Business Stories from December 1, 2020 (Change date)
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Non-essential shops reopen in Belgium as virus numbers dropDec 01, 2020 6:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - Non-essential shops in Belgium were reopening Tuesday in the wake of encouraging figures about declining daily coronavirus infection rates and hospital a...
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US factories grew more slowly last month; index dips to 57.5Dec 01, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - American factories grew at a slower pace last month and there are concerns that surging coronavirus infections will endanger an economic recovery. The ...
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Salesforce to buy work chat service Slack for $27.7 billionDec 01, 2020 6:00 am - SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) - Business software pioneer Salesforce.com is buying work-chatting service Slack for $27.7 billion in a deal aimed at giving the two companies a b...
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Grains lower, livestock mixedDec 01, 2020 6:00 am - \CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were lower on Tuesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Dec. declined .176 cents at $5.65 a bushel; Dec. corn was o...
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Kohl's, Micron Technology rise; Zoom, Peloton fallDec 01, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Tuesday: Kohl's Corp., up $4.32 to $36.52. Sephora will be replacing cosmetics areas in the retailer'...
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Nasdaq seeks mandatory board diversity for listed companiesDec 01, 2020 6:00 am - Nasdaq is pushing for the more than 3,000 companies listed on its U.S. stock exchange to make their boardrooms less overwhelmingly male and white by hiring directors tha...
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New Zealand symbolically declares climate emergencyDec 01, 2020 6:00 am - WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Joining more than 30 countries, New Zealand on Wednesday took the symbolic step of declaring a climate emergency. Lawmakers voted 76-43 in...
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Asian stocks gain on stronger Chinese factory dataDec 01, 2020 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Asian stocks rose Tuesday after Chinese manufacturing improved, with investors looking ahead to U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's appearance b...
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Holly Days brings focus to downtown Elgin businessesDec 01, 2020 12:00 am - With Elgin's annual Winter Wonderland event canceled, the Downtown Neighborhood Association of Elgin has launched a new monthlong campaign to try to make up for the loss...
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Glimmers of hope for world economy, but dangers lurkDec 01, 2020 12:00 am - PARIS - Vendors broke out in applause in the flagship Galeries Lafayette department store in Paris as eager shoppers returned for the first time in a month, after yet an...