Business Stories from February 16, 2021 (Change date)
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Australia to amend laws to make Google and Facebook payFeb 16, 2021 6:00 am - CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australia's government said on Tuesday it will amend draft laws that would make Google and Facebook pay for news to clarify that publishers wo...
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Muted Mardi Gras: Closed bars, barricaded Bourbon StreetFeb 16, 2021 6:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Music blared from the courtyard of a French Quarter restaurant on Mardi Gras morning but nobody was there to hear it until Tom Gibson and Sheila Wheel...
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Asian shares slip on profit-taking, hopes grow for recoveryFeb 16, 2021 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares were lower Wednesday as investors sold to lock in profits from the recent rally driven by hopes economies will gradually return to a pre-pandem...
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Grains higher and livestock mixed.Feb 16, 2021 6:00 am - Wheat for Mar.advanced 20.75 cents at 6.5750 a bushel; Mar. corn gained 13.50 cents at 5.5225 a bushel, Mar. oats was up 2.50 cents at $3.5325 a bushel; while Mar. soybe...
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Palantir, CoStar Group fall; AutoNation, BorgWarner riseFeb 16, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: CoStar Group Inc., down $39.39 to $900.37. The real estate data company made a compe...
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Cost of a single Bitcoin exceeds $50,000 for first timeFeb 16, 2021 6:00 am - SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - The seemingly unstoppable rise of Bitcoin continued Tuesday with the cost of a single unit of the digital currency rising above $50,000 for the...
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A new restaurant on the river, coming soon to St. CharlesFeb 16, 2021 4:30 am - From its riverfront location to its acclaimed chef, the new restaurant opening this spring in downtown St. Charles is anything but ordinary. The Graceful Ordinary is the...
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Bigby's bar closes after seven years in Rolling MeadowsFeb 16, 2021 12:00 am - Bigby's Pour House, a craft beer bar known for its rotating selection of brews, has permanently closed its location in Rolling Meadows. Owners made the announcement in a...
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Diversity, equity and inclusion: How to initiate changeFeb 16, 2021 12:00 am - Following the brutal murder of George Floyd last summer, and the social justice movements that followed, organizations across the U.S. made strong commitments to diversi...
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Crucial time for policymakers to support entrepreneursFeb 16, 2021 12:00 am - Perhaps you had a lemonade stand when you were young. For many entrepreneurs, a lemonade stand was their first entrepreneurial venture. This pandemic has cost Illinoisa...