Business Stories from July 19, 2021 (Change date)
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NIL era brings cautious optimism to college-town businessesJul 19, 2021 7:00 am - CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Bret Oliverio says he wants college athletes to endorse his Sup Dogs restaurant along the main Franklin Street drag steps from the University of...
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American father, son get Japan prison terms for Ghosn escapeJul 19, 2021 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - A Tokyo court handed down prison terms for the American father and son accused of helping Nissan's former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, escape to Lebanon while aw...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesJul 19, 2021 7:00 am - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery fell $5.39 to $66.42 a barrel Monday. Brent crude oil for September delivery fell $4.97 to $68.62 a barrel. Wholesale gasoli...
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Pandemic recession ended in April 2020, shortest on recordJul 19, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - It hit like a derailed train, was hugely destructive but short-lived. The recession that broke out with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic lasted ju...
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Blue Origin brings space tourism to tiny Texas townJul 19, 2021 7:00 am - VAN HORN, Texas (AP) - For years, the official letterhead for the small town of Van Horn, tucked neatly among the foothills of the Guadalupe Mountains, read simply: 'œFa...
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Ben & Jerry's to stop selling in Palestinian territoriesJul 19, 2021 7:00 am - MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Ben & Jerry's ice cream said Monday it was going to stop selling its ice cream in the Palestinian territories, saying the sales in the occupied la...
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Zoom buying Five9 in $14.7B all-stock transactionJul 19, 2021 7:00 am - Zoom, the videoconferencing company whose growth was supercharged by the pandemic over the past year, will buy the cloud call center company Five9 in an all-stock deal v...
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Cyprus showcases ancient undersea harbor to draw touristsJul 19, 2021 7:00 am - AMATHUS, Cyprus (AP) - It's said that Demetrius the Besieger, a mighty warrior king and one of Alexander the Great's successors, built this harbor on Cyprus' southern co...
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What's next for newspapers as COVID news cycle fadesJul 19, 2021 7:00 am - The Press & Journal, a weekly paper covering Middletown, a small town near Pennsylvania's capital, folded in July 2020 because its ad revenue collapsed in the pandemic. ...
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Publisher Scholastic Inc. names Peter Warwick its new CEOJul 19, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Scholastic Inc. has appointed a successor to longtime president and CEO Richard Robinson, who died last month. Peter Warwick, an independent director sin...