Business Stories from December 22, 2020 (Change date)
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EU-UK leaders seek way out of Brexit trade impasseDec 22, 2020 6:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union and the United Kingdom kicked efforts into higher gear on Tuesday to settle a fight over EU fishing quotas in British waters, the main...
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Q3 GDP estimate gets a slight upgrade to 33.4% growthDec 22, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. economy expanded at a record 33.4% annual pace from July through September, the Commerce Department said Tuesday, delivering the last of three...
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Grains higher, livestock mixedDec 22, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were higher on Tuesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar. gained 6 cents at $6.1460 a bushel; Mar. corn rose 2.6...
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Grains mostly higher and livestock mixedDec 22, 2020 6:00 am - Wheat for Mar. gained 5.75 cents at 6.17 a bushel; Mar. corn rose 3.50 cents at 4.4350 a bushel, Mar. oats was off 1 cent at $3.3675 a bushel; while Jan. soybeans rose 4...
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Grains mostly higher and livestock mixedDec 22, 2020 6:00 am - Wheat for Mar. gained 5.75 cents at 6.17 a bushel; Mar. corn rose 3.50 cents at 4.4350 a bushel, Mar. oats was off 1 cent at $3.3675 a bushel; while Jan. soybeans rose 4...
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Senator: Treasury Dept. email accounts compromised in hackDec 22, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Dozens of email accounts at the Treasury Department were compromised in a massive breach of U.S. government agencies being blamed on Russia, with hacke...
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US consumer confidence tumbles in crucial holiday seasonDec 22, 2020 6:00 am - SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - A closely-watched gauge for U.S. consumer confidence tumbled to a reading of 88.6 in December as rising coronavirus cases dragged American opti...
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Australian regulator delays decision on Google-Fitbit mergerDec 22, 2020 6:00 am - CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australia's competition regulator on Tuesday delayed for three months its decision on Google's plan to buy fitness gadget maker Fitbit for $2....
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Google rejects DOJ antitrust claims in court filingDec 22, 2020 6:00 am - Google is pushing back in court this week on antitrust claims brought against it by the Justice Department two months ago. In a legal filing with the U.S. District Court...
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Train cars carrying crude oil derail, burn north of SeattleDec 22, 2020 6:00 am - BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) - Seven train cars carrying crude oil derailed Tuesday and five caught fire, sending a large black plume of smoke into the sky north of Seattle cl...