Business Stories from May 17, 2021 (Change date)
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Canadian National's $33.6B bid to buy US railroad hits snagMay 19, 2021 8:34 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Regulators on Monday dealt a procedural blow to Canadian National's $33.6 billion plan to acquire Kansas City Southern railroad. The U.S. Surface Tran...
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Next Digital trading halted after Jimmy Lai's assets frozenMay 17, 2021 8:05 am - HONG KONG (AP) - The Hong Kong stock exchange halted trading of Next Digital shares Monday at the media company's request after authorities froze assets belonging to its...
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Asia shares rise despite ongoing pandemic, inflation worriesMay 17, 2021 11:30 pm - TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares rose Tuesday, partly on bargain-hunting from the recent global market falls amid continuing pessimism about the conronavirus pandemic. Japan's...
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Indonesia's Gojek, Tokopedia to merge as GoTo GroupMay 17, 2021 9:30 am - SINGAPORE (AP) - Indonesian ride hailing company Gojek and the country's biggest e-commerce firm Tokopedia said Monday that they are merging to form the GoTo Group, addi...
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Downtown stores, businesses await their customers' returnMay 18, 2021 2:48 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - In many downtown areas where companies closed their offices and commuting ground to a halt, sandwich shops, bakeries and other small businesses are waiti...
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Asian stocks mixed after Taiwan, Singapore anti-virus curbsMay 17, 2021 1:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Asian stock markets were mixed Monday after Taiwan and Singapore tightened anti-coronavirus restrictions and Wall Street turned in its biggest weekly decl...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesMay 17, 2021 3:00 pm - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery rose 90 cents to $66.27 a barrel Monday. Brent crude oil for July delivery rose 75 cents to $69.46 a barrel. Wholesale gasolin...
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California places Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' under reviewMay 17, 2021 7:30 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - California's Department of Motor Vehicles is reviewing whether Tesla is violating a state regulation by advertising its vehicles as being fully autono...
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Black elite family drama 'Our Kind of People' set for fallMay 17, 2021 5:30 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Affluent and well-connected Black families are the focus of 'œOur Kind of People,'ť a new Fox drama series from 'œEmpire'ť creator Lee Daniels. Based ...
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Indiana ending enhanced pandemic jobless aid next monthMay 18, 2021 6:07 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana will drop out of the federal program providing an extra $300 in weekly payments to unemployed workers and other programs that expanded unempl...