Business Stories from September 18, 2024 (Change date)
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Longshoremen at key US ports threatening to strike over automation and paySep 18, 2024 8:12 am - Determined to thwart the automating of their jobs, about 45,000 dockworkers along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts are threatening to strike on Oct. 1, a move that would shu...
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Federal Reserve cuts key rate by sizable half-point, signaling end to its inflation fightSep 18, 2024 8:06 am - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic shift after more than two years of high rates helped tame inflation but that also made borrowing painfully expensive for American consumers.
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Speaker Johnson takes another crack at spending bill linked to proof of citizenship for new votersSep 18, 2024 8:03 am - WASHINGTON — The House is scheduled to vote Wednesday on Speaker Mike Johnson's proposal that links the funding of the federal government for the new budget year with a m...
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Gurnee hosting electronics recycling event FridaySep 18, 2024 7:07 am - Gurnee is hosting an electronics recycling event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, at the Gurnee Public Works facility, 1151 Kilbourne Road.
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Lebanon is rocked again by exploding devices as Israel declares a 'new phase' of warSep 18, 2024 6:55 am - BEIRUT — Walkie-talkies and solar equipment exploded in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon on Wednesday in an apparent second wave of attacks targeting devices a day after...
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