Business Stories from February 19, 2021 (Change date)
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Antunes wins Top Workplaces Award in Top 3 Manufacturers in USAFeb 19, 2021 10:00 pm - CAROL STREAM, Ill. (February 4, 2021) - Antunes, a family owned and operated company specializing in the manufacturing of foodservice equipment, water treatment, and a...
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Facebook makes a power move in Australia - and may regret itFeb 19, 2021 6:00 am - For years, Facebook has been in a defensive crouch amid a slew of privacy scandals, antitrust lawsuits and charges that it was letting hate speech and extremism destroy ...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesFeb 19, 2021 6:00 am - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for March delivery fell $1.28 to $59.24 a barrel Friday. Brent crude oil for April delivery fell $1.02 to $62.91 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline fo...
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Pandemic restaurant closures produce glut of used equipmentFeb 19, 2021 6:00 am - SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (AP) - The pandemic's heavy toll on the restaurant industry can be seen in Jose Bonilla Jr.'s cavernous warehouse, which is packed with industrial ov...
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Honda taps tech expert as chief to steer in ecological timesFeb 19, 2021 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Toshihiro Mibe, a research expert tapped to be president of Japanese automaker Honda on Friday, promised to steer the company toward new growth by focusing ...
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Deere, Applied Materials rise; Rackspace, Facebook fallFeb 19, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that traded heavily or made big moves Friday: Rackspace Technology Inc., down $4.03 to $20.93. The cloud technology company forecast full-year ea...
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Grains mixed, livestock higherFeb 19, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mixed on Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar. lost 6.25 cents at $6.56 a bushel; Mar. corn fell 3.75 c...
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UK top court gives Uber drivers benefits in landmark rulingFeb 19, 2021 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Uber drivers in Britain should be classed as 'œworkers" and not self-employed, the U.K. Supreme Court ruled Friday, in a decision that threatens the compan...
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Google fires AI manager who protested her peer's departureFeb 19, 2021 6:00 am - MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) - Google has fired a leader of its artificial intelligence ethics team in the fallout from the recent departure of another former employee inv...
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Stocks end a wobbly day with mixed results; yields riseFeb 19, 2021 6:00 am - U.S. stock indexes ended a choppy day of trading little changed Friday, though the S&P 500 finished with its first weekly loss in three weeks. The benchmark index slipp...
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