Business Stories from February 9, 2021 (Change date)
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German exports down 9.3% last year, biggest fall since 2009Feb 09, 2021 2:40 am - BERLIN (AP) - Germany's exports plunged by 9.3% last year as the coronavirus pandemic dragged down demand, the biggest drop since the financial crisis in 2009, official ...
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Boeing lands few orders but delivers 26 Max jets to airlinesFeb 11, 2021 7:52 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Boeing raised cash in January by delivering 26 new planes - including 21 Max jets - to airline customers, but it still suffered canceled orders for the pl...
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New boost for minority businesses in underserved communitiesFeb 09, 2021 10:01 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Small minority-owned businesses have often struggled to gain access to capital and other tools to grow, a challenge made more daunting by the economic...
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Construction starts on disputed $1B electricity corridorFeb 09, 2021 6:01 pm - PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Construction on part of a $1 billion electricity transmission corridor through sparsely populated woods in western Maine is on hold because of leg...
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Hanesbrands, Simon Property rise; Carrier, Jack Henry fallFeb 09, 2021 2:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Simon Property Group Inc., up $3.61 to $102.55. The shopping mall owner gave investo...
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Asian stocks higher after Wall St. rises to new recordFeb 09, 2021 12:30 am - BEIJING (AP) - Asian stocks were mostly higher Tuesday after Wall St. rose to a new record. Shanghai, Tokyo and Seoul rose while Hong Kong declined. Overnight, Wall Str...
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Woman suing Trump asks court: Toss his legal-shield claimFeb 09, 2021 3:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - A former contestant on 'œThe Apprentice'ť is trying to get her defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump moving again now that he is out o...
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UK tech tycoon fights US extradition over ill-fated HP dealFeb 09, 2021 10:01 am - LONDON (AP) - A British tech entrepreneur appeared in a London court Tuesday to fight extradition to the United States on fraud charges stemming from his firm's takeover...
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Twitter posts strong Q4 results as user base, revenue jumpsFeb 09, 2021 4:30 pm - Twitter posted solid results for the last three months of 2020, capping what CEO Jack Dorsey called 'œan extraordinary year" for the platform. New users signed on in lar...
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West Chicago company sows the seeds for a bumper crop of gardenersFeb 16, 2021 7:41 am - Still in the throes of the deadly coronavirus and the pain of pandemic restrictions, we gaze across the bleak, snow-covered tundra of suburbia and imagine what spring mi...