Business Stories from November 9, 2020 (Change date)
-
Japan's SoftBank back in the black as investments improveNov 09, 2020 3:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Japanese technology company SoftBank Group Corp. said Monday it bounced back to profitability in the last quarter as its investments improved in value. The...
-
NJ vote would allow sports betting on all college gamesNov 09, 2020 2:30 pm - ATLANTIC CITY, N.,J. (AP) - New Jersey lawmakers want to amend the state constitution to allow sports betting on all major collegiate games, removing a big restriction i...
-
Former Microsoft worker gets 9 years in $10M fraud schemeNov 09, 2020 3:30 pm - SEATTLE (AP) - A former Microsoft worker was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison for a scheme to steal $10 million in digital currency - money authorities said he u...
-
Pfizer, Carnival rise; Biogen, Newmont fallNov 09, 2020 2:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Monday: Pfizer Inc., up $2.80 to $39.20. The pharmaceutical company said an early peek at its vaccine d...
-
Updated menu, celeb collaborations, pump McDonald's salesNov 09, 2020 12:30 pm - McDonald's U.S. sales roared back in the third quarter with new menu items and attention-grabbing celebrity collaborations. And the burger giant says more is coming. In...
-
How children with lethal cancers and other incurable illnesses have benefited from the Affordable Care Act '“ and why they'll suffer if the Supreme Court overturns itNov 09, 2020 6:00 pm - (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Lisa C. Lindley, University of Tennesse...
-
Rights activists slam EU plan for access to encrypted chatsNov 09, 2020 10:30 am - BERLIN (AP) - Digital rights campaigners on Monday criticized a proposal by European Union governments that calls for communications companies to provide authorities wit...
-
Australian media on trial for breaching order in Pell caseNov 08, 2020 11:30 pm - CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - High-profile Australian journalists and large media organizations went on trial on Monday on charges that they breached a gag order on reporti...
-
Swiss bank set to pay $79M in FIFA corruption settlementsNov 09, 2020 2:30 am - ZURICH (AP) - A Swiss bank implicated in FIFA corruption investigations said Monday it has agreed to a settlement in principle with the U.S. Department of Justice and se...
-
How Elgin Eats program aims to help downtown restaurants amid COVID-19 spikeNov 13, 2020 7:35 am - With the recent return to shutdowns of restaurant dining rooms and bars, the Elgin Downtown Neighborhood Association has stepped up its efforts to make patronizing downt...