Business Stories from August 31, 2020 (Change date)
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India's economy contracts by 24%, worst in at least 24 yearsAug 31, 2020 7:00 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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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesAug 31, 2020 7:00 am - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery fell 36 cents to $42.61 a barrel Monday. Brent crude oil for November delivery fell 53 cents to $45.28 a barrel. Wholesale ...
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Asian stocks fall back after Wall Street advances to recordAug 31, 2020 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Asian stock markets gave up early gains Monday after Wall Street turned in its fifth straight weekly gain and China's manufacturing growth held steady. T...
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Yum China, Aimmune rise; Regis, Walmart fallAug 31, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Monday: KKR & Co., Inc., up 89 cents to $35.82. The investment firm is selling Epicor Software to Clay...
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Amazon wins FAA approval to deliver packages by droneAug 31, 2020 7:00 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 ...
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France accuses UK of stalling in post-Brexit trade talksAug 31, 2020 7:00 am - 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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Feds to pay South Carolina $600M in plutonium removal dealAug 31, 2020 7:00 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - After years of legal disputes, officials with the U.S. Department of Energy and South Carolina have inked a $600 million settlement over the storag...
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Tiny offices provide peace and quiet for stay-at-home workers, remote learnersAug 31, 2020 5:30 am - It took a few months, but a Lake Forest family recently came to a hard realization about pandemic living. "Our house seemed big when we used to leave it and go places," ...
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Baxter gets FDA authorization for dialysis therapyAug 31, 2020 1:00 am - DEERFIELD - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted the De Novo application for Baxter International Theranova, a novel dialysis membrane. Theranova was design...
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United says it will drop $200 ticket-change feesAug 31, 2020 1:00 am - United Airlines says it listened to customers and is dropping an unpopular $200 fee for most people who change a ticket for travel within the United States. "When we hea...