Business Stories from December 23, 2019 (Change date)
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Italian budget to avoid sales tax rise gets the go-aheadDec 23, 2019 6:00 am - ROME (AP) - Italian lawmakers have backed a budget for next year that avoids steep sales tax increases but introduces new levies. The law passed Monday by 334 votes to 2...
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Indiana utility paying $1 million fine over hiring complaintDec 23, 2019 6:00 am - MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A major Indiana utility company has agreed to pay a $1 million fine in settling a federal complaint that it discriminated against some 1,500 fe...
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Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods slide 2%Dec 23, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods fell by the largest amount in six months, led by a large decrease in orders for defense airc...
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Report: Popular UAE chat app ToTok a government spy toolDec 23, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A chat app that quickly became popular in the United Arab Emirates for communicating with friends and family is actually a spying tool used by the govern...
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Kazakhstan, India to take joint action to boost local financial marketsDec 23, 2019 6:00 am - Kazakhstan's Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for m...
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US stocks set more records after quiet pre-Christmas tradingDec 23, 2019 6:00 am - Stocks closed modestly higher on Wall Street Monday, extending the major indexes' milestone-shattering run. The S&P 500 index notched its third-consecutive all-time high...
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Boeing and Apache rise; Disney and Hovnanian move lowerDec 23, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Monday: Boeing Co., up $9.55 to $337.55. The aerospace manufacturer said its CEO has resigned amid o...
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Russia to retaliate for US sanctions against Nord Stream 2Dec 23, 2019 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - The Russian government has vowed to retaliate against U.S. sanctions on a new Russia-Germany pipeline, work on which was suspended on Saturday. U.S. Presi...
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Sears sells DieHard brand to Advance Auto for $200 millionDec 23, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Sears has sold the DieHard car battery brand as the struggling retailer continues to shed assets to raise cash. The company, created by Sears in 1967, w...
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London-based firm says it's buying Louisiana steel millDec 23, 2019 6:00 am - LAPLACE, La. (AP) - London-based Liberty Steel Group said Monday that its $28 million cash offer has made it the preferred buyer for a Louisiana steel mill that shut dow...
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