Business Stories from October 7, 2021 (Change date)
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Former Australian PM calls for solidarity with TaiwanOct 07, 2021 7:00 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Australia's former prime minister has accused China of being a bully and expressed enthusiastic support for Taiwan while visiting the democraticall...
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Levi Strauss, Meredith rise; Lamb Weston, Kellogg fallOct 07, 2021 7:00 am - Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Costco Wholesale Corp., up $3.53 to 452.87. The warehouse club operator reported encouraging Septem...
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Australia wants Facebook held liable for anonymous commentsOct 07, 2021 7:00 am - CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australia's prime minister on Thursday described social media as a 'œcoward's palace'ť and warned that digital platforms including Facebook sh...
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US average mortgage rates decline; 30-year at 2.99%Oct 07, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Average long-term mortgage rates declined this week, with the benchmark 30-year loan slipping back below 3%. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursd...
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IMF chief facing data-rigging allegations defends actionsOct 07, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the International Monetary Fund said Thursday that a report alleging she had a role in data-rigging at the World Bank when she was a top of...
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Grains mostly higher, livestock higherOct 07, 2021 7:00 am - Wheat for Dec. fell 4.25 cents at $7.4125 a bushel; Dec. corn was up 1.75 cents at $5.34 a bushel, Dec. oats advanced 25 cents at $6.2275 a bushel; while Nov. soybeans r...
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Small crack in pipeline may have delayed oil spill detectionOct 07, 2021 7:00 am - HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Video of the ruptured pipeline that spilled tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil off Southern California shows a thin crack along th...
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Elon Musk says Tesla will move HQ from California to TexasOct 07, 2021 7:00 am - Tesla says it will relocate its headquarters from Palo Alto, California, to Austin, Texas, though the electric car maker will keep expanding its manufacturing capacity i...
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Russia says it could boost supplies to ease Europe gas costsOct 07, 2021 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Russia has the potential to boost natural gas supplies to Europe, where surging gas prices have ramped up pressure on consumers, the Kremlin said Thursday....
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Amid turmoil, Afghanistan pavilion arrives at Dubai's ExpoOct 07, 2021 7:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - When Afghanistan's president was killed in a communist coup in 1978 and the country plunged into violent chaos, Mohammed Omer Rahimy b...