Business Stories from January 12, 2021 (Change date)
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IRS gets more relief payments out after delaysJan 12, 2021 3:31 pm - The IRS said that after initial problems, it is getting more of the second round of relief payments to taxpayers. The government began distributing the payments, worth ...
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Grains mostly higher, livestock lowerJan 12, 2021 9:30 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mostly higher on Tuesday in early trading on the Chicago 5oard of Trade. Wheat for Mar. gained 15.75 cents at $6.5350 a bushel; Mar. co...
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Asian stocks gain as markets watch for Biden stimulus planJan 11, 2021 10:30 pm - BEIJING (AP) - Asian stocks advanced Tuesday as investors watched for details of President-elect Joe Biden's promised economic stimulus plan. Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Ko...
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Probe highlights Vatican legal system's limited protectionsJan 12, 2021 12:24 pm - VATICAN CITY (AP) - A criminal investigation into a Vatican real estate investment is exposing weaknesses in the city state's judicial system and a lack of some basic pr...
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GM charges up new unit to sell electric delivery vans, gearJan 12, 2021 10:30 am - DETROIT (AP) - The market for battery-powered delivery vehicles and equipment has so much potential that General Motors is forming a new business unit to serve it, a mov...
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Divers recover crashed Indonesian plane's data recorderJan 12, 2021 3:01 pm - JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesian navy divers searching the ocean floor on Tuesday recovered the flight data recorder from a Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the J...
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Pandemic restrictions a business boon for some Iraqi womenJan 11, 2021 11:30 pm - BAGHDAD (AP) - Fatima Ali was in her final year studying to become a medical analysis specialist when Iraq imposed a full lockdown in March. Forced by a raging pandemic ...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesJan 12, 2021 3:30 pm - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for February delivery rose 96 cents to $53.21 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude oil for March delivery rose 92 cents to $56.58 a barrel. Wholesale g...
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Job openings down in most industries, while layoffs spikeJan 14, 2021 7:35 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Layoffs spiked in November compared with the previous month and the number of job openings slipped, signaling that the job market has stalled as the re...
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Visa, Plaid call off merger following antitrust pressureJan 12, 2021 4:30 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Visa Inc. on Tuesday called off its planned $5.3 billion purchase of payment-processing technology company Plaid, citing the Justice Department's ...