Business Stories from January 4, 2021 (Change date)
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Asian stocks rise after Wall Street hits new highJan 04, 2021 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Asian stock markets rose Monday on 2021's first trading day, boosted by optimism about the rollout of coronavirus vaccines after Wall Street ended the yea...
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Carlos Ghosn asks why Japanese don't question him in LebanonJan 04, 2021 6:00 am - BEIRUT (AP) - Former Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn said in an interview aired Monday that French investigators are coming to question him in Lebanon over some legal c...
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Asian stocks track Wall St retreat as COVID caseloads surgeJan 04, 2021 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares were mostly lower Tuesday, echoing pullbacks on Wall Street as worries grow about surging coronavirus cases in the region. Japan's benchmark N...
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Mozambique's jihadists force Total to suspend gas projectJan 04, 2021 6:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Mozambique's jihadist violence has forced the French energy firm Total to suspend work at its multibillion-dollar liquefied natural gas project in th...
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Grains mixed and livestock mixed.Jan 04, 2021 6:00 am - Wheat for Mar. rose 1.50 cents at 6.42 a bushel; Mar. corn was off .25 cent at 4.8375 a bushel, Mar. oats fell 4.75 cents at $3.56 a bushel; while Jan. soybeans was up 1...
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Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot shareholders approve mergerJan 04, 2021 6:00 am - MILAN (AP) - Shareholders of Fiat Chrysler and PSA Peugeot voted Monday to merge and create the world's fourth-largest auto company which, its architects hope, can more ...
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UK watchdog investigates Ryanair's 'jab & go' adJan 04, 2021 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Britain's advertising watchdog has launched an investigation into budget carrier Ryanair, after receiving 1,600 complaints about an ad that suggested consu...
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Saudi Arabia to lift Qatar embargo, easing the Gulf crisisJan 04, 2021 6:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Saudi Arabia will open its airspace and land border to Qatar in the first step toward ending a years-long diplomatic crisis that deepl...
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Iran starts 20% uranium enrichment, seizes South Korean shipJan 04, 2021 6:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran began enriching uranium Monday to levels unseen since its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and also seized a South Korean-flag...
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'~Wonder Woman 1984' adds $5.5 million in 2nd US weekendJan 04, 2021 6:00 am - In its second weekend in U.S. theaters, 'œWonder Woman 1984'ť earned an estimated $5.5 million in ticket sales according to studio estimates Sunday. It's a 67% drop for ...