Business Stories from January 28, 2021 (Change date)
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Grains mostly lower and livestock mixed.Jan 28, 2021 2:00 pm - Wheat for Mar. lost 11.25 cents at 6.47 a bushel; Mar. corn was up .50 cent at 5.3450 a bushel, Mar. oats fell 5.75 cents at $3.4675 a bushel; while Mar. soybeans declin...
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American Airlines, Comcast rise, Tesla, McCormick fallJan 28, 2021 2:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Tesla Inc., down $28.73 to $835.43. The electric car maker's fourth-quarter profit ...
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Brokerages limit trading in GameStop, sparking outcryJan 28, 2021 6:05 pm - Robinhood and other retail brokerages took steps to tamp down the speculative frenzy surrounding companies such as GameStop, but the actions only sparked more volatility...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesJan 28, 2021 3:00 pm - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for March delivery fell 51 cents to $52.34 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude oil for March delivery fell 28 cents to $55.53 a barrel. Wholesale gas...
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US long-term mortgage rates slip; 30-year at 2.73%Jan 28, 2021 3:30 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. long-term mortgage rates slipped this week as the economy remains burdened by the coronavirus pandemic. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thurs...
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Correction: Taxing Big Tech storyJan 28, 2021 3:00 pm - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - In a story January 27, 2021, about global talks on how to tax big technology companies, The Associated Press misspelled the name of the company...
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Apple CEO escalates battle with Facebook over online privacyJan 28, 2021 2:30 pm - SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) - Apple CEO Tim Cook fired off a series of thinly veiled shots at Facebook and other social media companies Thursday, escalating an online privacy...
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UN chief calls for regulating social media companiesJan 28, 2021 6:05 pm - UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United Nations chief called Thursday for global rules to regulate powerful social media companies like Twitter and Facebook. Secretary-General ...
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Regulator says Australia must address Google ad dominanceJan 27, 2021 10:31 pm - CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - A lack of competition for Google and a lack of transparency in the digital advertising supply chain needed to be addressed because they were i...
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Virus aid, no new taxes top US gambling industry 2021 goalsJan 28, 2021 10:30 am - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - The U.S. gambling industry wants additional financial aid from the next round of coronavirus stimulus legislation, and promises to fight new o...