Business Stories from April 8, 2021 (Change date)
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German factory orders up for 2nd straight month in FebruaryApr 08, 2021 2:30 am - BERLIN (AP) - Factory orders in Germany, an important indicator for Europe's biggest economy, rose for the second consecutive month in February, official figures showed ...
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Paul Andrew steps down as Ferragamo creative directorApr 08, 2021 12:30 pm - MILAN (AP) - Designer Paul Andrew is stepping down as creative director of Salvatore Ferragamo, effective in May, the fashion house said Thursday. Andrew joined the Flor...
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OJ Simpson, Las Vegas Strip hotel settle defamation caseApr 08, 2021 7:30 pm - LAS VEGAS (AP) - O.J. Simpson and a Las Vegas hotel-casino have settled a lawsuit alleging that unnamed employees defamed Simpson by telling a celebrity news site he had...
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Grains higher, livestock mixedApr 08, 2021 3:00 pm - Wheat for May gained 12.50 cents at 6.2875 a bushel; May corn advanced 19.25 cents at 5.7975 a bushel, May oats was up 5.250 cents at $3.7675 a bushel; while May soybean...
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Grains lower, livestock higherApr 08, 2021 10:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were higher on Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May gained 13.50 cents at $6.2750 a bushel; May corn was a...
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Muslim civil rights group sues Facebook over hate speechApr 08, 2021 1:30 pm - A civil rights group is suing Facebook and its executives, saying CEO Mark Zuckerberg made 'œfalse and deceptive" statements to Congress when he said the giant social ne...
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IMF policy panel endorses $650 billion increase in resourcesApr 08, 2021 3:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The International Monetary Fund on Thursday authorized a $650 billion expansion of the 190-nation lending institution's resources with the aim of provi...
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EXPLAINER: Starving for more chips in a tech-hungry worldApr 08, 2021 8:30 pm - SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) - As the U.S. economy rebounds from its pandemic slump, a vital cog is in short supply: the computer chips that power a wide range of products tha...
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Industry foe charged under Iowa's new food trespassing lawApr 08, 2021 2:00 pm - IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - An animal rights activist whose investigations and pranks have made him a leading foe of the livestock industry has been charged with trespassing ...
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Salvage crews tow drifting Dutch freighter to port in NorwayApr 08, 2021 1:30 pm - HELSINKI (AP) - Despite heavy seas, a joint Norwegian-Dutch salvage operation managed to safely tow to land Thursday an abandoned Dutch cargo ship that had been adrift o...