Business Stories from January 25, 2021 (Change date)
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Shell buys European electric car charging firm ubitricityJan 25, 2021 7:30 am - BERLIN (AP) - Oil and gas giant Shell is buying ubitricity, a major provider of electric vehicle charging points in Europe. Shell said Monday that it would buy a 100% st...
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Samsung scion Lee won't appeal prison sentence for briberyJan 26, 2021 5:36 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong and prosecutors have decided not to appeal a court ruling that convicted him for bribing South Korea's former presid...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesJan 25, 2021 2:00 pm - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for March delivery rose 50 cents to $52.77 a barrel Monday. Brent crude oil for March delivery rose 47 cents to $55.88 a barrel. Wholesale gasol...
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Google says Chrome cookie replacement plan making progressJan 27, 2021 5:41 am - LONDON (AP) - Google says it's making progress on plans to revamp Chrome user tracking technology aimed at improving privacy even as it faces challenges from regulators ...
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German business confidence drops more than expectedJan 25, 2021 3:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - German business confidence declined more than expected in January as businesses grappled with coronavirus restrictions and an uncertain outlook, a closely ...
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More cancellations for Carnival amid jumbled vaccine rolloutJan 25, 2021 3:31 pm - Carnival Cruise Line is canceling and delaying more U.S. trips at a time when new cases of COVID-19 are averaging about 170,000 per day in the country amid a jumbled rol...
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UN forecasts 4.7% global economic growth in 2021Jan 25, 2021 7:31 pm - UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United Nations warned Monday that the world economy is 'œon a cliffhanger,'ť still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic whose impact will be felt...
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UK retailing shifts further online as Boohoo buys DebenhamsJan 26, 2021 5:36 am - LONDON (AP) - Around 25,000 U.K. retailing jobs remain under threat even as it emerged Monday that online fashion firm Boohoo has bought Debenhams, one of the country's ...
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Merck ends development of two potential COVID-19 vaccinesJan 25, 2021 7:00 am - Merck is giving up on two potential COVID-19 vaccines following poor results in early-stage studies. The drugmaker said Monday that it will focus instead on studying tw...
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Twitter launches crowd-sourced fact-checking projectJan 25, 2021 3:00 pm - Twitter is enlisting its users to help combat misinformation on its service by flagging and notating misleading and false tweets. The pilot program unveiled Monday, cal...