Business Stories from January 20, 2021 (Change date)
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Indiana casino executive fighting state over ouster orderJan 20, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A longtime heavyweight in Indiana's gambling industry is fighting state regulators' attempts to force him to give up his stake in a Lake Michigan ca...
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EU fines video game firms for blocking cross-border salesJan 20, 2021 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The European Union has issued fines to a U.S. video game platform and five game makers after they blocked players from buying cheaper copies of the games i...
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Grains mostly lower and livestock higher.Jan 20, 2021 6:00 am - Wheat for Mar. fell 4.50 cents at 6.6775 a bushel; Mar. corn lost 4 cents at 5.22 a bushel, Mar. oats was up 1.50 cents at $3.5750 a bushel; while Mar. soybeans declined...
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Turkish pilots, official face 12 years jail for Ghosn flightJan 20, 2021 6:00 am - ISTANBUL (AP) - Turkish prosecutors on Wednesday sought the maximum possible 12 years in prison each for a Turkish private airline official and two pilots accused of smu...
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Fierce California winds fan fires, topple trees and trucksJan 20, 2021 6:00 am - SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) - Months-old embers from a deadly California fire were blown back to life Tuesday by powerful winds that raked the state and prompted safety blac...
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Yellen taps Obama administration vets for key Treasury rolesJan 20, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Treasury Department announced Wednesday that Didem Nisanci will serve as Janet Yellen's chief of staff once Yellen is confirmed by the Senate. Nisa...
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Netflix, Alibaba rise; Bank of New York, US Bancorp fallJan 20, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Wednesday: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., up $13.84 to $265.49. The Chinese e-commerce company's co-founde...
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Comfort TV viewing gives ratings boost to football, dramasJan 20, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - An unprecedented impeachment hearing failed to keep TV viewers from settling back into familiar, escapist habits last week. NFL and college football a...
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Biden plans temporary halt of oil activity in Arctic refugeJan 20, 2021 6:00 am - JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - President Joe Biden's administration announced plans Wednesday for a temporary moratorium on oil and gas leasing in Alaska's Arctic National Wildli...
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Bartlett awards grant for village's 1st bakery in 11 yearsJan 20, 2021 4:30 am - Bartlett trustees on Tuesday approved a $7,000 economic development assistance grant to help the village's first independent bakery in more than a decade open before Val...