Business Stories from October 8, 2020 (Change date)
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Pope commits to clean finances amid scandal in backyardOct 08, 2020 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Pope Francis told European anti-money laundering experts Thursday that the Vatican was committed to 'œclean finance,'ť as he denounced financial speculation ...
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Drive-thru dominates even as dine-in restrictions easeOct 08, 2020 7:00 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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Nice knowing you: London Heathrow's farewell to BA's jumbosOct 08, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British Airways' last two Boeing 747 planes at the airline's historic base of London's Heathrow Airport made their final flight Thursday, the fleet's retir...
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US long-term mortgage rates change little; 30-year at 2.87%Oct 08, 2020 7:00 am - 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...
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French soccer clubs face missed payments from pay TV dealOct 08, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - French soccer clubs hit by falling revenue during the coronavirus pandemic face missed payments from a new television deal with broadcaster Mediapro. The Fr...
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Grains lower, livestock mixedOct 08, 2020 7:00 am - 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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Waymo removing backup drivers from its autonomous vehiclesOct 08, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Waymo is allowing the general public to hitch a ride in its driverless autonomous vehicles in Phoenix, expanding a service it had been quietly offering t...
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China joins COVAX coronavirus vaccine allianceOct 08, 2020 7:00 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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When movie audiences return, will theaters still be there in the suburbs?Oct 08, 2020 5:15 am - The question that haunts me most about our endangered local movie theaters is this: What if by the time audiences finally return, there aren't any theaters to return to?...
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Recreational marijuana sales begin at Naperville dispensaryOct 08, 2020 1:00 am - Operators of Naperville's only medical marijuana dispensary didn't waste any time after being granted permission to sell recreational cannabis. They got to work tearing ...