Business Stories from September 30, 2020 (Change date)
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Survey: China's factory, export activity gain in SeptemberSep 30, 2020 12:31 am - BEIJING (AP) - China's factory activity accelerated in September, adding to a gradual recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, a government survey showed Wednesday. A mon...
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Caesars Entertainment buys bookmaker William Hill for $3.7BOct 01, 2020 9:08 am - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Caesars Entertainment said Wednesday it is buying the British bookmaker William Hill for $3.7 billion in a deal aimed at binding its casinos e...
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California governor signs corporate boardroom diversity lawSep 30, 2020 9:00 pm - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Hundreds of California-based corporations must have directors from racial or sexual minorities on their boards under a first-in-the-nation bill...
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UK economy slump not as bad as feared but still a recordSep 30, 2020 4:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The British economy did not contract as much as originally thought during the second quarter of the year when coronavirus lockdown measures were at their m...
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Russian man sentenced for LinkedIn, Dropbox data breachesSep 30, 2020 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A Russian man convicted of hacking LinkedIn, Dropbox and Formspring and stealing the personal information of more than 100 million customers was sen...
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Economy plunges 31.4% in spring but big rebound expectedSep 30, 2020 2:45 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. economy plunged at an unprecedented rate this spring and even with a record rebound expected in the just-ended third quarter, the U.S. economy...
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Google unveils latest Pixel phone, rolls out new TV serviceSep 30, 2020 6:30 pm - SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) - Google will try to make a bigger splash in the smartphone market with a cheaper high-end model while it also aims to expand its presence on bigg...
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Shell plans to cut up to 9,000 jobs as oil demand slumpsOct 01, 2020 2:36 pm - LONDON (AP) - Energy producer Royal Dutch Shell said Wednesday it's planning to cut between 7,000 and 9,000 jobs worldwide by the end of 2022 following a collapse in dem...
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Japan court orders gov't, TEPCO to pay in Fukushima disasterSep 30, 2020 8:31 pm - TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese court on Wednesday found the government and the operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant negligent for failing to take measures to prevent...
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Ex-UAW president pleads guilty in embezzlement schemeSep 30, 2020 4:30 pm - DETROIT (AP) - The former president of the United Auto Workers pleaded guilty Wednesday to an embezzlement scheme, saying he suspected that union dues were being used fo...