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	finance As-it-happens update ⋅ December 31, 2020
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	Reuters Dollar on track for worst year since 2017 Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar was on track for its worst yearly loss since 2017 on Thursday as expectations of additional fiscal stimulus and loose Federal Reserve monetary policies lead investors to shun the currency and project further weakness in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes How China's Antitrust And Monopoly Probe Will Disrupt Tech Titans In Retail Forbes The Big Tech Crack-down. Governance over antitrust cases has been taking place globally, sweeping from the United States to India and cracking down on big tech companies to fair consumer choices and in regulating the market. The most impacted target to ... Flag as irrelevant
	GlobeNewswire Castor Maritime Inc. Announces Pricing of $18.0 Million Registered Direct Offering GlobeNewswire LIMASSOL, Cyprus, Dec. 31, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Castor Maritime Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: CTRM) announces today that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain unaffiliated institutional investors to issue ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Mortgage rates move slightly higher but remain near record lows Washington Post After tumbling to historic lows throughout the month, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate rebounded slightly heading into the new year. According to the latest data released Thursday by Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate average ticked up to 2.67 percent with an ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News China OKs 1st homegrown vaccine as COVID-19 surges globally ABC News China has authorized its first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine for general use, adding another shot that could see wide use in poorer countries as the virus surges back around the globe. By HUIZHONG WU and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press. December ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters IAG rejigs board after Brexit deal, British Airways gets $2.7 billion loan Reuters (Reuters) - Airline group IAG revamped its board to ensure a majority of independent non-executive directors are from the European Union and rolled out plans to comply with ownership rules of the economic bloc following Brexit, the company said on ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Wall Street Journal China Finishes Off a Wild Year With More Manufacturing Growth The Wall Street Journal BEIJING—China finished 2020 with a 10th consecutive month of expansion in its manufacturing sector, capping a dramatic year that saw the country's factories incapacitated by the pandemic, only to roar back as a growth engine for China and the world. Flag as irrelevant
	Firstpost Amazon Peps Up Music-Streaming Game Against Spotify, Apple & Others Nasdaq The music-streaming war heats up with Amazon's AMZN strong efforts to bolster the content library of Amazon Music — the company's music streaming service. Amazon entered an agreement to acquire a podcast network, Wondery, which testifies the ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Explainer-How Does AstraZeneca's Vaccine Compare With Pfizer-BioNTech? U.S. News & World Report ZURICH (Reuters) - Britain on Wednesday became the first country to approve AstraZeneca and Oxford University's home-grown UK COVID-19 vaccine, adding an easy-to-manage shot to the arsenal of a nation desperate for pandemic relief. Even so ... Flag as irrelevant
	Barron's Exxon Confirmed a Big Write-Down. Another Quarterly Loss May Be on the Way. Barron's Exxon Mobil stock is edging lower on Thursday morning, after confirming that it plans to write down the value of its assets by as much as $20 billion and may incur a fourth-quarter loss as it continues to grapple with the pandemic's effect on energy prices. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Markets started 2020 riding high, and they'll end it even higher CNN New York (CNN Business) The stock market's wild 2020 ride is finally coming to an end. Stocks are at record highs once again, just like they were at the start of this unprecedented year. Stocks opened mixed on Thursday, the last trading day of the year. Flag as irrelevant
	Austin Business Journal PPP pound-for-pound rankings: How community banks stepped up with $659B program Austin Business Journal Community banks came out in force during the first $659 billion wave of the Paycheck Protection Program, according to a deep dive into the latest batch of PPP financial data. An Austin Business Journal analysis of the top 30 financial institutions ranked by ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY JC Penney begins new CEO search focused on 'modern retail' USA TODAY J.C. Penney said goodbye to its CEO, Jill Soltau, on Dec. 31. The retailer's new ownership group – Simon Property Group and Brookfield Asset Management, along with strategic partner Authentic Brands Group – launched a search for a new chief executive ... Flag as irrelevant
	WFMJ Glenn Stevens retires from WFMJ after 49 years WFMJ For nearly five decades, Glenn Stevens has been one of the preeminent voices and faces in the Mahoning Valley. His 49 years at one station is a symbol of longevity you just don't see these days in the news business. "I think back on 49 years, every single ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bankrate.com Today's Mortgage Rates, December 31, 2020 | Rates taper off Bankrate.com Several closely watched mortgage rates fell today. The average for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped, but the average rate on a 15-year fixed held firm. Meanwhile, the average rate on 5/1 adjustable-rate mortgages receded. Flag as irrelevant
	WDIV ClickOnDetroit Pet food sold nationwide recalled after 28 dogs die from suspected poisoning WDIV ClickOnDetroit Multiple product samples were tested by the Missouri Department of Agriculture and found to contain very high levels of aflatoxin. Aflatoxin is a toxin produced by the mold Aspergillus flavus and at high levels it can cause illness and death in pets. The toxin can ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune Hedge fund Alden looks to buy Tribune Publishing and go private in deal valuing newspaper chain at $520 million Chicago Tribune Alden, which already owns 32% of Tribune Publishing, made a nonbinding proposal to buy out other shareholders for $14.25 per share, according to a filing Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Flag as irrelevant
	Nasdaq Acadia To Divest Its UK Unit For $1.47B; Jefferies Lifts PT Nasdaq Acadia Healthcare announced that it has agreed to sell its UK business operations, which it operates under the name of The Priory Group, to Waterland Private Equity for $1.47 billion. Shares of Acadia Healthcare closed 3.6% on Wednesday. Acadia (ACHC) ... Flag as irrelevant
	WGN-TV 500 vaccine doses 'intentionally' removed from refrigeration at Wisconsin clinic WGN-TV "Earlier this week, we learned that 57 vials of Moderna vaccine were removed from a pharmacy refrigerator at Aurora Medical Center – Grafton overnight, resulting in more than 500 doses of vaccine being discarded," the clinic said in a statement to NewsNation. Flag as irrelevant
	Barron's Constellation Brands Stock Is a Buy Ahead of Earnings. Thank Beer. Barron's Constellation Brands stock is barely budging in Thursday morning trading, but Morgan Stanley suggested that the alcoholic beverage maker is a buy ahead of its fiscal-third-quarter earnings report next week. Analyst Dara Mohsenian reiterated an Overweight ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bloomberg London Girl Granted Anonymity to Bring TikTok Privacy Suit Bloomberg A London judge granted a 12 year-old girl anonymity so she can take TikTok to court over allegations the social-media company violated the European Union's strict data protection rules. The London child "intends to go to a court asserting -- rightly or wrongly ... Flag as irrelevant
	New York Post NYC bike gang assaulted cab driver before attacking BMW New York Post The youngsters' two-wheeled terror spree on Tuesday began in Midtown, where they swarmed the taxi on Fifth Avenue near East 29th Street, trying to damage the vehicle around 4 p.m., police sources said on Thursday. Flag as irrelevant
	Statesman Journal Tobacco and cigarette tax increase begins with the new year Statesman Journal A series of increases of taxes on cigarettes, other tobacco products and inhalant delivery products will begin Friday after Oregon voters passed Measure 108 by a wide margin in November. It will be the first time vapes and other e-cigarette products are taxed ... Flag as irrelevant
	Business Recorder CBOT Trends - Soybeans up 10-16 cents, corn up 2-6, wheat down 1-3 Successful Farming CHICAGO, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Following are U.S. trade expectations for the opening of grain and soy complex trading at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) at 8:30 a.m. CST (1430 GMT) on Thursday: NOTE: Futures markets will be closed on Friday for the ... Flag as irrelevant
	East Hampton Star Food Pantries Kept Up With Colossal Need East Hampton Star Local food pantries usually see the greatest need in the winter months, when those with seasonal jobs struggle to make ends meet, but because of the pandemic and job losses caused by the economic shutdown, they have been helping feed a record number ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Brazil fails to secure syringes for COVID-19 vaccine jabs Reuters BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian syringe and needle makers warned on Wednesday the country's coronavirus vaccination program was at risk after the government set auction prices too low and failed to draw bids for enough syringes to meet its requirements. Flag as irrelevant
	ETAuto.com Russia plans to export 1.554 mln t of diesel from Primorsk in Jan-Ifax ETAuto.com Representative image MOSCOW: Russia plans to export 1.554 million tonnes of ultra-low sulphur diesel via Baltic port of Primorsk in January after 1.440 million tonnes in December, the Interfax news agency reported on Thursday citing Transneft. Russia's ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOX43.com Pork and sauerkraut dinners go takeout only this year FOX43.com PEACH BOTTOM, Pa. — The Central Pennsylvania New Year's tradition of pork and sauerkraut dinners will become one of the first seasonal rituals upended by the pandemic in 2021. According to Pennsylvania Dutch tradition, pork and sauerkraut is believed ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes India Z-Power Batteries: Old and promising lead acid battery company Forbes India Z-POWER BATTERIES is a trusted name in the battery industry for supply of Automotive Batteries, E-Vehicle Batteries, Reserve Power Batteries. BRAND CONNECT | PAID POST. Published: Dec 30, 2020 07:37:28 AM IST. Updated: Dec 31, 2020 01:08:21 PM ... Flag as irrelevant
	SBC Americas SportsHandle: That was the year that was in US sports betting SBC Americas SportsHandle and friends take a look back at what's been a challenging year to bring you the main headlines that dominated the US sports betting sector. Exclusive: DraftKings And $3 Million Parlay Bettor Battling Over Frozen Funds. A Florida bettor who ... Flag as irrelevant
	Business Insider India India continues to mull over SII and Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine candidates Business Insider India The analysis of the additional data and information submitted by Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech is still being conducted by regulator Central Drug Standard Control Organisation's (CDSCO) Subject Expert Committee and their next meeting will ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com A Turnpike Tolls Go Up Sunday: See How Much More You'll Pay Patch.com PENNSYLVANIA — With the new year comes new Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission will increase prices at midnight on Sunday, Jan. 3. Back in July, the commission approved a 6 percent toll increase for all E-ZPass rates ... Flag as irrelevant
	WPLG Local 10 Pickup truck plunges into canal near Dolphin Mall in Miami-Dade WPLG Local 10 SWEETWATER, Fla. – A pickup truck plunged into a canal on Wednesday night just outside of Dolphin Mall in Miami-Dade County. Police officers responded to the area of Northwest 12th Street at the Florida Turnpike, according to Detective Lee Cowart, ... Flag as irrelevant
	NECN This Vermont Home Comes With a Full Cellblock NECN A home for sale in Vermont's rural Northeast Kingdom is probably unlike any you've ever seen before—because of something unusual that comes included in the property. "It has a lot of character," real estate agent Jennifer Allen said of the 1870s home in ... Flag as irrelevant
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