Business Stories from September 9, 2021 (Change date)
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Fast hiring: UPS to hire 100,000, many in 30 minutes or lessSep 09, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Besides packages, UPS is promising to deliver something else fast: job offers. The package delivery company said Thursday that it plans to hire more than...
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Feds, North Dakota to negotiate pipeline policing costsSep 09, 2021 7:00 am - BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Federal and state lawyers will meet in North Dakota next week to negotiate a settlement for money that the state claims it spent on policing protes...
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Airlines say rise in COVID-19 cases is hurting ticket salesSep 09, 2021 7:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - Several leading U.S. airlines warned Thursday that the rise in COVID-19 cases due to the delta variant is hurting their bookings and further delaying a rec...
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Lululemon, Moderna rise; Calavo, Boston Beer fallSep 09, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Lululemon Athletica Inc., up $39.86 to $420.71. The athletic apparel maker raised i...
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'Paradise': Australian states free of COVID resist openingSep 09, 2021 7:00 am - PERTH, Australia (AP) - It can seem like Australia's west coast has almost entirely avoided COVID-19. A mask-free nightlife is thriving and huge crowds are turning out ...
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Grains lower, livestock mixedSep 09, 2021 7:00 am - Wheat for Sep. declined 16.75 cents at $6.8150 a bushel; Sep. corn was off 2.25 cents at 4.96 a bushel, Sep. oats fell 11.25 cents at $4.8375 a bushel; while Sep. soybea...
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Oil-soaked birds found near oil spill at refinery after IdaSep 09, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Louisiana wildlife officials say they have documented more than 100 oil-soaked birds after crude oil spilled from a refinery flooded during Hurricane I...
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Furlough total in UK falls to new low as many return to workSep 09, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The number of workers still on furlough in Britain has fallen to its lowest level since a salary support program was first introduced at the outset of the ...
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Feds sign off on Connecticut plan to allow online gamingSep 09, 2021 7:00 am - HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Gov. Ned Lamont announced Thursday that Connecticut has received a key federal approval for its plan to allow legalized sports wagering, online ga...
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US average mortgage rates rise slightly; 30-year at 2.88%Sep 09, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Average long-term mortgage rates were marginally higher this week as the recovering economy appeared stalled against the backdrop of a wave of new delt...