Business Stories from April 8, 2021 (Change date)
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Grains lower, livestock higherApr 08, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were higher on Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May gained 13.50 cents at $6.2750 a bushel; May corn was a...
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Mortgage rates dip for first time since JanuaryApr 08, 2021 7:00 am - McLEAN, Va. (AP) - Mortgage rates fell for the first time in more than two months as buyers continue to be stifled by high prices and limited supply. Mortgage buyer Fred...
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Muslim civil rights group sues Facebook over hate speechApr 08, 2021 7:00 am - A civil rights group is suing Facebook and its executives, saying CEO Mark Zuckerberg made 'œfalse and deceptive" statements to Congress when he said the giant social ne...
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EXPLAINER: Starving for more chips in a tech-hungry worldApr 08, 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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Okta, Silicon Motion rise; Apogee, Constellation fallApr 08, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Okta Inc., up $15.92 to $238.48. The cloud computing company gave investors an enco...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesApr 08, 2021 7:00 am - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for May delivery fell 17 cents to $59.60 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude oil for June delivery rose 4 cents to $63.20 a barrel. Wholesale gasolin...
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Asian shares mostly higher after S&P record highApr 08, 2021 7:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Thursday after a mixed close on Wall Street, where gains for several Big Tech stocks nudged the S&P 500 to a second r...
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Grains higher, livestock mixedApr 08, 2021 7:00 am - Wheat for May gained 12.50 cents at 6.2875 a bushel; May corn advanced 19.25 cents at 5.7975 a bushel, May oats was up 5.250 cents at $3.7675 a bushel; while May soybean...
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IMF policy panel endorses $650 billion increase in resourcesApr 08, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The International Monetary Fund on Thursday authorized a $650 billion expansion of the 190-nation lending institution's resources with the aim of provi...
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Salvage crews tow drifting Dutch freighter to port in NorwayApr 08, 2021 7:00 am - HELSINKI (AP) - Despite heavy seas, a joint Norwegian-Dutch salvage operation managed to safely tow to land Thursday an abandoned Dutch cargo ship that had been adrift o...