Business Stories from March 29, 2021 (Change date)
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China cuts taxes to spur semiconductor developmentMar 29, 2021 7:00 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...
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News Corp. buys Houghton Mifflin Harcourt books divisionMar 29, 2021 7:00 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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Global banks warn of possible losses from hedge fund defaultMar 29, 2021 7:00 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 planesMar 29, 2021 7:00 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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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesMar 29, 2021 7:00 am - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for May delivery rose 59 cents to $61.56 a barrel Monday. Brent crude oil for May delivery rose 41 cents to $64.98 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline ...
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Grains mostly lower, livestock mixedMar 29, 2021 7:00 am - Wheat for May was up 3.50 cents at 6.1675 a bushel; May corn fell 5.75 cents at 5.4675 a bushel, May oats was off 1.50 cents at $3.7350 a bushel; while May soybeans lost...
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Prosecutors say deadly California stabbing was seen on ZoomMar 29, 2021 7:00 am - ALTADENA, Calif. (AP) - A California man has been charged with stabbing his mother and uncle to death in an attack that the woman's co-workers witnessed on a Zoom call, ...
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Alternative bidders emerge for newspaper chain TribuneMar 29, 2021 7:00 am - A group of alternative bidders is emerging for newspaper chain Tribune Publishing, which had agreed to a $630 million acquisition by hedge fund Alden Global Capital. Ov...
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German government buys stake in defense supplier HensoldtMar 29, 2021 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - The German government is buying a minority stake in defense supplier Hensoldt - a company that derives from European aircraft manufacturer Airbus' former d...
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Ample opportunities for viewers to follow Chauvin trialMar 29, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - American news consumers have a multitude of options to follow the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer accused in the death of George Floyd, whic...