Business Stories from October 20, 2021 (Change date)
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Fed survey finds economy facing supply chain, other dragsOct 22, 2021 8:40 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve reports that the economy faced a number of headwinds at the start of this month, ranging from supply chain disruptions and labor sh...
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Mexico: drug cartels recruiting youths through video gamesOct 20, 2021 3:30 pm - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Drug cartels in Mexico are recruiting youths through contacts made on multiplayer online video games, officials said Wednesday. Ricardo MejÃa, Mexic...
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German central bank chief to step down after 10 yearsOct 20, 2021 7:30 am - BERLIN (AP) - The head of Germany's central bank announced Wednesday that he will step down after a decade at the helm, removing a key hawkish voice from the European Ce...
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Tesla hits record profit despite parts shortage, ship delaysOct 20, 2021 8:00 pm - DETROIT (AP) - Record electric vehicle sales last summer amid a shortage of computer chips and other materials propelled Tesla Inc. to the biggest quarterly net earnings...
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Former Culver's in Crystal Lake could become marijuana dispensaryOct 22, 2021 2:52 pm - Crystal Lake is one step closer to getting a marijuana dispensary after the city council unanimously approved a proposal Tuesday evening for one in the former Culver's. ...
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FDA OKs mixing COVID vaccines, backs Moderna, J&J boosters - but who can get them still TBDOct 23, 2021 8:51 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. regulators on Wednesday signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine and said anyone el...
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WHO: Europe the only region with rise in COVID-19 last weekOct 21, 2021 9:11 am - LONDON - The World Health Organization said there was a 7% rise in new coronavirus cases across Europe last week, the only region in the world where cases increased. In ...
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UK encourages booster jabs, resists new virus restrictionsOct 21, 2021 5:58 am - LONDON - Under pressure from rising infections and alarmed health experts, the British government on Wednesday urged millions of people to get booster vaccine shots but ...
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Hoffman Estates approves changes to site it's selling to Popeyes developerOct 22, 2021 8:46 am - Hoffman Estates officials have approved the reconfiguration of a site on Golf Road they're selling to developers of a new Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, but a clear construc...
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Advocate fires 400+ workers who refused vaccinesOct 25, 2021 11:12 am - Advocate Aurora Health, the largest hospital system in Illinois and Wisconsin, has fired more than 400 employees who refused to get vaccinated for COVID-19. Almost half ...