Business Stories from February 25, 2021 (Change date)
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NY Times says it needs culture change, better inclusionFeb 25, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Times says it needs a culture change to become a better place to work, particularly for people of color. The newspaper told its employees in...
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DoorDash's sales triple in Q4, but 2021 could see slowdownFeb 25, 2021 6:00 am - Meal delivery company DoorDash said its revenue more than tripled last year thanks to pandemic-driven demand, but it still lost money because it spent more heavily on ma...
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US long-term mortgage rates rise; 30-year average at 2.97%Feb 25, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. long-term mortgage rates rose this week but remain near historic lows as the pandemic-hobbled economy strains toward recovery with more Americans ...
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US jobless claims at 730K, still high but fewest in 3 monthsFeb 25, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week in a sign that layoffs may have eased, though applications for aid remain ...
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France extends lifetime of its oldest nuclear reactorsFeb 25, 2021 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - France's nuclear safety authority agreed Thursday to extend the operational lifetime of the country's 32 oldest nuclear reactors by a decade to as much as 5...
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Biden directive expands jobless aid to more unemployedFeb 25, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Unemployed Americans who have turned down job offers because they feared their prospective employers weren't providing sufficient protection from the c...
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India introduces new rules to regulate online contentFeb 25, 2021 6:00 am - NEW DELHI (AP) - India on Thursday rolled out new regulations for social media companies and digital streaming websites to make them more accountable for the online cont...
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Mr. Potato Head goes gender-neutral — sort ofFeb 25, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Hasbro created confusion on Thursday when it removed the gender from its Mr. Potato Head brand, but not from the actual toy. The company, which has been maki...
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Twitter to let users charge followers to see premium postsFeb 25, 2021 6:00 am - Twitter is branching out from advertising to find more ways to make money - both for itself and for its most prolific users, whether those are businesses, celebrities or...
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AT&T spinning off DirecTV after losing millions of customersFeb 25, 2021 6:00 am - AT&T is spinning off its DirecTV into a new company for a fraction of the $48.5 billion it paid for the satellite TV service in 2015. DirecTV has lost millions of custom...