Business Stories from May 13, 2021 (Change date)
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Driven by despair, Lebanese pharmacist looks to life abroadMay 13, 2021 1:30 am - BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - The shelves are bare at the Panacea pharmacy north of Beirut. Its owner, Rita El Khoury, has spent the past few weeks packing up her career, apart...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesMay 13, 2021 3:00 pm - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery fell $2.26 to $63.82 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude oil for July delivery fell $2.27 to $67.05 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline fo...
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Alibaba records first quarterly operating loss since IPOMay 13, 2021 9:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Alibaba had its first quarterly operating loss since it went public in 2014 after Beijing slapped a record $2.8 billion fine on the nation's largest e-c...
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'~Amazing': Pilots, passenger uninjured after midair crashMay 13, 2021 5:00 pm - DENVER (AP) - The pilot of an airplane that collided with another midair near Denver requested an emergency landing for engine failure, not knowing that his plane was ne...
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DoorDash sales surged in Q1 even as dining rooms reopenMay 13, 2021 5:30 pm - DoorDash on Thursday reported that its sales nearly tripled in the first three months of the year as demand for food delivery remained elevated even as U.S. restaurants ...
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Grains lower, livestock mixed.May 13, 2021 3:00 pm - Wheat for May lost 28.25 cents at $7.2650 a bushel; May corn dropped 38.50 cents at 7.19 a bushel, May oats lost 19.50 cents at $3.8075 a bushel; while May soybeans decl...
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Grains lower, livestock mixed.May 13, 2021 10:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were lower on Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May was off 1 cent at $7.5650 a bushel; May corn dropped 29...
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US unemployment claims drop to 473,000, a new pandemic lowMay 14, 2021 10:17 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 473,000, a new pandemic low and the latest evidence that fewer employers are cu...
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DuPage County to seek proposals for new election equipmentMay 14, 2021 9:25 am - DuPage County is in the market for new voting equipment that its top election official says would replace an outdated system and make the election process “better and fa...
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Argonne researchers reveal how COVID-19 has transformed communitiesMay 20, 2021 8:33 am - BUSINESS WIRE The public now has access to a series of data and analysis resources designed to support and inform long-term COVID-19 recovery efforts across the United S...