Business Stories from November 3, 2021 (Change date)
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UK homeowners brace for potential interest rate hikeNov 03, 2021 10:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British homeowners and borrowers are bracing for a possible interest rate increase from the Bank of England on Thursday, which would be the first among the...
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DoorDash adds safety features to help protect driversNov 03, 2021 11:00 am - DoorDash is adding security features to its app to help protect drivers. The San Francisco-based delivery company said Wednesday it's partnering with security company AD...
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EXPLAINER: Why are foreign tech firms pulling out of China?Nov 03, 2021 8:00 pm - HONG KONG (AP) - Yahoo Inc. is leaving the China market, suspending its services there as of Monday amid what it says is an 'Å“increasingly challenging'Å¥ business and leg...
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Fed to begin slowing economic aid as inflation worries riseNov 04, 2021 8:49 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve will begin dialing back the extraordinary stimulus it's provided since the pandemic erupted last year, a response to an improving e...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesNov 03, 2021 2:30 pm - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery fell $3.05 to $80.86 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for January delivery fell $2.73 to $81.99 per barrel. Wholesale gasol...
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Ash from erupting volcano forces Spanish islanders indoorsNov 03, 2021 7:30 am - SANTA CRUZ DE LA PALMA, Canary Islands (AP) - Authorities on the Spanish island of La Palma are telling people who live near an erupting volcano to stay indoors because ...
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Thai companies accused of fraud in sales of medical glovesNov 03, 2021 9:30 am - BANGKOK (AP) - Police in Thailand announced Wednesday the arrest of the head of a company suspected of cheating overseas buyers of millions of dollars they paid for unde...
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Feder: Hulu to premiere ABC 7's 'Being Blago' docuseriesNov 05, 2021 6:16 am - Disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been out of office for more than 12 years, but there's still no letup in media fascination with him. On Friday, Hulu ...
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Canopy controversy leaves downtown Arlington Heights restaurant in limboNov 05, 2021 8:39 am - This story has been updated to reflect that Jim Platt is no longer business development director at the Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce. A proposal to instal...
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Wheeling approves penny-per-push tax on video gambling, but start date not setNov 05, 2021 7:12 am - In a rushed move prompted by action in Springfield, Wheeling trustees have approved a penny-per-push tax on video gambling. What they didn't do, however, is decide when ...