Business Stories from June 23, 2021 (Change date)
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Nikola, Occidental rise; Patterson, Lennar fallJun 23, 2021 3:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Nikola Corp., up 74 cents to $18.06. The electric truck maker announced a $50 mill...
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Olympic trials pique viewer interest in Tokyo Summer GamesJun 22, 2021 11:30 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Amid all the back-and-forth about the feasibility of holding the Tokyo Olympics during the pandemic, there are early indications of viewer interest in...
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Tennessee State adding Academic eSports Center this fallJun 23, 2021 3:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee State University is adding an Academic eSports Center that's expected to open on the school's main campus this fall. The university has...
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Teamsters aims to step up efforts to unionize Amazon workersJun 23, 2021 9:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a union that represents 1.4 million workers, is setting its sights on Amazon. On Thursday, it will vote on w...
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Inflation poses new challenge for pandemic-weary businessesJun 24, 2021 8:42 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Small businesses that endured shutdowns and lower revenue during the COVID-19 outbreak now must contend with another crisis: spiking prices for goods and...
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Hong Kong's last pro-democracy paper publishes final editionJun 23, 2021 2:30 pm - HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong's sole remaining pro-democracy newspaper published its last edition Thursday after five editors and executives were arrested and millions of d...
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Rights group: Facebook amplified Myanmar military propagandaJun 23, 2021 12:00 am - Facebook's recommendation algorithm amplifies military propaganda and other material that breaches the company's own policies in Myanmar following a military takeover in...
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Longtime Southwest CEO will step down next yearJun 23, 2021 9:30 am - DALLAS (AP) - Southwest Airlines said Wednesday that longtime CEO Gary Kelly will step down in February and be succeeded by another veteran at the nation's fourth-larges...
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Antivirus pioneer John McAfee found dead in Spanish prisonJun 24, 2021 12:35 pm - MADRID (AP) - John McAfee, the creator of McAfee antivirus software, was found dead in his jail cell near Barcelona in an apparent suicide Wednesday, hours after a Spani...
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Grains mixed, Liveestock lowerJun 23, 2021 3:00 pm - Wheat for July was up 10.25 cents at $6.6125 a bushel; July corn gained 4.50 cents at 6.6425 a bushel, July oats rose 5.25 cents at 3.6550 a bushel; while July soybeans ...