Business Stories from December 14, 2021 (Change date)
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Banks slowly reconsider overdraft fees, amid public pressureDec 14, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The banking industry appears to have overdone it on overdraft fees. After decades of raking in billions of dollars from mostly poor Americans short of ca...
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Fireball from overturned tanker kills dozens in HaitiDec 14, 2021 6:00 am - CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti (AP) - A gasoline tanker overturned and exploded in northern Haiti, unleashing a fireball that swept through homes and businesses on its way to killin...
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Grains mostly higher, Livestock lowerDec 14, 2021 6:00 am - Wheat for Mar. was off 1.75 cents at $7.87 a bushel; Dec. corn was up 3.75 cents at $5.88 a bushel, Mar. oats rose 8.75 cents at $7.15 a bushel; while Jan. soybeans gain...
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Portugal picked for Europe's biggest lithium treatment plantDec 14, 2021 6:00 am - LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Portuguese energy company Galp and Swedish electric vehicle battery maker Northvolt on Tuesday announced a joint venture to build in Portugal wha...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesDec 14, 2021 6:00 am - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery fell 56 cents to $70.73 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for February delivery fell 69 cents to $73.70 per barrel. Wholesale g...
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Boston Starbucks workers seek to unionize after Buffalo voteDec 14, 2021 6:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Starbucks workers at two locations in Boston are looking to unionize, days after a successful union vote at a Starbucks in Buffalo, New York, a first for t...
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Albania arrests ex-minister on corruption chargesDec 14, 2021 6:00 am - TIRANA, Albania (AP) - A former Albanian environment minister has been arrested on abuse of post and corruption charges, the prosecutor's office said Tuesday. In a state...
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Wholesale inflation jumps record 9.6% over past 12 monthsDec 14, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Prices at the wholesale level surged by a record 9.6% in November from a year earlier, an indication of on-going inflation pressures The Labor Departm...
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'Facts of Life,' 'Different Strokes' remakes are ABC's bestDec 14, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Everything old is new again - at least for ABC's audience. The network's special, star-filled live presentations of old episodes of 'œThe Facts of Life'ť...
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CP railroad's $31B purchase of Kansas City Southern advancesDec 14, 2021 6:00 am - A railroad merger nearly derailed this year by a bidding war is moving forward ahead of a final say from regulators on Canadian Pacific's $31 billion acquisition of Kans...