Business Stories from December 4, 2020 (Change date)
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Grains mostley lower and livestock lowerDec 04, 2020 6:00 am - Wheat for Dec. fell 5.25 cents at 5.7175 a bushel; Dec. corn lost 5.50 cents at 4.17 a bushel, Dec. oats rose 9.50 cents at $3.1325 a bushel; while Jan. soybeas fell 5.2...
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Fishing holds key to Brexit trade deal as talks drag onDec 04, 2020 6:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - As Brexit talks enter their decisive final days, there's still a big catch: the fishing industry. It is holding up the trade deal between the European Un...
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UK says EU trade talks at tricky point as hopes of deal dimDec 04, 2020 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - U.K.-EU trade talks are at a 'œdifficult'ť point, the British government said Friday, as U.K. officials poured cold water on hopes of an imminent breakthro...
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EXPLAINER: 5 key takeaways from the November jobs reportDec 04, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Evidence was abundant in the November jobs report that the U.S. economy's tentative recovery is sputtering as coronavirus cases accelerate and federal ...
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Norway's deputy central bank chief resigns over China tiesDec 04, 2020 6:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - The deputy governor of Norway's central bank is stepping down with immediate effect after he was not granted a new security clearance because ...
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More record highs for stocks as hopes grow for economic aidDec 04, 2020 6:00 am - Wall Street closed out a solid week for stocks Friday with more record highs as traders took a discouraging jobs report as a sign that Congress will finally move to deli...
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PagerDuty, Halliburton rise; Marvell Technology, Yext fallDec 04, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Friday: DocuSign Inc., up $12.21 to $243.22. The provider of electronic signature technology raised it...
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Mining giant Glencore lays out climate plan as CEO retiresDec 04, 2020 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Mining giant Glencore said Friday that it aims to stop adding greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere by 2050. The Anglo-Swiss company, which is one of ...
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Google AI researcher's exit sparks ethics, bias concernsDec 04, 2020 6:00 am - Prominent artificial intelligence scholar Timnit Gebru helped improve Google's public image as a company that elevates Black computer scientists and questions harmful us...
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Illinois' first Amazon Fresh store to open Thursday in NapervilleDec 04, 2020 4:30 am - Technology and convenience are at the center of the state's first Amazon Fresh grocery store, slated to open Thursday in Naperville, company leaders said. The roughly 35...