Business Stories from April 20, 2021 (Change date)
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Daily Mail owner files antitrust suit against Google in USApr 20, 2021 7:00 am - 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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Apple unveils new products, schedules privacy crackdownApr 20, 2021 7:00 am - SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) - Apple spruced up its product line at an event Tuesday while slipping in quiet notice of a software update, now due next week, designed to enhanc...
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Watchdog: Media freedom has deteriorated during pandemicApr 20, 2021 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - There's been a 'œdramatic deterioration'ť of press freedom since the pandemic started to tear across the world, Reporters Without Borders said in its annual...
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Reports: UK to toughen climate target before Biden summitApr 20, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The U.K. government will set itself a more ambitious climate target, pledging to reduce carbon emissions by three-quarters of their 1990 levels by 2035, Br...
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NTSB: Obstructed views, lack of alerts caused midair crashApr 20, 2021 7:00 am - JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Two Alaska sightseeing planes collided in 2019 because the views of the pilots were obscured and aircraft-tracking systems failed to warn them abou...
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Asian stock markets mixed after Wall St declineApr 20, 2021 7:00 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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Dogecoin has its day; cryptocurrency is latest 'meme' crazeApr 20, 2021 7:00 am - 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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Grains higher, livestock mixed.Apr 20, 2021 7:00 am - 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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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesApr 20, 2021 7:00 am - 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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CN bids $33.7B for Kansas City Southern, tops $25B proposalApr 20, 2021 7:00 am - A bidding war is breaking out for Kansas City Southern, with Canadian National Railway making a $33.7 billion cash-and-stock offer for the railway. The bid trumps a $25 ...