Business Stories from June 15, 2021 (Change date)
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Ikea fined $1.3 million over spying campaign in FranceJun 15, 2021 7:00 am - VERSAILLES, France (AP) - A French court ordered home furnishings giant Ikea to pay some 1.1 million euros ($1.3 million) in fines and damages Tuesday over a campaign to...
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Vaccine laggard Japan steps up shots with company effortsJun 15, 2021 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Japanese companies have joined the effort to speed up the country's lagging coronavirus vaccine rollout before the Tokyo Olympics begin next month. Medical ...
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Startup Lordstown Motors says production still on trackJun 15, 2021 7:00 am - TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Startup electric truck maker Lordstown Motors said Tuesday that it's still on track to begin production this fall despite a management shakeup this w...
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US industrial production up 0.8% in May, factory output 0.9%Jun 15, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Surging output of cars, trucks and auto parts pulled U.S. factory production up 0.9% in May. Adding utilities and mines, overall U.S. industrial produc...
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Record rise in US wholesale prices over the past yearJun 15, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Wholesale prices, driven by rising food costs, increased 0.8% in May and by a unprecedented amount over the past year as the U.S. economy emerges from ...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesJun 15, 2021 7:00 am - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery rose $1.24 to $72.12 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude oil for August delivery rose $1.13 to $73.99 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline f...
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GM, Wabtec to develop hydrogen powered locomotivesJun 15, 2021 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - General Motors has signed a deal to develop railroad locomotives powered by a hydrogen fuel cell and battery system. Under a nonbinding agreement with lo...
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Want a job? Employers say: Talk to the computerJun 15, 2021 7:00 am - A day after her interview for a part-time job at Target last year, Dana Anthony got an email informing her she didn't make the cut. Anthony didn't know why - a situation...
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AP says it will no longer name suspects in minor crimesJun 15, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Associated Press said Tuesday it will no longer run the names of people charged with minor crimes, out of concern that such stories can have a long, ...
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Police: Gunman dead after killing 2 at fire hydrant factoryJun 15, 2021 7:00 am - ALBERTVILLE, Ala. (AP) - A worker wielding a handgun fatally shot two people and wounded two others at an Alabama fire hydrant factory early Tuesday before killing himse...