Business Stories from December 2, 2020 (Change date)
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Walmart drops $35 minimum for its members' online ordersDec 02, 2020 6:00 am - 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...
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A year in 60 secs: TikTok lists top videos, creators of 2020Dec 02, 2020 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - From skateboarding to Fleetwood Mac to learning Cardi B's rump-shaking choreography, TikTok users got creative in a pandemic year with new songs,...
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Discovery's reality-heavy streaming service launches in Jan.Dec 02, 2020 6:00 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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Australia bounces out of recession as economy grows 3.3%Dec 02, 2020 6:00 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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Waiting for passengers, American puts Boeing Max in the airDec 02, 2020 6:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - American Airlines is taking its long-grounded Boeing 737 Max jets out of storage, updating key flight-control software, and flying the planes in preparatio...
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France and UN rally aid for Lebanon, urge political reformsDec 02, 2020 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - France and the United Nations vowed Wednesday to keep providing humanitarian aid to Lebanon but urged the country's leaders to form a new government as a po...
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Teen employee starts initiative to save beloved Palatine ice cream shopDec 02, 2020 5:00 am - Just a few years in business, Daisy's Malt Shoppe has established itself as a beloved go-to spot among the Palatine community, particularly teenagers. So when 17-year-ol...
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Oswald's Pharmacy in Naperville celebrates 145 years while navigating second global pandemicDec 02, 2020 4:30 am - Alex Anderson often wishes he could consult with his ancestors about carrying Oswald's Pharmacy in Naperville through the COVID-19 crisis. The sixth-generation family bu...
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Mount Prospect board allows dispensary to sell recreational potDec 02, 2020 4:30 am - One year after it rejected the sale of recreational marijuana within the village, the Mount Prospect village board voted Tuesday to opt in and allow its medical dispensa...
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Report: State energy laws created 'profit machine' for ComEdDec 02, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State energy laws passed in 2011 and 2013 allowed ComEd to earn huge profits while the utility giant failed to fulfill its promise of consumer savings and ...