Business Stories from May 12, 2021 (Change date)
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Grains mostly lower, livestock mixed.May 12, 2021 7:00 am - Wheat for May fell 5 cents at $7.5475 a bushel; May corn was off 2 cents at 7.5750 a bushel, May oats lost 19.50 cents at $3.8075 a bushel; while May soybeans advanced 2...
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Grocery Outlet, Lumentum fall; Exxon Mobil, fuboTV riseMay 12, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Grocery Outlet Holding Co., down $7.51 to $33.03. The supermarket company selling ...
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Suit challenges restaurant aid priority to women, minoritiesMay 12, 2021 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A conservative legal outfit filed a lawsuit Wednesday against President Joe Biden's administration for its prioritization of restaurants and bars...
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The 3 biggest US airlines are suspending flights to IsraelMay 12, 2021 7:00 am - American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines have suspended flights to Israel amid rising violence in the conflict between Israel and Palestinians. Israeli ai...
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Facebook-backed digital currency project Diem shifts to USMay 12, 2021 7:00 am - A once-ambitious Facebook-backed digital currency project - formerly known as Libra, now called Diem - is shifting operations from Switzerland to the U.S. and said it pl...
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UK foreign secretary calls for cooperation on cybersecurityMay 12, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Wednesday urged global cooperation to combat cyberattacks by 'œhostile state actors" and criminal gangs. Raab also p...
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Japan's SoftBank returns to profit on global stock boomMay 12, 2021 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp. returned to profitability for the fiscal year that ended in March, it said Wednesday, boosted by the s...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesMay 12, 2021 7:00 am - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery rose 80 cents to $66.08 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude oil for July delivery rose 77 cents to $69.32 a barrel. Wholesale gaso...
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Asian stocks mixed after Wall St falls on inflation fearsMay 12, 2021 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Asian stock markets retreated Wednesday as investors looked ahead to U.S. data they worry will show inflation is picking up. Shanghai, Tokyo and Southeast...
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UK economy showed resilience ahead of big lockdown easingMay 12, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The British economy contracted by a quarterly rate of 1.5% in the first three months of 2021, a relatively modest contraction given that the country was in...