Business Stories from December 21, 2020 (Change date)
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Asia Today: Seoul area curbing public gatheringsDec 21, 2020 12:31 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Gatherings of more than five people will be banned in South Korea's capital region as an elevated step to suppress what authorities call an 'œe...
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UAE top diplomat acknowledges visa restrictions on PakistanDec 21, 2020 1:31 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The United Arab Emirates' top diplomat has publicly acknowledged a so-far unexplained ban on visitors from Pakistan, which travel agen...
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Kansas City Star apologizes for racially biased coverageDec 22, 2020 11:35 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Kansas City Star's top editor has apologized for past decades of racially biased coverage and the newspaper has posted a series of stories ex...
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Asian shares extend losses on worries about spread of virusDec 21, 2020 8:30 pm - Asian shares retreated on Tuesday, extending losses on growing worries over a new, potentially more infectious strain of the coronavirus. The outbreaks are raising worr...
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Asia Today: South Korea to curb social gatherings nationwideDec 21, 2020 7:30 pm - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea will prohibit private social gatherings of more than five people and shut down ski resorts and major tourist spots nationwide start...
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Grains mostly higher and livestock higherDec 21, 2020 2:00 pm - Wheat for Mar. rose 3 cents at 6.1125 a bushel; Mar. corn was up 2.50 cents at 4.40 a bushel, Mar. oats was unchanged at $3.3775 a bushel; while Jan. soybeans advanced 2...
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China criticizes US corporate auditing penaltiesDec 22, 2020 5:12 am - BEIJING (AP) - China's government on Monday called on Washington not to enforce a measure that might expel Chinese companies from U.S. stock exchanges if they fail Ameri...
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EU greenlights COVID-19 vaccine after agency gives safety OKDec 21, 2020 11:31 am - AMSTERDAM (AP) - The European Union on Monday gave official approval for the coronavirus vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer to be used across the 27-nation bloc, r...
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Kansas City newspaper reckons with its racial mistreatmentDec 22, 2020 11:33 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The first significant attention that the Kansas City Star gave to hometown hero and jazz legend Charlie "Bird" Parker came when he died in 1955 - and the...
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Exxon Mobil, Intel down; JPMorgan Chase, Nike riseDec 21, 2020 2:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Monday: Tesla, down $45.14 to $649.86 The electric car marker formally joined the S&P 500 stock index. ...