Business Stories from June 19, 2020 (Change date)
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More U.S. workers getting Juneteenth off as awareness growsJun 19, 2020 8:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - A unprecedented number of U.S. companies are giving employees off for Juneteenth on Friday, raising hopes that the day commemorating the end of slavery c...
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Grains mixed,livestock mixed.Jun 19, 2020 10:31 am - k\CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mixed on Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery fell 5.90 cents at $4.7760 a bushel; July cor...
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The Glen census outcome guides distribution of millionsJun 22, 2020 1:31 pm - Besides the once every 10-year tally underway by the U.S. Census Bureau, residents of The Glen in Glenview are being asked to participate in a separate head count. Howev...
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Bank of England apologizes for past links to slaveryJun 22, 2020 6:48 am - LONDON (AP) - The Bank of England has apologized for the links some of its past governors had with slavery, as a global anti-racism movement sparked by the death of Geor...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesJun 19, 2020 3:00 pm - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery rose 91 cents to settle at $39.75 a barrel Friday. Brent crude oil for August delivery rose 68 cents to $42.19 a barrel. Whole...
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Barber offers hope in Peruvian barrios devastated by virusJun 19, 2020 7:00 pm - LIMA, Peru (AP) - Once a week, barber Josué Yacahuanca makes his way up the dusty hills of Peru's capital, heading into its poorest neighborhoods carrying a treasured g...
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Major railroad expansion tearing up Flint Hills in KansasJun 19, 2020 9:30 am - BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) - More than a century after the arrival of the railroads to the Flint Hills of Kansas, a large-scale track expansion is tearing up a scenic stret...
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China charges 2 Canadians with spying in Huawei-linked caseJun 19, 2020 12:31 pm - BEIJING (AP) - Chinese prosecutors charged two detained Canadians with spying Friday in an apparent bid to step up pressure on Canada to drop a U.S. extradition request ...
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Google loses appeal against $56 million fine in FranceJun 19, 2020 12:31 pm - PARIS (AP) - France's highest administrative court has upheld a fine of 50 million euros ($56 million) Google was ordered to pay for not being 'œsufficiently clear and t...
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Slated to close next week, Masi's Pizza in Carpentersville could be savedJun 23, 2020 8:31 am - Masi's Pizza and Catering is under contract for purchase by a potential new owner who hopes to keep the long-standing Dundee-area business alive, current operators said....