Business Stories from July 27, 2021 (Change date)
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Shipping continues at blistering pace, UPS earns $2.7B in Q2Jul 27, 2021 3:09 pm - ATLANTA (AP) - UPS had another strong quarter with shipments to homes continuing at a brisk pace, though revenue at home, its biggest market, was a little weaker than so...
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Study: Only half of American households donate to charityJul 29, 2021 6:50 am - For the first time in nearly two decades, only half of U.S. households donated to a charity, according to a study released Tuesday. The findings confirm a trend worrying...
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Starbucks hits sales record as customers return to storesJul 29, 2021 6:50 am - Starbucks saw record sales in the third quarter as the impact of the pandemic receded and customers flocked to its stores. But the company's shares fell after it lowered...
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Robinhood IPO asks customers to play big role as investorsJul 29, 2021 6:50 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Robinhood is disrupting another stock market norm - and taking a big risk - by giving ordinary investors access to a huge slice of its initial public ...
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Grains higher, livestock mixed.Jul 27, 2021 10:04 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were higher on Tuesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Sep. was up 5.25 cents at $6.7850 a bushel; Sep. corn gaine...
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US home prices surge 17% in May, fastest in 17 yearsJul 28, 2021 10:40 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Prices for U.S. homes rose faster in May than they have in 17 years as surging demand for housing outstripped the supply. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shille...
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NBC's Tokyo Olympics viewership gets off to rough startJul 29, 2021 11:02 am - NEW YORK (AP) - If there's going to be a surge in viewership interest in the Tokyo Olympics, NBC Universal is still waiting. For three straight nights, viewership for th...
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Asian stock markets advance after Wall St rises to recordJul 27, 2021 12:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Asian stock markets were mostly higher Tuesday as investors looked ahead to a Federal Reserve report for an update on when U.S. stimulus might start windi...
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Grains mixed, liveestock mixedJul 27, 2021 3:04 pm - Wheat for Sep. fell 2.50cents at $6.7450 a bushel; Sep. corn was off 1 cent at $5.4875 a bushel, Sep. oats was up 3.75 cents at $4.6575 a bushel; while Aug. soybeans ros...
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At least 2 killed in German chemical blast; 31 injuredJul 27, 2021 1:34 pm - BERLIN (AP) - An explosion at an industrial park for chemical companies in Germany killed at least two people on Tuesday, with 31 others injured and several still missin...