Business Stories from December 31, 2020 (Change date)
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Jobless claims down 19,000, still 4 times pre-pandemic levelDec 31, 2020 10:31 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits last week fell by 19,000 to 787,000, still a historically high level as a resurgent coronavirus m...
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S&P 500 ends at another record high as tumultuous 2020 endsDec 31, 2020 5:31 pm - Wall Street closed out a tumultuous year for stocks with more record highs Thursday, a fitting coda to the market's stunning comeback from its historic plunge in the ear...
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Federal checks salvage otherwise dreadful 2020 for US farmsJan 04, 2021 5:37 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Thanks to the government paying nearly 40% of their income, U.S. farmers are expected to end 2020 with higher profit than 2019 and the best net i...
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Microsoft says hackers viewed source code, didn't change itDec 31, 2020 2:31 pm - Microsoft said Thursday in a blog pos t that hackers tied to a massive intrusion of dozens of U.S. government agencies and private companies sneaked further into its sy...
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Brexit's choice for EU, UK: firm friends or nearby rivalsDec 31, 2020 2:01 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - The New Year could finally bring a fresh start and a commitment to let bygones be bygones for Britain and the European Union. But don't bet on it. The U...
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Nashville bombing spotlights vulnerable voice, data networksDec 31, 2020 12:01 pm - The Christmas Day bombing in downtown Nashville led to phone and data service outages and disruptions over hundreds of miles in the southern U.S., raising new concerns a...
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French traders, EU sound alarm over US tit-for-tat tariffsDec 31, 2020 9:31 am - PARIS (AP) - French wine exporters warned Thursday that they'll take a billion-euro hit in 2021 from the latest ratcheting-up of punitive tariffs between the United Stat...
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Grains higher, livestock mixedDec 31, 2020 9:30 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were higher in Thursday in early trading on the Chicago 5oard of Trade. Wheat for Mar. gained 2.5 cents at $6.37 a bushel; Mar. corn rose 11...
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Calamity? Anomaly? 2020 was a box office year like no otherDec 31, 2020 9:31 am - When the sun sets on the 2020 film box office, it'll be difficult to look at the numbers as anything but disastrous. After five consecutive years of North American reven...
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Hedge fund Alden offers to buy Tribune, valuing it at $521MDec 31, 2020 10:31 am - Hedge fund Alden, Tribune's largest shareholder, has offered to buy the rest of the newspaper publisher at a price that values it at $520.6 million. Alden sent a letter ...