Business Stories from April 1, 2021 (Change date)
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With King Kong, a little swagger returns to the box officeApr 01, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Once again, mayhem and mass destruction is back at the box office. It's almost like old times. 'œGodzilla vs. Kong,'ť one of the few tentpoles to dare re...
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EXPLAINER: Starving for more chips in a tech-hungry worldApr 01, 2021 7:00 am - SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) - As the U.S. economy rebounds from its pandemic slump, a vital cog is in short supply: the computer chips that power a wide range of products tha...
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Wingstop, Guess rise; CarMax, Emergent BioSolutions fallApr 01, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd., up $6.52 to $124.80. The chipmake...
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George Soros to give $500M to Bard College in New YorkApr 01, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Billionaire philanthropist George Soros has committed $500 million to a private liberal arts college in New York, which the school called a 'œtransformat...
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Biden's 'Jobs Cabinet' to sell infrastructure as GOP resistsApr 01, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden set about convincing America it needs his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan on Thursday, deputizing a five-member 'œjobs Cabinet'ť ...
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Feds: Businessman agrees to guilty plea in investment schemeApr 01, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An Indianapolis businessman plans to plead guilty to federal charges alleging that he operated a fraudulent investment scheme involving more than 100...
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Construction spending dips 0.8% in February amid bad weatherApr 01, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. construction spending fell in February after several months of steady gains, likely because of unseasonably cold weather and winter storms in the ...
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Mortgage rates remain steady, 30 year loan edges up 3.18%Apr 01, 2021 7:00 am - Mortgage rates were virtually unchanged this week, but signs indicate that the housing market is constrained by higher prices and low inventory. Mortgage buyer Freddie ...
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Frontier Airlines hopes IPO rides wave of travel recoveryApr 01, 2021 7:00 am - Frontier Airlines is betting that the budding recovery in leisure travel is for real. Shares of the discount carrier began public trading Thursday, edging lower in midda...
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US factory activity expands at fastest pace since 1983Apr 01, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. manufacturers expanded in March at the fastest pace in 37 years, a sign of strengthening demand as the pandemic wanes and government emergency aid...