Business Stories from September 16, 2021 (Change date)
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Leader of California's Muscular Obamacare Exchange to Step DownSep 17, 2021 9:00 am - Peter Lee, who has steered California's Affordable Care Act marketplace since late 2011 and helped mold it into a model of what the federal health care law could achieve...
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German rail operator, union agree on pay deal to end strikeSep 16, 2021 6:30 am - BERLIN (AP) - Germany's biggest rail operator, Deutsche Bahn, and a labor union representing train drivers said Thursday they have agreed on a pay raise to end a series ...
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McConnell unmoved on debt limit, risking turmoil for BidenSep 17, 2021 1:29 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration has been enlisting one emissary after another to convince Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell to help raise the federal d...
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Fed reviews ethics policies after prolific trading uncoveredSep 17, 2021 1:29 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve is reviewing the ethics policies that govern the financial holdings and activities of its senior officials in the wake of recent di...
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Asian shares mostly higher after Wall Street retreatSep 16, 2021 11:01 pm - Asian shares were mixed on Friday after a hodge-podge of economic data led Wall Street to close mostly lower. Benchmarks rose in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul but fell in S...
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Mortgage rates dip lower this week; 30-year loan at 2.86%Sep 17, 2021 1:29 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Average long-term mortgage rates dipped lower this week as economic prospects continued muted amid a wave of new delta variant coronavirus cases. They ...
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Japan exports slow as supply chain hiccups hit factoriesSep 17, 2021 6:40 am - Japan's exports rose 26% in August from a year earlier, preliminary data released Thursday showed, below analysts' forecasts, as supply chain disruptions hit manufacture...
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Grains mostly higher, livestock mixedSep 16, 2021 2:30 pm - Wheat for Dec.was up .75 cent at $7.13 a bushel; Dec. corn fell 4 cents at 5.3346 a bushel, Dec. oats gained 12.25 cents at $5.5150 a bushel; while Nov. soybeans rose 1....
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesSep 16, 2021 2:30 pm - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery was unchanged at $72.61 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude oil for November delivery rose 21 cents to $75.67 a barrel. Wholesal...
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Marks & Spencer blames Brexit for store closures in FranceSep 16, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British retailer Marks & Spencer said Thursday that it will close 11 of its stores in France, mainly in Paris, as a result of fresh and chilled food supply...