Business Stories from August 20, 2020 (Change date)
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery fell 35 cents to $42.58 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude oil for October delivery fell 47 cents to $44.90 a barrel. Wholesa...
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Grains mixed, livestock mixedAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - Wheat for Sept. rose 7.50 cents at 5.1950 a bushel; Sept. corn was off .50 cent at 3.2450 a bushel, Sept. oats rose 4 cents at $2.7175 a bushel; while Aug. soybeans lost...
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Grains mixed, livestock mixedAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - Wheat for Sept. rose 7.50 cents at 5.1950 a bushel; Sept. corn was off .50 cent at 3.2450 a bushel, Sept. oats rose 4 cents at $2.7175 a bushel; while Aug. soybeans lost...
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US long-term mortgage rates rise; 30-year at 2.99%Aug 20, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. average rates on long-term mortgages rose this week though they remain at historically low levels. The key 30-year loan nudged toward 3%. Mortgag...
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China, US say talks on implementing trade pact coming soonAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Chinese and U.S. trade envoys will hold a meeting by phone 'œin the near future'ť to discuss an agreement aimed at resolving a tariff war, a Commerce Mini...
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Delta bans purported bin Laden killer for not wearing a maskAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - A former Navy SEAL who has said he killed Osama bin Laden has been banned by Delta Air Lines after removing his face mask during a flight. Robert O'Neill ...
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North Korea sets rare party meeting after economic strugglesAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - In unusual candor, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un admitted U.S.-led sanctions, the pandemic and devastating floods had hurt his country's dism...
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EU regulators wrangle over Twitter data privacy penaltyAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - European Union privacy regulators are wrangling over the penalty Ireland's data privacy watchdog was set to issue Twitter for a data breach, pushing back t...
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US jobless claims jump back above 1 million in face of virusAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of laid-off workers seeking U.S. unemployment benefits rose to 1.1 million last week after two weeks of declines, evidence that many employe...
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Uber, Lyft threaten California shutdown over driver statusAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft are saying they will shut down their California operations if a new law goes into effect overnight that would f...
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