Business Stories from February 3, 2021 (Change date)
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Grains mixed, livestock higherFeb 03, 2021 9:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mixed on Wednesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar. declined 14.25 cents at $6.2875 a bushel; Mar. corn w...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesFeb 03, 2021 2:00 pm - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for March delivery rose 93 cents to $55.69 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude oil for April delivery rose $1 to $58.46 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline...
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Asian shares down on caution after modest US gainsFeb 03, 2021 8:00 pm - TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares mostly fell Thursday as caution set in over company earnings reports, recent choppy trading in technology stocks and prospects for more economi...
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GameStop's stupefying stock rise doesn't hide its realityFeb 03, 2021 3:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Behind GameStop's stock surge is the grim reality of its prospects: The video game retailer is floundering even as the industry around it is booming. Gam...
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California court rejects lawsuit challenging ride-share voteFeb 03, 2021 4:30 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The California Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit Wednesday that sought to overturn a ballot measure that kept app-based ride-hailing and delivery drive...
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos may step down without stepping awayFeb 03, 2021 3:00 pm - Even after stepping aside as CEO, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will likely keep identifying new frontiers for the world's dominant e-commerce company. His successor, meanwh...
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Sony booming on hit 'Demon Slayer,' headed to record profitFeb 03, 2021 2:05 am - TOKYO (AP) - Sony Corp.'s its fiscal third quarter profit jumped 62%, positioning the Japanese entertainment and electronics giant for a record annual profit as its bott...
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Davos event pushed back to August over COVID-related havocFeb 03, 2021 10:30 am - GENEVA (AP) - Leaders of the World Economic Forum say their annual gathering -- usually held in the Alpine snows of Davos, Switzerland -- is being postponed again becaus...
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Coup a further complication for tricky Myanmar-China tiesFeb 03, 2021 8:00 pm - BANGKOK (AP) - Before Monday's coup in Myanmar, the country's relations with China already were complicated by Chinese investments in its infrastructure and the Myanmar ...
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Service sector operates at highest level in almost two yearsFeb 04, 2021 1:46 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The services sector, where most Americans work, operated in January at the highest level in almost two years. Activity climbed to a reading of 58.7% la...