Business Stories from November 18, 2021 (Change date)
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Work starting on 1st commercial-scale US offshore wind farmNov 18, 2021 6:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland joined with Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday to mark the groundbreaking of the Vineyard Wind 1 project, the...
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Grains mostly lower, Livestock mixedNov 18, 2021 6:00 am - Wheat for Dec. was off 2.25 cents at $8.20 a bushel; Dec. corn fell 2.25 cents at $5.73 a bushel, Dec. oats rose 17 cents at $7.5650 a bushel; while Jan. soybeans fell 1...
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Grains mixed, livestock mixed.Nov 18, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mixed on Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Dec. was up 3.75 cents at $8.3425 a bushel; Dec. corn was o...
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Macy's, Kohl's post strong results heading into holidaysNov 18, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Department store chains Macy's and Kohl's delivered strong results for the fiscal third quarter as shoppers go back to buying dresses and other goods tha...
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Churchill Downs picked to build western Indiana casinoNov 18, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The company that runs the Kentucky Derby has been picked to take over the stalled project to build a casino in the western Indiana city of Terre Haut...
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EU drug agency starts evaluating new COVID-19 treatmentNov 18, 2021 6:00 am - AMSTERDAM (AP) - The European Union's medicines authority said Thursday that it is evaluating a new drug for treating COVID-19 patients who do not require extra oxygen b...
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Berlin-based online bank N26 quits US marketNov 18, 2021 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Berlin-based online bank N26 said Thursday that it is shuttering its business in the United States after two years and focusing its expansion efforts on Ea...
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With supply short, Ford dips toe into computer chip businessNov 18, 2021 6:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Ford Motor Co. is in talks with a computer chip maker to shore up its semiconductor supplies and avoid a repeat of this year's auto factory shutdowns caus...
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Grains mostly lower, Livestock mixedNov 18, 2021 6:00 am - Wheat for Dec. was off 2.25 cents at $8.20 a bushel; Dec. corn fell 2.25 cents at $5.73 a bushel, Dec. oats rose 17 cents at $7.5650 a bushel; while Jan. soybeans fell 1...
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Illinois unemployment falls to 6%Nov 18, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois unemployment rate fell two-tenths of a percentage point in October to 6% as employers added 40,900 jobs during the month, the Illinois Departm...