Business Stories from January 6, 2022 (Change date)
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Conagra, Humana fall; Stitch Fix, Lamb Weston riseJan 06, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Conagra Brands Inc., down 62 cents to $33.53. The maker of Chef Boyardee and other ...
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US average long-term mortgage rates rise; 30-year at 3.22%Jan 06, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose in the past week to start the new year. They reached their highest level since May 2020, at the height of th...
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Vaccinations, tests give Walgreens a boost in first quarterJan 06, 2022 6:00 am - COVID-19 vaccines and testing boosted Walgreens store sales growth to levels not seen in more than two decades, pushing the drugstore chain well above Wall Street expect...
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November trade deficit hits near record-high $80.2 billionJan 06, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. trade deficit surged to a near-record high of $80.2 billion in November as exports slowed at the same time that imports jumped sharply. The No...
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Prince William seeks nominees for $1 million Earthshot prizeJan 06, 2022 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Britain's Prince William on Thursday appealed for innovators around the world to submit nominations for his Earthshot Prize, a competition aimed at finding...
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Music: 2021 was a good year for Wallen, Adele - and vinylJan 06, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - New data from the music industry confirms what a lot of people long suspected - 2021 was a very good year for Morgan Wallen, Adele and vinyl. ...
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Red-hot housing market to fuel record borrowing in '22Jan 06, 2022 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The fierce competition, low mortgage rates and soaring prices that helped raise mortgage borrowing to record heights last year is expected to drive le...
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New York Times buys sports site The Athletic for $550MJan 06, 2022 6:00 am - The New York Times Co. is buying sports news site The Athletic for $550 million, the latest move in its strategy to expand its audience of paying subscribers as the news...
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China plans space station completion, many launches in 2022Jan 06, 2022 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - China has recommitted itself to completing its orbiting space station by the end of the year and says it is planning more than 40 launches for 2022, putti...
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Grains lower, livestock mixed.Jan 06, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were lower on Thurday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar. lost 20.50 cents at $7.4250 a bushel; Mar. corn was off...