Business Stories from January 11, 2021 (Change date)
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Business grows skittish about Trump and GOP after riotsJan 11, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Corporate America is quickly distancing itself from President Donald Trump and his Republican allies, with many of the biggest names in business - Gold...
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Meet the online gadget show, a hall of mirrors to the futureJan 11, 2021 6:00 am - Every January, huge crowds descend on Las Vegas for the CES gadget show, an extravaganza of tech and glitz intended to set the tone for the coming year in consumer techn...
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No more puny prizes: Mega Millions, Powerball jackpots soarJan 11, 2021 6:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - After a long stretch of relatively paltry prizes, U.S. lottery players now have a choice of games that offer combined jackpots of more than $1 bi...
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Ford announces closing of Brazil manufacturing operationsJan 11, 2021 6:00 am - SAO PAULO (AP) - Ford Motor Co. said Monday it will close three plants in Brazil and stop producing automobiles in the South American country where it has been operating...
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China's Geely, Baidu announce electric car venturesJan 11, 2021 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Chinese automaker Geely says it will form an electric car venture with tech giant Baidu, adding to a flurry of corporate tie-ups in the industry to share ...
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EXPLAINER: Why Indonesia's plane safety record is a concernJan 11, 2021 6:00 am - JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Saturday's plane crash in Indonesia, in which a Sriwijaya Air carrying 62 people plunged into the Java Sea shortly after takeoff, has once agai...
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Insider Q&A: Bitcoin's massive rise and what comes nextJan 11, 2021 6:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The digital currency Bitcoin rocketed to a record high last week above $40,000 a coin. This comes after the currency languished for two years, plu...
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Twitter, Boeing fall; Eli Lilly, Crocs riseJan 11, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Monday: Apple Inc., down $3.07 to $128.98. The iPhone maker removed Parler, a social media platform pop...
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Free COVID-19 test site opens at Streets of WoodfieldJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - Shuttered by the state's COVID-19 protocols, the BullsEye Axe Throwing Lounge that opened last summer at Streets of Woodfield in Schaumburg has temporarily transitioned ...
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Neighbors scramble to object to trucking firm's proposed HQ in SchaumburgJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - A number of Schaumburg Township and Roselle residents near a trucking firm's proposed new headquarters in Schaumburg scrambled Monday to meet a U.S. Army Corps of Engine...