Business Stories from June 15, 2020 (Change date)
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Grains mixed,livestock mixedJun 15, 2020 3:01 pm - Wheat for Jul. rose 2.75 cents at 5.0475 a bushel; Jul. corn was off .75 cent at 3.2925 a bushel, Jul. oats was up 2 cents at $3.19 a bushel; while Jul. soybeans fell 2....
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Streaming revolution: Protesters make point with viral clipsJun 15, 2020 3:01 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Hundreds of protesters marched up Manhattan's Fifth Avenue last week, their signs and chants demanding police reform captured from within their ranks by ...
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Feds: eBay staff sent spiders, roaches to harass coupleJun 15, 2020 5:00 pm - Six former eBay Inc. employees have been charged with waging an extensive campaign to terrorize and intimidate the editor and publisher of an online newsletter with thre...
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WhatsApp starts payments in Brazil: Sign of things to come?Jun 15, 2020 3:01 pm - Facebook's WhatsApp chat platform is launching mobile payments in Brazil, a country often used to test out new services because of its large online population. WhatsApp...
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Can job market sustain its gains? Uncertainties cloud futureJun 15, 2020 2:30 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Layoffs are slowing, unemployment is declining and hiring is gradually rising, suggesting that a steady rebound may be afoot in the U.S. job market. O...
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T-Mobile says it's working to fix widespread network issuesJun 15, 2020 6:01 pm - T-Mobile, one of the three largest mobile carriers in the U.S., said it's working to fix a widespread network issue. The company's president of technology, Neville Ray,...
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Rappler case highlights decline of press freedoms globallyJun 15, 2020 7:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - The conviction of two Philippine journalists for libel is a blow to press freedom and comes as media watchdogs track declines in press freedoms and democ...
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Harrowing blame game over COVID-19 toll in nursing homesJun 16, 2020 6:38 am - WASHINGTON - A grim blame game with partisan overtones is breaking out over COVID-19 deaths among nursing home residents, a tiny slice of the population that represents ...
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Sales Moves: Is there really a new normal?Jun 15, 2020 9:29 am - I am a language junkie and pay close attention to the way those around me craft their thoughts into sentences. I look for patterns of speech and streams of consciousness...
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Carpentersville's Masi's Pizza to close after 67 yearsJun 18, 2020 6:06 am - Masi's Pizza and Catering has served as a staple of the Dundee-area community for 67 years. It's where families ordered dinner religiously, where local residents worked,...