Business Stories from January 26, 2021 (Change date)
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Virginian-based UPS Freight being sold to TFI for $800MJan 26, 2021 6:00 am - RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - UPS has reached an agreement to sell the Virginia-based UPS Freight to Canadian trucking giant TFI International for $800 million. Both companies an...
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General Electric, Raytheon rise; Crane, Rockwell fallJan 26, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Johnson & Johnson, up $4.50 to $170.48. The health care products maker beat Wall Str...
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Consumer financial-hardship agreements slow but remain highJan 26, 2021 6:00 am - Credit reporting agency TransUnion has found that nearly 3% of common consumer debts were in financial-hardship status at the end of 2020, illustrating that many America...
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Washington Post's Marty Baron says he's retiring next monthJan 26, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron, who has led the newspaper on a resurgence in recent years, said Tuesday that he will retire at the end of F...
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Two CBS execs shelved pending diversity investigationJan 26, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - CBS has placed two top executives on administrative leave as it investigates charges of a hostile work environment for women and minorities at news opera...
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Grains mostly higher, livestock mixedJan 26, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mostly higher on Tuesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar. gained 20.75 cents at $6.6475 a bushel; Mar. co...
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Widespread internet outages hit northeast U.S.Jan 26, 2021 6:00 am - Internet users across the northeast U.S. experienced widespread outages for several hours Tuesday, interrupting work and school because of an unspecified Verizon network...
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Microsoft keeps chugging as pandemic continuesJan 26, 2021 6:00 am - As the pandemic raged through the U.S., Microsoft's business continued chugging ahead and beat Wall Street expectations for the last three months of 2020, powered by ong...
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Norway to fine dating app Grindr $11.7M over privacy breachJan 26, 2021 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Gay dating app Grindr faces a fine of more than $10 million from Norwegian regulators for failing to get consent from users before sharing their personal i...
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EU urges US to draft joint rule book to rein in tech giantsJan 26, 2021 6:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union called Tuesday on U.S. President Joe Biden to help draw up a common rule book to rein in the power of big tech companies like Facebook...