Business Stories from July 12, 2021 (Change date)
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Cuba's internet cutoff: The go-to tactic for global despotsJul 12, 2021 7:00 am - Cubans facing the country's worst economic crisis in decades took to the streets over the weekend. In turn, authorities blocked social media sites in an apparent effort ...
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Asian stocks follow Wall St higher ahead of earnings reportsJul 12, 2021 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Asian stocks followed Wall Street higher on Tuesday ahead of U.S. earnings reports that are expected to show strong profits for major banks. Shanghai, Tok...
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Founding family of UK's Daily Mail mulls taking it privateJul 12, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The founding family of Britain's Daily Mail is considering making a bid worth 810 million pounds ($1.1 billion) to bring the parent company behind the coun...
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Grains higher, liveestock mixedJul 12, 2021 7:00 am - ddd Wheat for July was up 26.50 cents at $6.35 a bushel; July corn rose 39.50 cents at 6.6925 a bushel, July oats gained 12.75 cents at $4.09 a bushel; while July soybea...
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Pesticide caused kids' brain damage, California lawsuits sayJul 12, 2021 7:00 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Lawsuits filed Monday in California seek potential class-action damages from Dow Chemical and its successor company over a widely used bug kill...
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Georgians protest for 2nd straight day over journalist deathJul 12, 2021 7:00 am - TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - Hundreds of people protested in Georgia on Monday for a second day in a row, demanding the government of the ex-Soviet nation resign over the dea...
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Appeals court: Indiana must resume unemployment benefitsJul 12, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Monday that the state temporarily continue payment of federal unemployment benefits, affirming an earlier court or...
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Spain aims EU funds for boost to electric car industryJul 12, 2021 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - The Spanish government will invest 4.3 billion euros ($5.1 billion) from its share of European pandemic recovery funds to revamp its automobile industry an...
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California and other parts of the West broil and burnJul 12, 2021 7:00 am - Firefighters working in searing heat struggled to contain the largest wildfire in California this year while state power operators urged people to conserve energy after ...
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After Branson flight, Virgin Galactic slumps on stock saleJul 12, 2021 7:00 am - Virgin Galactic shares veered sharply lower Monday after the spaceflight company said it's made arrangements to sell up to $500 million in stock. The disclosure comes a...