Business Stories from April 20, 2021 (Change date)
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UK job figures show young hardest hit by COVID restrictionsApr 20, 2021 4:30 am - LONDON (AP) - The number of workers on U.K. corporate payrolls dropped by 0.2% in March as young people were hardest hit by coronavirus restrictions that closed bars, re...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesApr 20, 2021 3:00 pm - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for May delivery fell 94 cents to $62.44 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude oil for June delivery fell 48 cents to $66.57 a barrel. Wholesale gasolin...
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Grains higher, livestock mixedApr 20, 2021 10:30 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were higher on Tuesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May gained 14 cents at $6.7425 a bushel; May corn rose 16.5...
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Venmo is into crypto, allowing users to buy Bitcoin, othersApr 20, 2021 9:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Venmo will allow users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies on its app, the company said Tuesday, the latest mainstream financial platform to wade into alter...
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Asian stock markets mixed after Wall St declineApr 20, 2021 12:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street was pulled lower by tech stock declines. Tokyo and Hong Kong retreated while Shanghai and Seoul g...
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Grains higher, livestock mixed.Apr 20, 2021 3:00 pm - Wheat for May rose 7.50 cents at 6.5975 a bushel; May corn gained 14.50 cents at 6.0650 a bushel, May oats was up 4.50 cents at $3.8525 a bushel; while May soybeans adva...
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Dogecoin has its day; cryptocurrency is latest 'meme' crazeApr 20, 2021 3:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Dogecoin had its day. After fans of the cryptocurrency touted April 20, long an unofficial holiday for marijuana devotees, as 'œDoge Day,'ť Dogecoin fai...
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Daily Mail owner files antitrust suit against Google in USApr 21, 2021 2:27 pm - The owner of the Daily Mail website, Associated Newspapers, is suing Google, saying the tech company's dominance in online advertising has harmed its business. The suit...
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Webby Award nominations for LeBron, Corden and GarnerApr 20, 2021 6:30 am - NEW YORK (AP) - An eclectic group of people - including LeBron James, James Corden, Jennifer Garner and Sir David Attenborough - have nabbed nominations for this year's ...
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Toshiba brushes off renewed push from CVC on acquisition bidApr 20, 2021 7:30 pm - TOKYO (AP) - Toshiba Corp. on Tuesday brushed off a fresh missive from CVC Capital Partners about the global fund's proposal to acquire the Japanese manufacturer, though...