Business Stories from January 13, 2021 (Change date)
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Target continues to thrive in whirlwind retail environmentJan 13, 2021 5:01 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Target's strong sales streak extended through a pandemic-shrouded holiday season after a hard push online and an increased effort to provide alternatives...
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US budget deficit up 60.7% in first 3 months of budget yearJan 13, 2021 2:30 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government's deficit in the first three months of the budget year was a record-breaking $572.9 billion, 60.7% higher than the same period a ye...
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Volkswagen sold 9.3 million cars in pandemic year, down 15%Jan 13, 2021 7:30 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - German automaker Volkswagen said its global sales fell 15.2% during 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic but showed significant recovery toward th...
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Asian shares mixed after lackluster day on Wall StreetJan 13, 2021 8:30 pm - Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Thursday after a lackluster day on Wall Street, where major indexes spent the day drifting up and down near their record highs. Ben...
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Fed survey finds economy slowing in some areas of countryJan 13, 2021 3:01 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - A Federal Reserve survey of U.S. business conditions has found modest economic gains at the start of the year, although some parts of the country saw s...
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Tesla balks at touch screen recall, US agency takes actionJan 13, 2021 6:30 pm - DETROIT (AP) - Tesla Inc. is balking at recalling about 159,000 vehicles with potentially defective touch screens, so U.S. safety regulators are moving to force the comp...
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NTSB says vehicle battery fires pose risks to 1st respondersJan 13, 2021 2:30 pm - DETROIT (AP) - Electric vehicle fires pose safety risks to first responders and guidelines from manufacturers about how to deal with them have been inadequate, according...
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Mega Millions $625M jackpot largest in nearly 2 yearsJan 12, 2021 9:30 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Lottery players had a shot Tuesday night at the eighth-largest jackpot in U.S. history, thanks to months without a winner of the big prize. The M...
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Asian stocks mixed after Wall St rebounds from uncertaintyJan 12, 2021 9:30 pm - BEIJING (AP) - Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street rebounded, shrugging off uncertainty about a possible new attempt to impeach President Donald T...
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Nigerian diplomat's family sues Boeing over 737 Max crashJan 13, 2021 6:00 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - The family of a longtime Nigerian diplomat killed in the 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 Max in Ethiopia has joined litigation against the company in U.S. fede...