Business Stories from February 2, 2021 (Change date)
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Cable news ratings tighten with big months for CNN, MSNBCFeb 02, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Cable television news has never been more in vogue and so competitive. Several programs on MSNBC and CNN had their most-watched months ever in January, t...
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Hit by pandemic, oil giants Exxon, BP post huge 2020 lossesFeb 02, 2021 6:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - Oil giants Exxon and BP reported staggering losses for 2020 on Tuesday as the pandemic crushed energy demand and undercut oil prices. Exxon Mobil Corp. rep...
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Tesla to fix touch screens, ending spat with US regulatorsFeb 02, 2021 6:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - After initially refusing a request from U.S. safety regulators, Tesla has now agreed to recall about 135,000 vehicles because the large touch screens on t...
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Twitter limits access to Turkish minister's LGBT tweetFeb 02, 2021 6:00 am - ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Twitter on Tuesday limited access to a tweet by Turkey's interior minister, who referred to students protesting the appointment of a government loy...
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Online shopping surge delivers record revenue for UPSFeb 02, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A surge in online shopping helped UPS post record revenue during the last three months of 2020, the company said Tuesday. Its stock rose more than 3% in...
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Uber will bring the booze after acquiring Drizly for $1.1BFeb 02, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Uber is bringing the booze. The mobile ride-hailing company said Tuesday that it is acquiring the alcohol-delivery platform Drizly for $1.1 billion in st...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesFeb 02, 2021 6:00 am - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for March delivery rose $1.21 to $54.76 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude oil for April delivery rose $1.11 to $57.46 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline f...
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Euro economy shrank at end of 2020 under pandemic's weightFeb 02, 2021 6:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - The European economy shrank by a smaller than expected 0.7% in the last three months of 2020 as businesses in France and Germany weathered a re...
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Judge refuses to toss McDonald's lawsuit against former CEOFeb 02, 2021 6:00 am - DOVER, Del. (AP) - A Delaware judge has denied a request by former McDonald's CEO Stephen Easterbrook to dismiss a lawsuit the company filed against him after he was ous...
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Grains lower and livestock higher.Feb 02, 2021 6:00 am - Wheat for Mar. lost 6.25 cents at 6.4475 a bushel; Mar. corn fell 6.25 cents at 5.43 a bushel, Mar. oats was off 2 cents at $3.4550 a bushel; while Mar. soybeans decline...