Business Stories from August 4, 2020 (Change date)
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EU regulators investigate Google's plan to buy FitbitAug 04, 2020 9:01 am - LONDON (AP) - European Union regulators say they're opening an in-depth investigation into U.S. tech giant Google's plan to buy fitness tracking device maker Fitbit The...
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Tampa teenager accused in Twitter hack pleads not guiltyAug 04, 2020 12:01 pm - TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A Florida teen identified as the mastermind of a scheme that gained control of Twitter accounts of prominent politicians, celebrities and technology m...
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Booking.com cuts workforce by thousands as travel atrophiesAug 04, 2020 11:01 am - Booking.com is laying off a quarter of its workforce - more than 4,000 people - with the global pandemic snuffing out travel. Layoffs will begin next month and run thro...
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Beyond Meat's 2Q sales jump as more try plant-based burgersAug 04, 2020 5:31 pm - More people are throwing plant-based burgers on the grill this summer. Beyond Meat, which makes pea protein-based burgers and sausages, said Tuesday its second quarter r...
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Mosaic, Take-Two Interactive rise; Ralph Lauren fallsAug 04, 2020 3:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Tuesday: Ford Motor Co., up 17 cents to $6.86. The company named chief operating officer Jim Farley ...
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Ford CEO Hackett to retire, COO Jim Farley to lead automakerAug 04, 2020 11:31 am - DETROIT (AP) - Jim Farley will lead Ford Motor Co. into the future as the global auto industry faces a new era of autonomous and electric vehicles. The company named Far...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesAug 04, 2020 2:31 pm - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery rose 69 cents to settle at $41.70 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude oil for October delivery rose 28 cents to $44.43 a barrel...
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Grains mostly lower,livestock mixedAug 04, 2020 10:00 am - \CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mostly lower on Tuesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Sept. delivery lost 10 cents at $5.1520 a bushel; Se...
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Asian shares fall on jitters over US stimulus, China tradeAug 04, 2020 11:01 pm - BEIJING (AP) - Major Asian stock markets declined Wednesday amid investor concern about U.S. stimulus spending and a trade agreement with Beijing. Market benchmarks in S...
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Officials: School laptops held up ahead of new academic yearAug 04, 2020 8:00 pm - About 4,000 new laptop computers bound for an Alabama school district were held up over issues with manufacturers, weeks before the school year was set to begin with inc...