Business Stories from April 7, 2021 (Change date)
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Fed in March saw brighter outlook, yet underscored patienceApr 07, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Reserve officials were encouraged last month by evidence the U.S. economy was picking up, but they showed no sign of moving closer to ending th...
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Red Nose Day shifts to year-round fundraising amid pandemicApr 07, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - What happened to Comic Relief's Red Nose Day 2020, like so many philanthropic campaigns during the pandemic, was no laughing matter. Back in February of ...
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Target to spend more than $2B at Black-owned businessesApr 07, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Target will spend a total of more than $2 billion at Black-owned businesses by 2025 as part of its effort to advance racial equity. That's a significant...
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NRA boss says he didn't tell group leaders before bankruptcyApr 07, 2021 7:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - Wayne LaPierre, the embattled leader of the National Rifle Association, said Wednesday that he put the powerful gun-rights group into bankruptcy without fi...
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Ex-California man charged with $14M boiler room scamApr 07, 2021 7:00 am - SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A former Southern California man was charged Wednesday with running a 'œboiler room" scheme that bilked more than 100 investors out of $14 milli...
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Carnival, Smart Global rise; Genworth, Lamb Weston fallApr 07, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Genworth Financial Inc., down 13 cents to $3.38. The insurer pulled the plug on it...
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Lombard approves incentives for redevelopment of former seminary siteApr 07, 2021 5:30 am - A planned $159 million redevelopment of a former seminary campus in Lombard is one step closer to becoming a reality. Schaumburg-based Hoffmann Alpha Omega Development G...
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Girl scouts, Easter Bunny help open season at Glenview Dairy BarApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - A group of Girl Scouts and the Easter Bunny were among those who visited the Glenview Dairy Bar when it opened for the season Saturday morning. Beginning Friday afternoo...
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Vernon Hills business holds blood drive at 'the beach'Apr 07, 2021 1:00 am - Visitors to DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen in Vernon Hills on Wednesday were given a Hawaiian lei when they were greeted at the door by CEO Mike Aukerman, who was dressed in ...
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Walgreens to schedule 2nd Pfizer shots after recommended three weeks instead of fourApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - Walgreens officials said Wednesday they are working to ensure people inoculated with Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine get a second dose in the recommended three weeks. Walgreen...