 9 cents at $2.6325 a bushel; while Aug. soybeans rose...
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Oil industry shuts platforms, rigs, refineries before stormAug 26, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The energy industry braced Wednesday for catastrophic storm surges and winds as Hurricane Laura cut a dangerous path toward the coastlines of Texas and L...
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Orders for big-ticket US manufactured goods jumped 11.2%Aug 26, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods jumped 11.2% in July, the third consecutive monthly gain. The Commerce Department reported W...
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McDonald's internal investigation extends beyond ousted CEOAug 26, 2020 7:00 am - An internal investigation by McDonald's of potential misconduct has extended beyond its former CEO who was forced out late last year. McDonald's board of directors has ...
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Asian stocks mixed ahead of U.S. Fed chair's speechAug 26, 2020 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Asian stock markets retreated Thursday as investors looked ahead to a speech by the U.S. Federal Reserve chairman for signs of more support to an economic...
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Dating corona-style leads to love connections, even marriageAug 26, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - If there's one thing the pandemic hasn't canceled, it's the search for love. Throughout the health emergency, daters have taken to apps, websites and mat...
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Salesforce, Anaplan rise; Nordstrom, Pure Storage fallAug 26, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Wednesday: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., up 34 cents to $9.67. The information technology company bea...
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Schaumburg approves 149-home subdivision on District 211 landAug 26, 2020 5:15 am - Schaumburg trustees Tuesday unanimously approved a plan to build 149 single-family homes on a vacant 62-acre site, the largest concentration of new homes in the village ...