Business Stories from April 30, 2021 (Change date)
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Jury finds ex-Netflix VP guilty in bribery, kickback schemeApr 30, 2021 7:30 pm - SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - A federal jury found a former Netflix executive guilty Friday of receiving lucrative stock options and more than a half-million dollars in bribes...
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Chinese manufacturing rises in April but growth might slowApr 30, 2021 12:30 am - BEIJING (AP) - Chinese manufacturing expanded in April but growth might be slowing after a rebound from the coronavirus pandemic, two surveys showed Friday. A monthly pu...
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Eli Broad, billionaire entrepreneur who reshaped LA, diesMay 02, 2021 7:53 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Eli Broad, the billionaire philanthropist, contemporary art collector and entrepreneur who co-founded homebuilding pioneer Kaufman and Broad Inc. and ...
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Grains, livestock mixed.Apr 30, 2021 10:30 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mixed on Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May rose 7.25 cents at $7.3375 a bushel; May corn gained 23 c...
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Twitter, Clorox fall; Carter's, AstraZeneca riseApr 30, 2021 3:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Amazon.com Inc. down $3.89 to $3,467.42 The online retail giant edged lower, despite ...
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Grains higher, livestock mixed.Apr 30, 2021 3:00 pm - Wheat for May rose 5 cents at $7.4250 a bushel; May corn gained 38 cents at 7.40 a bushel, May oats was up 4.75 cents at $4.01 a bushel; while May soybeans gained 28.50 ...
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Strong gains in consumer spending and incomes in MarchMay 03, 2021 2:47 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. consumer spending rose at the fastest pace in nine months while incomes soared by a record amount in March, reflecting billions of dollars in gove...
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Europe's economy shrinks in first quarter as US rolls aheadApr 30, 2021 5:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Europe's economy shrank 0.6% in the first three months of the year as slow vaccine rollouts and extended lockdowns delayed a hoped-for recovery...
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Venezuela gives US oilmen house arrest in gesture to BidenApr 30, 2021 9:00 pm - MIAMI (AP) - Six American oil executives jailed in Venezuela more than three years ago on corruption charges were granted house arrest on Friday in a gesture of goodwill...
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AstraZeneca delivers 68 million COVID shots in 1st quarterApr 30, 2021 4:00 am - LONDON (AP) - AstraZeneca says it delivered about 68 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine during the first three months of 2021 after the shot became one of the first a...