Business Stories from February 1, 2021 (Change date)
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California man arrested after livestream shows 2 bodiesFeb 01, 2021 6:00 am - VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) - Police in California arrested a man suspected of two killings after someone reported seeing a livestream on social media that showed him with a ...
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Nintendo profits soar as people play games during pandemicFeb 01, 2021 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Nintendo Co. reported Monday that its profit for the first three fiscal quarters nearly doubled as people around the world stayed home for the pandemic and ...
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Asian shares rise after vaccine maker boosts Europe suppliesFeb 01, 2021 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Asian stock markets gained Monday after coronavirus vaccine maker AstraZeneca agreed to increase supplies to Europe amid rising worries about the disease....
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Hong Kong government critic Jimmy Lai returns to courtFeb 01, 2021 6:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Prominent Hong Kong democracy advocate and newspaper founder Jimmy Lai returned to court Monday to contest an attempt by the government to keep him in j...
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Epstein joins company that advises on sports investmentsFeb 01, 2021 6:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - Major League Baseball consultant Theo Epstein was hired Monday by a financial firm that advises on investments in sports teams. Arctos Sports said Monday t...
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US construction spending up 1% in December led by housingFeb 01, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. construction spending rose a moderate 1% in December as the number of new homes offset a sustained weakness in nonresidential construction. The in...
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Wall Street's GameStop bug may have mutated; silver surgesFeb 01, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The erratic trading in shares of underdog companies like GameStop that turned markets combustible last week appears to have migrated to commodities, send...
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Troubled Chinese conglomerate missing up to $15 billionFeb 01, 2021 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Companies that are part of HNA Group, a Chinese conglomerate that says creditors want it declared bankrupt after a global acquisition spree, want to recov...
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Robinhood raises $3.4B from investors amid surge in tradingFeb 01, 2021 6:00 am - Popular online trading platform Robinhood said Monday that it has lined up $3.4 billion to help meet its funding requirements amid a spike in trading on Wall Street fuel...
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Google shutters internal Stadia game studioFeb 01, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Google is closing the internal studio tasked with developing games for its Stadia cloud-gaming service, a move that raises questions about the future of ...