Business Stories from December 7, 2020 (Change date)
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Dry autumn in Germany forces Rhine shippers to cut loadsDec 07, 2020 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Months of low rainfall have left Rhine short of water, forcing inland shippers on Germany's longest river to reduce their loads by half to avoid running ag...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesDec 07, 2020 6:00 am - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery fell 50 cents to $45.76 a barrel Monday. Brent crude oil for February delivery fell 46 cents to $48.79 a barrel. Wholesale ...
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Americans can pay their credit card bills, but for how long?Dec 07, 2020 12:00 am - NEW YORK - The coronavirus pandemic hasn't stopped Americans from keeping up with their credit card payments, thanks in large part to government relief programs passed b...
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How to avoid the 'holiday slide'Dec 07, 2020 12:00 am - This time of year, I normally write articles focusing on the "Holiday Slide" calling out the fact that most salespeople begin to wind down their prospecting activities a...
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Families file lawsuit claiming crematory ashes mixed up; infant's remains missingDec 07, 2020 12:00 am - For nearly five months, Georgic Byrd displayed, mourned over and spoke to an urn she believed contained the ashes of her infant daughter. Byrd said she later learned the...
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Years of research laid groundwork for speedy COVID-19 shotsDec 07, 2020 12:00 am - How could scientists race out COVID-19 vaccines so fast without cutting corners? A head start helped - over a decade of behind-the-scenes research that had new vaccine t...
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The entire Bob Dylan catalog, a 60-year rock 'n' roll odyssey, is soldDec 07, 2020 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Bob Dylan has sold publishing rights to his catalog of more than 600 songs, one of the greatest treasures in popular music, to the Universal Music Publishing ...
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Congress is failing the small business communityDec 07, 2020 12:00 am - Are you frustrated with the inability of Congress to pass legislation supporting small businesses during an unprecedented global pandemic? Do you find it stunning that ...
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Cannabis company Lifted Made signs distribution dealDec 07, 2020 12:00 am - LAKE FOREST - Acquired Sales Corp. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Zion-based Lifted Made, maker of hemp and hemp-derived products including CBD and delta 8 T...
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CDK Global names David Hahn chief information security officerDec 07, 2020 12:00 am - HOFFMAN ESTATES - CDK Global announced that David Hahn has joined the company as chief information security officer (CISO). He will also be a member of the executive lea...