Business Stories from October 2, 2020 (Change date)
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Search underway for murder hornets nest in Washington stateOct 02, 2020 7:00 am - SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Agricultural officials in Washington state said Friday they are trying to find and destroy a nest of Asian giant hornets - also known as murder hor...
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Asia Today: Victoria premier concerned over mall outbreakOct 02, 2020 7:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - The COVID-19 figures in Australia's Victoria state continued to show improvement on Saturday but officials are concerned about an outbreak at...
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Grains mixed, livestock mixedOct 02, 2020 7:00 am - Wheat for Dec. rose 3 cents at 5.7325 a bushel; Dec. corn fell 3 cents at 3.7975 a bushel, Dec. oats was up 1.75 cents at $2.8575 a bushel; while Nov. soybeans was off 2...
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Grains mostly lower, livestock mixedOct 02, 2020 7:00 am - \CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mostly lower on Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Dec. was off .026 cent at $5.7560 a bushel; Dec. corn...
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Twilio, Nu Skin rise; Exxon, SMART Global fallOct 02, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Friday: Devon Energy Corp., up 50 cents to $9.60 The energy company completed the sale of its assets in...
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Europe's central bank moves toward introducing digital euroOct 02, 2020 7:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - With consumers increasingly using cashless ways to buy things, the European Central Bank on Friday took a step closer to issuing a digital vers...
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Mud pies to high-end cakes: How an accountant lost on Food Network, got a Naperville shopOct 02, 2020 5:30 am - Denise Chambliss can point to specific life moments that seem to have foretold her future as a professional baker and cake decorator. And yet, looking back, she never im...
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After 20 years, Wee-Dee's in South Elgin is on the moveOct 02, 2020 1:00 am - A staple of downtown South Elgin is on the move after 20 years. But don't worry, it's only going a couple of blocks up the street. Wee-Dee's Restaurant, a well-known f...
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Abbott CEO who attended White House event tests negative for COVID-19Oct 02, 2020 1:00 am - Abbott Laboratories' chief executive officer, who visited the White House on Monday for an event related to coronavirus testing, has tested negative for COVID-19. Robert...
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U.S. unemployment drops to 7.9% but hiring slows pre-electionOct 02, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 7.9% in September, but hiring is slowing and many Americans have given up looking for work, the government said Friday...