Business Stories from October 30, 2020 (Change date)
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Losses mount for oil companies as pandemic grips economyOct 30, 2020 1:31 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Exxon Mobil reported its third consecutive quarter of losses as the global pandemic curtailed travel and crippled global economic activity. The energy gi...
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US wages and benefits grow at sluggish pace amid pandemicOct 30, 2020 9:01 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Wages and benefits for U.S. workers grew slowly this summer as employers sought to hold the line on pay gains in the midst of the pandemic. U.S. worke...
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Mexico's economy grows in 3Q, but still well below last yearOct 30, 2020 8:00 pm - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's estimated gross domestic product in the third quarter of the year was 8.6% below that for the same July to September period the previous year...
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Puerto Rico debt restructuring hits snag in public clashOct 30, 2020 2:00 pm - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - A plan to pull Puerto Rico out of a type of bankruptcy by 2021 hit a major obstacle Friday when a new member that U.S. President Donald Trum...
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Democrats Link GOP Challengers to Trump's COVID Record, Efforts to Undo ObamacareOct 30, 2020 1:01 pm - In a tweet to his 78,000 followers Sunday, U.S. Rep. Harley Rouda, a Democrat from Orange County, California, described his Republican opponent Michelle Steel's attendan...
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Eurozone growth soars record 12.7% but fears grow for winterOct 30, 2020 5:30 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - The European economy grew by an unexpectedly large 12.7% in the third quarter as companies reopened after severe coronavirus lockdowns, but the...
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Netflix raising US streaming prices amid booming growthNov 03, 2020 7:24 am - SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) - Netflix is raising most of its U.S. prices by 8% to 13% as its video streaming service rides a wave of rising popularity spurred by government-i...
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McDonald's cult classic, the McRib, is coming backNov 03, 2020 7:24 am - NEW YORK (AP) - McRib, the fast food sandwich that went viral before viral was a thing, is back. McDonald's announced Friday that for the first time in eight years it w...
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Japan picks Mitsubishi Heavy to develop own stealth fighterOct 30, 2020 4:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Japan has picked Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as a main contractor to develop the country's own next generation stealth fighter for launch in the 2030s, the ...
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Grains mixed and livestock mixedOct 30, 2020 3:00 pm - Wheat for Dec. was fell 5.25 cents at 5.9850 a bushel; Dec. corn was unchanged at 3.9850 a bushel, Dec. oats was off 2 cents at $2.9725 a bushel; while Nov. soybeans ros...