Business Stories from September 17, 2020 (Change date)
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Survey: Economy sees improvement in rural parts of 10 statesSep 17, 2020 12:31 pm - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The economy in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states is seeing some improvements but remains weak, according to a new monthly survey of bankers ...
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Coal giant Murray Energy out of bankruptcy under new nameSep 18, 2020 7:43 am - CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A major U.S. coal mining company has emerged from federal bankruptcy protection under a new name and ownership group. Murray Energy Holdings sai...
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French unions protest tire factory closure amid virus crisisSep 17, 2020 6:01 am - PARIS (AP) - Workers protested Thursday at a Bridgestone tire factory in northern France over the company's decision to close the plant and lay off its nearly 900 worker...
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Dave & Buster's, Carnival fall; Sorrento, Herman Miller riseSep 17, 2020 3:31 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Thursday: Veeva Systems Inc., down $4.87 to $263.20. The cloud-based software provider, which focuses o...
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COVID-19 danger continues to drive joblessness in USSep 18, 2020 2:23 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to 860,000, a historically high number of people that illustrates the broad e...
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Banksy loses EU trademark fight with greeting card companySep 17, 2020 9:31 pm - BRUSSELS (AP) - Street artist Banksy has lost a legal battle with a a greeting card company along with a European Union trademark for one of his most iconic artworks. Th...
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2 Spanish banks merge amid tough times for financial sectorSep 17, 2020 10:31 am - LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Two of Spain's biggest banks are poised to merge and create the largest lender in the country, with assets of more than 600 billion euros ($708 b...
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Grains mostly higher, livestock mixedSep 17, 2020 10:30 am - \CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mostly higher on Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Dec. rose .024 cent at $5.4140 a bushel; Dec. corn...
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Chinese viewers pan Disney's new 'Mulan' as inauthenticSep 17, 2020 9:31 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The remake of 'œMulan'ť struck all the right chords to be a hit in the key Chinese market. Disney cast beloved actor Liu Yifei as Mulan and rem...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesSep 17, 2020 2:31 pm - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery rose 81 cents to $40.97 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude oil for November delivery rose $1.08 to $43.30 a barrel. Wholesale g...