Business Stories from June 24, 2021 (Change date)
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Asian stocks rise after US rally on infrastructure dealJun 24, 2021 10:30 pm - TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares rose Friday, buoyed by the rally on Wall Street that came after President Joe Biden announced a bipartisan deal on infrastructure spending. Ja...
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Rembrandt's huge 'Night Watch' gets bigger thanks to AIJun 24, 2021 7:30 am - AMSTERDAM (AP) - One of Rembrandt van Rijn's biggest paintings just got a bit bigger. A marriage of art and artificial intelligence has enabled Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum t...
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Pandemic pets are a 'furry annuity,' says Petco CEOJun 24, 2021 1:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Yummy, a 12-year-old Labrador retriever, is in Petco's San Diego offices so much he has his own title. 'œWe call him the chief dog officer,'ť says CEO R...
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NBCUniversal celebrates opening of New Mexico studioJun 24, 2021 7:00 pm - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Executives with NBCUniversal celebrated the opening of a new production facility in New Mexico on Thursday, as state and local officials touted ...
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Last Apple Daily newspaper edition sold out across Hong KongJun 24, 2021 12:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Across Hong Kong, people lined up early Thursday to buy the last print edition of the last remaining pro-democracy newspaper. By 8:30 a.m., Apple Daily...
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Google delays plan to phase out Chrome ad-tracking techJun 24, 2021 12:30 pm - LONDON (AP) - Google says it's delaying plans to phase out Chrome web browser technology that tracks users for ad purposes because it needs more time to develop a replac...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesJun 24, 2021 2:30 pm - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery rose 22 cents to $73.30 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude oil for August delivery rose 37 cents to $75.56 a barrel. Wholesale g...
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Infrastructure spending promises boost for industryJun 25, 2021 2:47 pm - Plans to pump money into rebuilding the nation's roads, bridges and other infrastructure could give companies that make machinery and materials a solid foundation for gr...
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FedEx posts profit as online shopping boom continuesJun 28, 2021 2:57 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - FedEx reported a nearly $2 billion profit in its most recent quarter, after reporting a loss the year before, helped by a surge in online shopping and th...
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Dutch timber ship runs aground in northern SwedenJun 24, 2021 1:00 pm - STOCKHOLM (AP) - A cargo ship carrying timber has run aground in northern Sweden in the estuary of the Angerman River that feeds into the Bay of Bothnia. The grounding h...