Business Stories from November 13, 2020 (Change date)
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Pandemic draws more Latin American poor into banking systemNov 13, 2020 6:00 am - BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Sonia Fierro has lived her entire adult life selling children's books on the streets of Colombia's capital, earning wages that barely cover her l...
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Grains mostly lower and livestock mixedNov 13, 2020 6:00 am - Wheat for Dec. was rose 5.25 cents at 5.9350 a bushel; Dec. corn was up 2.25 cents at 4.1050 a bushel, Dec. oats was off 4.50 cents at $2.9550 a bushel; while Nov. soybe...
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North Korea waging propaganda-heavy, 80-day labor campaignNov 13, 2020 6:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Before fleeing authoritarian North Korea in 2009, Kang Mi-Jin was regularly mobilized by the state for military-like productivity campaigns tha...
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S&P 500 closes at record as possible vaccine lifts marketsNov 13, 2020 6:00 am - The S&P 500 closed at a record high on Friday as optimism built among investors that a coming vaccine for the coronavirus will help end the shutdowns that have devastate...
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New Jersey sets U.S. sport bet record for 3rd month at $803MNov 13, 2020 6:00 am - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey's red-hot sports betting market set the national record for the highest amount wagered on sports for the third month in a row in Oc...
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Wall Street shrugs, stocks rise even as Trump won't concedeNov 13, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A huge fear for Wall Street coming into this month was a contested U.S. presidential election, one that could drag the market through more painful uncert...
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Michigan governor seeks shutdown of Great Lakes oil pipelineNov 13, 2020 6:00 am - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took legal action Friday to shut down a pipeline that carries oil beneath a channel linking two of the Great L...
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Bangladeshi wins children's prize for fighting cyberbullyingNov 13, 2020 6:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A 17-year-old Bangladeshi boy won the International Children's Peace Prize on Friday for his work combating cyberbullying in his country, a...
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GM recalling nearly 69K Bolt electric cars due to fire riskNov 13, 2020 6:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - General Motors is recalling nearly 69,000 Chevrolet Bolt electric cars worldwide because the batteries have caught fire in five of them. The company said ...
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Nominations sought from Palatine community for chamber awardsNov 13, 2020 12:00 am - The deadline for nominations for the annual "Key to Success" awards given by the Palatine Area Chamber of Commerce is Monday. The event honors local businesses, organiza...