Business Stories from December 1, 2020 (Change date)
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Grains mostly lower and livestock mixedDec 01, 2020 6:00 am - Wheat for Dec. was declined 14.75 cents at 5.6550 a bushel; Dec. corn was off 5 cents at 4.1475 a bushel, Dec. oats was up 5 cents at $2.8975 a bushel; while Jan. soybea...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesDec 01, 2020 6:00 am - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery fell 79 cents to $44.55 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude oil for February delivery fell 46 cents to $47.42 a barrel. Wholesale...
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US construction spending jumps 1.3% in OctoberDec 01, 2020 6:00 am - SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - U.S. construction spending jumped 1.3% in October, again on the strength of single-family home building. The October gain follows a downward re...
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European regulator could OK 1st COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 29Dec 01, 2020 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - European regulators may approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech within four weeks, the EU's drug agency said Tuesday, a t...
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Asian shares mixed after S&P 500 sets fresh record highDec 01, 2020 6:00 am - Asian shares advanced Wednesday after Wall Street kicked off December with more milestones, as a broad rally pushed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite to new highs. Austra...
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OPEC talks on production hit snag as pandemic clouds outlookDec 01, 2020 6:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - The OPEC oil producers' cartel was to push ahead with a new round of discussions Tuesday about how much to pump next year as countries wrestled...
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Event organizer drops BookExpo, annual publishing conventionDec 01, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The annual publishing convention and trade show known as BookExpo, a decades-old tradition where guest speakers have ranged from Bill Clinton to Margaret...
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German unemployment dips despite 2nd partial shutdownDec 01, 2020 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Germany's unemployment rate dipped in November despite a partial shutdown introduced to halt a sharp rise in coronavirus infections, official data showed T...
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In dark day for UK retailing, 242-year-old Debenhams to shutDec 01, 2020 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The future of around 25,000 retailing jobs in Britain hangs in the balance after the failure of two long-established companies laid bare the fragility of m...
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Italian bank UniCredit shares sink on CEO departureDec 01, 2020 6:00 am - MILAN (AP) - Shares in Italian bank UniCredit sank 7% on Tuesday after the bank unexpectedly announced that CEO Jean Pierre Mustier is leaving in April due to strategy ...