Business Stories from March 29, 2021 (Change date)
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Asian stocks advance on vaccine, stimulus optimismMar 28, 2021 11:30 pm - BEIJING (AP) - Asian stocks rose Monday after Wall Street hit a new high and investors were encouraged by government stimulus and the rollout of coronavirus vaccines. S...
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Suez Canal reopens after stuck cargo ship is freedMar 29, 2021 4:00 pm - SUEZ, Egypt (AP) - Salvage teams on Monday finally freed the colossal container ship stuck for nearly a week in the Suez Canal, ending a crisis that had clogged one of t...
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China pressures brands to reject reports of Xinjiang abusesMar 29, 2021 6:30 am - BEIJING (AP) - China stepped up pressure Monday on foreign shoe and clothing brands to reject reports of abuses in Xinjiang, telling companies that are targeted by Beiji...
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Credit Suisse, People's Bancorp fall; Boeing, Bluebird riseMar 29, 2021 3:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Boeing Co., up $5.65 to $250.52. Southwest Airlines ordered 100 of the airplane maker...
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Asian shares mixed after Wall St. fall, mixed market signsMar 29, 2021 11:00 pm - TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares were mixed in listless trading Tuesday after U.S. stocks finished mostly lower as cause for optimism, such as the Suez Canal reopening, mixed w...
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Suez Canal blockage adds to pressure points in global tradeMar 29, 2021 3:30 am - Delays in freeing a mammoth container ship stuck in Egypt's Suez Canal have highlighted still more pressure points in global trade, a year after supply chains were disru...
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Global banks warn of possible losses from hedge fund defaultMar 30, 2021 8:44 am - BERLIN (AP) - Swiss bank Credit Suisse said Monday it may have suffered a 'œhighly significant'ť loss from a default by a U.S.-based hedge fund on margin calls that it a...
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Southwest Airlines orders 100 Boeing 737 Max planesApr 01, 2021 8:48 am - DALLAS (AP) - Southwest Airlines said Monday it is expanding its all-Boeing fleet with an order for 100 Max jets instead of buying planes from Europe's Airbus. Southwest...
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News Corp. buys Houghton Mifflin Harcourt books divisionMar 29, 2021 11:30 am - NEW YORK (AP) - In the latest news of consolidation in the literary world, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. announced Monday it's buying Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's book-publ...
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China cuts taxes to spur semiconductor developmentMar 29, 2021 1:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - China announced tax breaks Monday to spur growth of its semiconductor industry following U.S. sanctions that alarmed the ruling Communist Party by cutting...