Business Stories from February 3, 2021 (Change date)
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Capri, Alphabet rise; Chipotle, Electronic Arts fallFeb 03, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Alphabet Inc., up $139.76 to $2,058.88. The parent company of search engine Google...
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California court rejects lawsuit challenging ride-share voteFeb 03, 2021 6:00 am - 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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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesFeb 03, 2021 6:00 am - 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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Grains higher and livestock mixedr.Feb 03, 2021 6:00 am - Wheat for Mar. roet 3.50 cents at 6.4825 a bushel; Mar. corn gained 9 cents at 5.52 a bushel, Mar. oats was up 3.50 cents at $3.49 a bushel; while Mar. soybeans advanced...
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Pandemic pulverizes Spain's tourism as arrivals plunge 77%Feb 03, 2021 6:00 am - MADRID (AP) - The coronavirus pandemic has pulverized Spain's key tourism industry with arrivals dropping to 19 million in 2020, down from the near 84 million visitors t...
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Davos event pushed back to August over COVID-related havocFeb 03, 2021 6:00 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 6:00 am - 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 03, 2021 6:00 am - 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...
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Grains mixed, livestock higherFeb 03, 2021 6:00 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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5 challenges awaiting Amazon's new CEOFeb 03, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - In 1995, few could imagine that the modest online bookstore built by Jeff Bezos would turn into a $1.7 trillion behemoth that sells everything from diape...