Business Stories from December 2, 2020 (Change date)
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Horde of Brazilian bank robbers attack another city, kill 1Dec 02, 2020 9:30 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A large gang of heavily armed bank robbers invaded the Brazilian city of Cameta just one day after a similar force struck another mid-sized city on...
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Asian shares inch higher on optimism over vaccines, stimulusDec 02, 2020 9:01 pm - Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Thursday, helped by progress toward rolling out coronavirus vaccines and talk of reaching a compromise on new help for the U.S. econ...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesDec 02, 2020 2:00 pm - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery rose 73 cents to $45.28 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude oil for February delivery rose 83 cents to $48.25 a barrel. Wholesa...
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Discovery's reality-heavy streaming service launches in Jan.Dec 03, 2020 7:36 am - Discovery is joining the increasingly crowded streaming fray with its own reality-focused service Discovery Plus that will include shows from the Food Network, HGTV, TLC...
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Fed reports slowing US economic activity due to virus surgeDec 02, 2020 4:30 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - A Federal Reserve survey of business conditions around the country found that economic activity in several regions slowed in November as coronavirus ca...
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China spacecraft lands on moon to bring rocks back to EarthDec 01, 2020 10:30 pm - BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese spacecraft sent to return lunar rocks to Earth collected its first samples Wednesday after landing on the moon, the government announced, adding...
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Grains mostly higher and livestock mixedDec 02, 2020 2:00 pm - Wheat for Dec. was advanced 12.50 cents at 5.78 a bushel; Dec. corn was up 4.25 cents at 4.19 a bushel, Dec. oats rose 4.75 cents at $2.9450 a bushel; while Jan. soybeas...
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Who did it? TV viewers intrigued by HBO's 'The Undoing'Dec 02, 2020 4:01 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - The dramatic conclusion to 'œThe Undoing,'ť HBO's whodunit starring Hugh Grant and Nicole Kidman, proved how it's still possible to bring people together...
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Australia bounces out of recession as economy grows 3.3%Dec 02, 2020 12:00 am - WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Australia's economy grew by 3.3% in the third quarter, rebounding from its first recession in nearly three decades as it recovered from pa...
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Walmart drops $35 minimum for its members' online ordersDec 02, 2020 1:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Shoppers on Walmart.com who pay a $98-a-year membership fee will get free shipping on orders of any size starting Friday. Walmart announced the membershi...