Business Stories from October 8, 2020 (Change date)
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Protests against new labor law turn violent across IndonesiaOct 08, 2020 5:30 am - JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Protests in many Indonesian cities turned violent Thursday as thousands of enraged students and workers criticized a new law they say will crip...
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World Trade Organization to be led by a woman for first timeOct 08, 2020 10:30 am - GENEVA (AP) - The World Trade Organization announced Thursday that South Korea's trade minister and a Harvard-trained former Nigerian finance minister have qualified as ...
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NMSU joins handful of colleges with new signature wineOct 08, 2020 12:30 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico State University on Thursday joined Wake Forest, James Madison and a handful of other schools in the U.S. that have their own signatu...
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Grains lower, livestock mixedOct 08, 2020 3:00 pm - Wheat for Dec. declined 12.25 cents at 5.9525 a bushel; Dec. corn lost 1.75 cents at 3.87 a bushel, Dec. oats fell 1.25 cents at $2.9275 a bushel; while Nov. soybeans wa...
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French court: Google must open payment talks with publishersOct 08, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - A French appeals court upheld an order for Google to open negotiations with French publishers over payments to use their news content. The Paris Court of Ap...
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Morgan Stanley still shopping, buys Eaton Vance for $7BOct 08, 2020 9:31 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Morgan Stanley will buy the investment management firm Eaton Vance in a deal valued at about $7 billion. Morgan Stanley has actively gone after potential...
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Pixar's 'Soul' bypasses theaters, will stream on ChristmasOct 08, 2020 8:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - The Pixar film 'œSoul'ť will skip theaters and instead premiere on Disney+ on Christmas, the Walt Disney Co. announced Thursday, sending one of the fall'...
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China joins COVAX coronavirus vaccine allianceOct 09, 2020 1:30 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - China, which has four coronavirus vaccine candidates in stage 3 clinical trials, said Friday it is joining the COVID-19 vaccine alliance known as C...
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Drive-thru dominates even as dine-in restrictions easeOct 12, 2020 8:30 am - Even with cities like New York relaxing rules for dining in, sales figures from chains like McDonalds and Domino's Pizza on Thursday suggest that most people continue to...
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US long-term mortgage rates change little; 30-year at 2.87%Oct 09, 2020 2:35 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. long-term mortgage rates changed little this week, flattening in recent weeks following a year-long decline amid economic anxiety in the recession...