Business Stories from July 1, 2021 (Change date)
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Pandemic tourism: Thailand launches Phuket 'sandbox' planJul 01, 2021 7:00 am - PHUKET, Thailand (AP) - Thailand embarked on an ambitious but risky plan Thursday that it hopes will breathe new life into a tourism industry devastated by the pandemic,...
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Robinhood's customer ranks grow, revenue soars ahead of IPOJul 01, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Robinhood saw its revenue more than quadruple early this year as the new generation of investors it's helped empower shook up Wall Street with their newf...
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NKorea's Kim vows to boost China ties amid pandemic hardshipJul 01, 2021 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Thursday he'll push to further upgrade relations with China, his main ally, as he struggles to navigate hi...
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US average mortgage rates decline; 30-year at 2.98%Jul 01, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Mortgage rates declined this week, with the key 30-year loan slipping back below the 3% mark as the economic recovery from the pandemic recession remai...
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Evers, Oneida sign deal to allow sports betting in WisconsinJul 01, 2021 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Tony Evers and the Oneida Nation signed an agreement Thursday to allow betting on sporting events for the first time in Wisconsin, joining a gr...
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Grains higher, livestock mixed.Jul 01, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were higer on Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July rose 42 cents at $6.77 a bushel; July corn was up 44.7...
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Grains, liveestock mixedJul 01, 2021 7:00 am - dd Wheat for July was off 13 cents at $6.5850 a bushel; July corn lost .25 cent at 7.1975 a bushel, July oats rose 9.50 cents at $3.9350 a bushel; while July soybeans fe...
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Nissan to make new electric cars, batteries in BritainJul 01, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Japanese carmaker Nissan and its partners plan to invest 1 billion ($1.4 billion) pounds to expand production of electric vehicles and batteries in northea...
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Washington state blackouts hit same customers repeatedlyJul 01, 2021 7:00 am - SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The rolling blackouts that cut electricity for tens of thousands of Spokane, Washington, residents amid this week's record-breaking heat wave mostl...
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H&M says profit up by $1.2 billion as world opens up againJul 01, 2021 7:00 am - STOCKHOLM (AP) - Low-cost fashion brand Hennes & Mauritz AB said Thursday its profit for the second quarter soared by 10 billion kronor ($1.2 billion) to 3.6 billion kro...