Business Stories from August 14, 2020 (Change date)
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US industrial production up 3%; factory output up 3.4%Aug 14, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - American industry continued to regain ground lost in the coronavirus recession last month but production remains well below where it was before the pan...
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Dillard's, Novavax rise; Baidu, DraftKings fallAug 14, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Friday: Applied Materials Inc., up $2.55 to $67.62. The chipmaking equipment company beat Wall Street's...
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Judge refuses to reconsider GM lawsuit against Fiat ChryslerAug 14, 2020 7:00 am - A federal judge in Detroit said Friday that he will not reconsider his July dismissal of General Motors' racketeering lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. U.S. Dis...
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Home prices climb to record in pandemic as buyers seek spaceAug 14, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A renter most of his adult life, Clarence Swann became fearful that landlords would use the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to gouge their tenants. So,...
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Grains mixed, livestock mixedAug 14, 2020 7:00 am - \CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mixed on Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Sept. rose 8.60 nts at $5.0420 a bushel; Sept. corn was up 2...
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Stocks barely budge on Wall Street; S&P 500 just shy of highAug 14, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stock indexes barely budged on Wall Street Friday, leaving the S&P 500 just shy of its record once again. The S&P 500 edged down 0.58, or less than 0.1%...
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Asian shares mixed on weak China data, worries over pandemicAug 14, 2020 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares were mixed on Friday as investors studied fresh data out of China showing that its recovery remains subdued. Shares rose in Japan and Australi...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesAug 14, 2020 7:00 am - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery fell 23 cents to settle at $42.01 a barrel Friday. Brent crude oil for October delivery fell 16 cents to $44.80 a barrel....
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US productivity rises 7.3% as hours worked are nearly halvedAug 14, 2020 7:00 am - SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - U.S. productivity rose at a 7.3% rate in the second quarter as the number of hours worked fell by nearly half, the biggest drop-off since the g...
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Dutch economy shrinks by 'unprecedented' 8.5% as virus hitsAug 14, 2020 7:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The Dutch economy suffered an unprecedented 8.5% contraction in the second quarter as the coronavirus pandemic slammed the brakes on spendi...
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