Business Stories from November 18, 2020 (Change date)
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Asia Today: Samoa leader appeals for calm after COVID caseNov 18, 2020 9:00 pm - WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - The leader of the small Pacific nation of Samoa appealed for calm Thursday after the country reported it's first positive test for the cor...
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Grains higher and livestock mixedNov 18, 2020 2:00 pm - Wheat for Dec. was rose 2.50 cents at 5.9775 a bushel; Dec. corn gained 5.50 cents at 4.2575 a bushel, Dec. oats was up 1.25 cents at $2.9750 a bushel; while Nov. soybea...
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Asian stocks mixed after Wall Street fall on virus worriesNov 17, 2020 9:30 pm - BEIJING (AP) - Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street declined as worries about the long-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic tempered enthusiasm ...
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Toilet paper limits, empty shelves are back as virus surgesNov 18, 2020 8:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Looking for toilet paper? Good luck. A surge of new coronavirus cases in the U.S. is sending people back to stores to stockpile again, leaving shelves b...
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Apple to cut app store fees as legal scrutiny intensifiesNov 20, 2020 7:29 am - SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) - Apple will cut its app store commissions in half for most developers beginning next year amid an intensifying debate about whether the iPhone ma...
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'Wonder Woman 1984' to debut in theaters and on HBO MaxNov 18, 2020 7:00 pm - 'œWonder Woman 1984'ť isn't skipping theaters or moving to 2021, but it is altering course. The last big blockbuster holdout of 2020 is still opening in U.S. theaters on...
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La-Z-Boy, Pfizer rise; Lowe's, PaySign fallNov 18, 2020 2:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Wednesday: Target Corp., up $3.81 to $166.85. The retailer's online sales surged, helping it beat Wall ...
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Asian stocks follow Wall Street lower on virus anxietyNov 18, 2020 9:00 pm - BEIJING (AP) - Asian stocks followed Wall Street lower on Thursday as anxiety about the economic fallout from rising coronavirus infections in the United States and Euro...
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UK insurance firm RSA agrees to $9.4 billion takeover offerNov 18, 2020 4:00 am - LONDON (AP) - RSA Insurance, one of the U.K.'s oldest insurance companies, agreed Wednesday to a takeover by Canadian and Danish buyers in a cash deal that values it at ...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesNov 18, 2020 1:30 pm - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery rose 39 cents to $41.82 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude oil for January delivery rose 59 cents to $44.34 a barrel. Wholesa...