Business Stories from February 8, 2021 (Change date)
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German industrial production flat after 7 months of gainsFeb 08, 2021 6:00 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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Grains higher and livestock mixed.Feb 08, 2021 6:00 am - Wheat for Mar. rose 14.50 cents at 6.5575 a bushel; Mar. corn gained 15.25 cents at 5.6375 a bushel, Mar. oats was up 5.75 cents at $3.55 a bushel; while Mar. soybeans a...
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Profit at Japan's SoftBank zooms on lucrative investmentsFeb 08, 2021 6:00 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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Online retailer Boohoo buys 3 fashion brands from ArcadiaFeb 08, 2021 6:00 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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Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, will accept as payment soonFeb 08, 2021 6:00 am - 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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ECB's Lagarde: Pandemic continues to threaten economyFeb 08, 2021 6:00 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 'œsigni...
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Lobster biz braces for Chinese New Year impacted by pandemicFeb 08, 2021 6:00 am - 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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Bally's acquires SportCaller free-play game providerFeb 08, 2021 6:00 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...
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Clean Energy, Palantir rise; Entergy, MKS fallFeb 08, 2021 6:00 am - 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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Around the globe, virus cancels spring travel for millionsFeb 08, 2021 6:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - They are the annual journeys of late winter and early spring: Factory workers in China heading home for the Lunar New Year; American college st...