Business Stories from February 12, 2021 (Change date)
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Professor quits after posing as female immigrant on TwitterFeb 12, 2021 4:30 pm - A white, male University of New Hampshire chemistry professor has resigned after being accused of posing as a female immigrant of color on Twitter to make racist and sex...
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Interior postpones March oil leases onshore and offshoreFeb 12, 2021 6:05 pm - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Interior Department said Friday that it is postponing onshore and offshore oil lease sales planned for next month in line with President Joe Biden...
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Grains mostly higher and livestock mixed.Feb 12, 2021 2:00 pm - Wheat for Mar. rose 3.25 cents at 6.3675 a bushel; Mar. corn was off 2.25 cents at 5.3875 a bushel, Mar. oats was up .25 cent at $3.5075 a bushel; while Mar. soybeans ga...
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General Motors settles with California for $5.75MFeb 12, 2021 7:30 pm - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - General Motors Co. has agreed to a $5.75 million settlement with California regarding false statements the company made to investors about prob...
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Timing of next Virgin Galactic flight still up in the airFeb 12, 2021 3:40 pm - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Virgin Galactic on Friday put off plans to make another attempt at a rocket-powered flight from New Mexico to the fringe of space, saying it nee...
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Australia report says make Google and Facebook pay for newsFeb 12, 2021 3:05 am - CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australia's Parliament will debate making Google and Facebook pay for news after a Senate committee on Friday recommended no changes to drafts...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesFeb 12, 2021 2:00 pm - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for March delivery rose $1.23 to $59.47 a barrel Friday. Brent crude oil for April delivery rose $1.29 to $62.43 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline fo...
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Kim lays blame at officials for N. Korea's economic failuresFeb 11, 2021 11:00 pm - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ripped into the performance of his Cabinet and fired a senior economic official he appointed a month ago, s...
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How the Affordable Care Act can keep people out of prisonFeb 12, 2021 8:30 am - (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Erkmen G. Aslim, Grand Valley State Uni...
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Stock indexes wobble as investor caution offsets optimismFeb 11, 2021 10:00 pm - Shares fell in Tokyo and Sydney on Friday after stocks closed nearly flat on Wall Street, though the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq composite still logged record highs. Most As...