Business Stories from October 21, 2020 (Change date)
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Grains higher, livestock higherOct 21, 2020 7:00 am - \CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were higher on Wednesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Dec. was up .024 cent at $6.3440 a bushel; Dec. corn gai...
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NJ eyes betting on college playoff games here and elsewhereOct 21, 2020 7:00 am - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey lawmaker wants to allow betting on college playoff or championship games, and hopes to ask voters to amend the state Constitution...
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Cathay Pacific cuts 8,500 jobs, shutters regional airlineOct 21, 2020 7:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific Airways said Wednesday it would cut 8,500 jobs and shut a regional airline as it grapples with the plunge in air travel...
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Australian watchdog considers its own Google antitrust caseOct 21, 2020 7:00 am - CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australia's competition watchdog will consider its own antitrust case against Google, the commission chairman said Wednesday after the U.S. Ju...
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US antitrust crackdown on Google echoes Europe's movesOct 21, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The U.S. antitrust crackdown on Google might seem like deja vu for European Union regulators. By U.S. standards, the Justice Department's move to sue Googl...
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Fed survey finds tepid growth as US economy battles pandemicOct 21, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A Federal Reserve survey of business conditions around the country found that the U.S. economy grew at a 'œslight to modest'ť pace in September and ear...
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Grains mostly higher and livestock lowerOct 21, 2020 7:00 am - Wheat for Dec. was off 2.25 cents at 6.2975 a bushel; Dec. corn rose 5 cents at 4.1375 a bushel, Dec. oats was up 4 cents at $3.04 a bushel; while Nov. soybeans gained 8...
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Tesla posts net profit for fifth straight quarterOct 21, 2020 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Tesla charged through a summertime auto industry sales slump in the U.S. to post stronger-than-expected net earnings for the third quarter. The electric c...
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Old Hoffman Estates bowling alley to be razed, clearing way for redevelopmentOct 21, 2020 5:30 am - The five-year wake for the former, 50-year-old Hoffman Lanes bowling alley on Higgins Road in Hoffman Estates is near its end, as the property's new owner has conceded t...
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From Detroit to Oakland, pandemic threatens urban renewalOct 21, 2020 1:00 am - DETROIT - Downtown Detroit was returning to its roots as a vibrant city center, motoring away from its past as the model of urban ruin. Then the pandemic showed up, empt...