Business Stories from December 3, 2020 (Change date)
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Sean Parker OK'd to buy stake in Peter Jackson's VFX studioDec 03, 2020 6:00 am - WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - New Zealand authorities have approved tech billionaire Sean Parker's purchase of a one-third stake in film director Peter Jackson's visual...
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Automakers prep for stronger mileage standards under BidenDec 03, 2020 6:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Now that it's clear Joe Biden soon will be president, the fight over automobile pollution and fuel efficiency standards is likely to peter out, and U.S. c...
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US long-term mortgage rates edge lower; 30-year at 2.71%Dec 03, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. long-term mortgage rates edged lower this week, reaching record lows for the 14th time this year against the backdrop of the pandemic-ravaged econ...
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Ryanair gives Boeing a boost by ordering 75 more Max jetsDec 03, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Irish budget airline Ryanair is ordering more Boeing 737 Max jets just weeks before the plane returns to flying after two crashes that killed 346 peopl...
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Chinese spacecraft carrying lunar rocks lifts off from moonDec 03, 2020 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese spacecraft lifted off from the moon Thursday night with a load of lunar rocks, the first stage of its return to Earth, the government space agen...
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As some pandemic aid ends, what's next for hurting AmericansDec 03, 2020 6:00 am - Americans who struggled through 2020 could face more hardship in the year ahead as pandemic related payments and protections come to an end. Expanded unemployment benefi...
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Scandinavian Airlines: slow return to travel despite vaccineDec 03, 2020 6:00 am - STOCKHOLM (AP) - Scandinavian Airlines says the outlook for travel in 2021 remains bleak and a recovery in flight traffic from the pandemic will be slow, even if the upc...
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US jobless claims remain high at 712,000 as virus escalatesDec 03, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to a still-high 712,000, the latest sign that the U.S. economy and job market...
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Freighter stuck in Detroit River slows Great Lakes shippingDec 03, 2020 6:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - A freighter has become stuck in a Detroit River channel, slowing some shipping between the Great Lakes. The Harvest Spirit ran aground Wednesday on the Ca...
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US service sector expansion slows in NovemberDec 03, 2020 6:00 am - SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - The U.S. services sector, where most Americans work, registered its sixth consecutive month of expansion in November. The Institute for Supply ...