Business Stories from September 1, 2020 (Change date)
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Black former franchisees sue McDonald's for discriminationSep 01, 2020 7:00 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 7:00 am - 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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Chinese-born Australian CCTV journalist detained in ChinaSep 01, 2020 7:00 am - CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - A Chinese-born Australian journalist working for Chinese state television has been detained by authorities in China, Australia's government sa...
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Survey: US factories grow in August for third straight monthSep 01, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - American factories expanded last month at the fastest pace since late 2018, continuing a rebound from the coronavirus recession. The Institute for Supp...
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Dubai, hit hard by virus, returns to global financial marketSep 01, 2020 7:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Dubai is tapping the global financial market to potentially raise billions of dollars for the first time in years, a new bond prospect...
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Grains higher livestock mixedSep 01, 2020 7:00 am - Wheat for Sept. advanced 11.50 cents at 5.5575 a bushel; Sept. corn was up 1 cent at 3.4950 a bushel, Sept. oats gained 3.75 cents at $2.78 a bushel; while Aug. soybeans...
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Facebook threatens to block news distribution in AustraliaSep 01, 2020 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Facebook threatened to block Australian publishers and individuals from sharing news stories on its platform in reaction to an Australian measure th...
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Asian shares edge lower following Wall St retreatSep 01, 2020 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Major Asian share indexes edged lower Tuesday in mostly muted trading after a retreat overnight on Wall Street. Australia's benchmark led the decline, fall...
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Asian shares mixed after US rally, positive dataSep 01, 2020 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday after another U.S. rally spurred by positive economic data, even while the coronavirus pandemic has regions around the ...
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The Sears Centre Arena has a new name today: the Now ArenaSep 01, 2020 5:30 am - Hoffman Estates' 11,000-seat entertainment venue known as the Sears Centre Arena for 14 years officially becomes the Now Arena this morning. That's when the 15-year, $11...