Business Stories from October 28, 2020 (Change date)
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Microsoft says Iranian hackers targeted conference attendeesOct 28, 2020 10:00 am - REDMOND, Wash. (AP) - Microsoft says Iranian hackers have posed as conference organizers in Germany and Saudi Arabia in an attempt to break into the email accounts of 'œ...
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Asian shares lower, US futures up after S&P 500 sinks 3.5%Oct 28, 2020 11:01 pm - Asian shares declined Thursday and U.S. futures turned higher after the S&P 500 slid 3.5% overnight for its biggest drop since June. The selling in U.S. markets followe...
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Grains mostly lower and livestock mixedOct 28, 2020 3:00 pm - Wheat for Dec. was off 7 cents at 6.0875 a bushel; Dec. corn lost 14.50 cents at 4.0150 a bushel, Dec. oats fell 12 cents at $2.96 a bushel; while Nov. soybeans declined...
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Sony's profits rise as pandemic has people playing gamesOct 28, 2020 12:30 pm - TOKYO (AP) - Profit at Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony Corp. more than doubled in the last quarter on healthy gains in its video game sector, as peop...
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Venezuelan president: Key oil refinery attacked; 2 detainedOct 28, 2020 5:31 pm - CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Wednesday that a large oil refinery suffered a 'œterrorist attack'ť as his government struggles to pr...
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Italian regulator investigates Google over digital adsOct 28, 2020 12:00 pm - ROME (AP) - Italian regulators opened an investigation Wednesday into Google over alleged abuse of its dominant role in the country's online ad market, adding to the glo...
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Grains mostly lower and livestock mixedOct 28, 2020 3:00 pm - Wheat for Dec. was off 7 cents at 6.0875 a bushel; Dec. corn lost 14.50 cents at 4.0150 a bushel, Dec. oats fell 12 cents at $2.96 a bushel; while Nov. soybeans declined...
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Amazon launches Swedish site in 1st leg of Nordic expansionOct 28, 2020 12:00 pm - STOCKHOLM (AP) - Amazon has launched a website in Sweden as the first leg of a long-anticipated expansion into the tech-savvy Nordic region that is expected to have a ma...
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Carmakers FCA and PSA confirm progress toward full mergerOct 28, 2020 6:30 am - MILAN (AP) - Fiat Chrysler and PSA Peugeot on Wednesday confirmed progress toward their full merger to create the globe's fourth-largest carmaker, with completion expect...
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53 Indiana counties labeled higher-risk for COVID-19 spreadOct 28, 2020 5:05 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana State Department of Health on Wednesday again increased the number of counties designated as higher-risk locations for coronavirus spread...