Business Stories from June 21, 2022 (Change date)
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Home sales give way as prices enter unprecedented territoryJun 23, 2022 8:46 am - Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed for the fourth consecutive month as climbing mortgage rates and record high prices discouraged house hunters. Existing ho...
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US charitable giving hit record in 2021 but inflation loomsJun 21, 2022 12:31 pm - Charitable giving in the United States reached a record $485 billion in 2021, though the increase did not keep pace with inflation, according to a report Tuesday offerin...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesJun 21, 2022 3:00 pm - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery rose $1.09 to $110.65 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for August delivery rose 52 cents to $114.65 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline ...
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Nuclear industry hopes to expand output with new reactorsJun 21, 2022 8:30 am - The U.S. nuclear industry is generating less electricity as reactors retire, but now plant operators are hoping to nearly double their output over the next three decades...
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Grains lower, Livestock mixedJun 21, 2022 3:00 pm - Wheat for Jul. declined 59 cents at $9.7525 a bushel; Jul. corn lost 23.75 cents at $7.6075 a bushel, Jul. oats dropped 28 cents $6.3650 a bushel; while Jul. soybeans fe...
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Labor board takes Starbucks to court over alleged violationsJun 21, 2022 7:00 pm - The National Labor Relations Board is asking a federal court to order Starbucks to stop interfering with unionization efforts at its U.S. stores. It's the third time the...
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Kellogg, Spirit Airlines rise; Acadia, ODP fallJun 21, 2022 3:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Tesla Inc., up $60.83 to $711.11. CEO Elon Musk reportedly confirmed that the elect...
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Google exec to UN: Ukraine 'a crystal ball' for info warfareJun 21, 2022 1:30 pm - UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A Google executive warned the U.N. Security Council Tuesday that cyberattacks, disinformation and other forms of information warfare being waged in...
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2 Black executives leave Amazon amid changes in leadershipJun 21, 2022 6:00 pm - Two Black executives at Amazon are leaving the company, the e-commerce juggernaut confirmed Tuesday, hours after CEO Andy Jassy named a new head for the company's troubl...
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Hinz: Texas GOP gives Illinois businesses reasons to stay awayJun 23, 2022 9:32 am - After losing the headquarters of Boeing and Caterpillar, but gaining a chunk of Kellogg that's now breaking into three pieces - it's obvious that Illinois has hope, but ...