Business Stories from September 1, 2020 (Change date)
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15 years later, Walmart to launch its answer to Amazon PrimeSep 03, 2020 8:51 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Walmart is launching a new membership service that it hopes can compete with Amazon Prime. Called Walmart+, it will cost $98 a year, or $12.95 a month, ...
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IPL to pay $1.5M to settle pollution issues at PetersburgSep 01, 2020 12:31 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indianapolis Power & Light Co. has agreed to pay more than $1.5 million in penalties to resolve pollution issues at its Petersburg Generating Station...
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Samsung's Lee indicted over controversial 2015 mergerSep 01, 2020 11:31 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean prosecutors on Tuesday indicted Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong on charges of stock price manipulation and other financial crimes, setti...
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Zoom, GoGo rise; ScanSource, Tesla fallSep 01, 2020 3:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Tuesday: Walmart Inc., up $8.74 to $147.59. The world's largest retailer is launching a membership serv...
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Feds want deal with North Dakota over pipeline protest costsSep 01, 2020 10:31 am - BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The Army Corps of Engineers is recommending that the federal government negotiate a settlement with North Dakota for more than $38 million that the...
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Black former franchisees sue McDonald's for discriminationSep 03, 2020 8:27 am - More than 50 Black former McDonald's franchise owners are suing the burger chain, saying the company steered them to less-profitable restaurants and didn't give them the...
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Uber to require that passengers provide face-mask selfiesSep 01, 2020 12:31 pm - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Mask slackers will now have to provide photographic proof they're wearing a face covering before boarding an Uber. The San Francisco-based company u...
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Report: Algorithm question complicates TikTok saleSep 01, 2020 8:01 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Sale talks for TikTok's U.S. operations have been complicated by the key question of whether the app's core algorithms can be included as part of a deal,...
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German government sees smaller economic decline this yearSep 01, 2020 6:31 am - BERLIN (AP) - The German economy, Europe's biggest, is performing better than expected following the easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions, the government said Tue...
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Zoom stock surges, market value tops Boeing, StarbucksSep 01, 2020 8:31 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - A Zoom call has become an integral part of daily life during the coronavirus pandemic. On Tuesday, Wall Street acknowledged as much by boosting the video...