Business Stories from August 31, 2020 (Change date)
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Argentina says it reaches deal to avoid debt defaultAug 31, 2020 7:00 pm - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Argentina said Monday that private creditors have 'œmassively'ť accepted an offer to restructure $65 billion in debt, allowing it to avoid...
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France accuses UK of stalling in post-Brexit trade talksAug 31, 2020 1:31 pm - PARIS (AP) - On the cusp of a crucial month of negotiations on a post-Brexit trade deal between the European Union and the U.K., France has lambasted British Prime Minis...
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India's economy contracts by 24%, worst in at least 24 yearsAug 31, 2020 11:01 am - NEW DELHI (AP) - India's economy contracted by 23.9% in the April-June quarter, its worst performance in at least 24 years, the government announced Monday, as the coron...
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Zoom rides pandemic to another quarter of explosive growthAug 31, 2020 6:30 pm - SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) - Zoom's videoconferencing service is deepening its integral role in life during the pandemic as tens of thousands more businesses and other users...
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Grains higher livestock mixedAug 31, 2020 4:00 pm - Wheat for Sept. rose 5 cents at 5.4425 a bushel; Sept. corn was up 2.50 cents at 3.4850 a bushel, Sept. oats was up 6.75 cents at $2.7425 a bushel; while Aug. soybeans a...
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Huawei ends sports sponsor deal over Australia 'trade war'Aug 31, 2020 3:31 am - CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Chinese telecom giant Huawei is ending its oldest major sporting sponsorship deal, saying Monday it was breaking its contract with an Australi...
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Administration: 70% of relief payments to the dead recoveredAug 31, 2020 5:30 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration says that it has recovered nearly 70% of the government relief payments that went to dead people. The Government Accountabilit...
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Ex-Olympic veterinarian in Tahoe area guilty of tax evasionAug 31, 2020 1:31 pm - RENO, Nev. (AP) - A Lake Tahoe-area veterinarian and former professor at the University of California, Davis who oversaw treatment of horses at the 2008 Olympics in Beij...
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Amazon wins FAA approval to deliver packages by droneSep 02, 2020 9:42 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Getting an Amazon packaged delivered from the sky is closer to becoming a reality. The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it had granted Amazon ...