Business Stories from January 7, 2021 (Change date)
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COVID-19 vaccine contender CureVac links up with BayerJan 07, 2021 2:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - A German company that is in the advanced stages of producing a vaccine against COVID-19 is linking up with pharmaceutical giant Bayer to help develop and d...
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US unemployment claims slip to still-high 787,000Jan 08, 2021 1:19 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell slightly last week to 787,000, a historically high number that points to a weak job market held b...
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Didn't get your relief payment yet? You aren't aloneJan 08, 2021 1:19 pm - Didn't get your second relief check yet? You aren't alone. While the IRS and Treasury have distributed the bulk of the anticipated $164 million in second-round of relie...
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US services sector grows for seventh consecutive monthJan 07, 2021 9:30 am - SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - The U.S. services sector, where most Americans work, grew for the seventh consecutive month in December even as coronavirus cases surged throug...
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Asian shares mostly up on Wall Street rally, stimulus hopesJan 07, 2021 11:30 pm - TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares were mostly higher Friday on hopes for additional economic stimulus after U.S. Congress confirmed Joe Biden as the winner of the presidential e...
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Bitcoin crosses $40K mark, doubling in less than a monthJan 07, 2021 4:31 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - First it went through $20,000. Then 10 days later, it broke through $25,000, and then, with barely taking a breath, it crossed $30,000. Now only a...
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Downtown Palatine music venue moves a step closer to realityJan 11, 2021 1:38 pm - A plan for a new restaurant and bar with live entertainment in downtown Palatine got the OK from the zoning board of appeals, and is expected to go before the village co...
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Walgreens tops fiscal 1Q forecasts as it fights pandemic hitJan 11, 2021 7:35 am - Walgreens Boots Alliance lost $308 million in its first fiscal quarter on a big charge tied to its stake in the drug wholesaler AmerisourceBergen. COVID-19 also continue...
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State employment agency responds to GOP criticismsJan 09, 2021 7:09 am - SPRINGFIELD - House Republicans continued to criticize the Pritzker administration Wednesday as the Illinois Department of Employment Support works through ongoing staff...
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Round Lake approves new TIF district for downtown redevelopmentJan 09, 2021 7:09 am - Round Lake has established its first tax-subsidized district in the downtown area in the hope of attracting developers in conjunction with the straightening of Cedar Lak...
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