Business Stories from February 8, 2021 (Change date)
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Family of novice investor who killed himself sue RobinhoodFeb 08, 2021 7:00 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The family of a novice stock trader who killed himself after mistakenly believing he lost more than $700,000 are suing Robinhood Financial, claiming t...
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German industrial production flat after 7 months of gainsFeb 08, 2021 1:31 am - BERLIN (AP) - Industrial production in Germany, Europe's biggest economy, stagnated in December after seven consecutive months of gains, official data showed Monday. The...
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ECB's Lagarde: Pandemic continues to threaten economyFeb 08, 2021 10:40 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - The head of the European Central Bank says the winter surge in COVID-19 cases and the emergence of mutated variants of the virus pose a 'Å“signi...
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Online retailer Boohoo buys 3 fashion brands from ArcadiaFeb 09, 2021 5:53 am - LONDON (AP) - British online fashion retailer Boohoo has bought three clothing brands owned by the collapsed Arcadia retail group for 25.2 million pounds ($34.5 million)...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesFeb 08, 2021 2:00 pm - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for March delivery rose $1.12 to $57.97 a barrel Monday. Brent crude oil for April delivery rose $1.22 to $60.56 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline fo...
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Lobster biz braces for Chinese New Year impacted by pandemicFeb 09, 2021 1:36 pm - PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - America's lobster exporters recovered from the Trump-era trade war with China to have a good 2020. But the industry is approaching one of the most...
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Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, will accept as payment soonFeb 08, 2021 8:05 pm - SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - Holders of Bitcoin may be able to cash in some of their investment in the digital currency for a brand new electric car. Electric automaker Tes...
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Profit at Japan's SoftBank zooms on lucrative investmentsFeb 08, 2021 2:01 am - TOKYO (AP) - Japanese telecommunications and technology conglomerate Softbank Group Corp. reported Monday a whopping 1.17 trillion yen ($11 billion) profit for the Octob...
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Clean Energy, Palantir rise; Entergy, MKS fallFeb 08, 2021 2:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Cubic Corp., up $6.31 to $69.60. Veritas Capital and Elliott Investment Management ar...
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Bally's acquires SportCaller free-play game providerFeb 09, 2021 5:53 am - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Bally's Corp.'s shopping spree shows no signs of slowing down as the Rhode Island-based gambling company snapped up yet another company Monda...