Business Stories from October 20, 2021 (Change date)
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Parents of unrestrained girl killed on ride sue theme parkOct 20, 2021 8:00 pm - DENVER (AP) - On her family's first trip since the pandemic began, 6-year-old Wongel Estifanos got on a vertical drop ride at a Colorado amusement park with her uncle, a...
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Brinker, Baker Hughes fall; Anthem, Abbott Laboratories riseOct 20, 2021 3:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Canadian National Railway Co., up $6.50 to $130.79. The railroad operator beat Wal...
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Grains higher, livestock mixedOct 20, 2021 3:00 pm - Wheat for Dec.gained 13.25 cents at $7.4925 a bushel; Dec. corn was up 9 cents at $5.3925 a bushel, Dec. oats rose 11 cents at $6.67 a bushel; while Nov. soybeans advanc...
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Indiana GOP push against vaccine mandate faces hurdlesOct 20, 2021 3:05 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Some conservative Indiana lawmakers wanting to stymie President Joe Biden's planned COVID-19 vaccine mandates for private employers are facing skepti...
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Bitcoin tops $66,000, sets record as crypto goes mainstreamOct 20, 2021 4:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Bitcoin stormed above $66,000 for the first time on Wednesday, riding a wave of excitement about how the financial establishment is increasingly acceptin...
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Asian stocks mixed after Wall Street rises for 5th dayOct 20, 2021 12:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street rose for a fifth day on strong corporate earnings. Shanghai and Seoul, South Korea, fell while ...
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Asian shares mixed after Evergrande sale deal called offOct 20, 2021 11:00 pm - Shares are mixed in Asia after major Chinese property developer Evergrande said a plan to sell its property management arm to a smaller rival had fallen through. Shares...
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Plea deal: Louisiana man to repay $76,000 coronavirus aidOct 20, 2021 2:30 pm - LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - The owner of a Louisiana livestock business has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $76,000 from a federal aid program to help compensate farmers ...
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CSX 3Q railroad profit jumps 32% as volume grows 3%Oct 20, 2021 6:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - CSX delivered a 32% jump in third-quarter profit as the volume of goods it hauled increased even beyond last fall's strong level. The Jacksonville, Fl...
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UK fines Facebook $69.4 million for failing to supply dataOct 21, 2021 6:03 am - LONDON (AP) - Britain's competition watchdog fined Facebook 50.5 million pounds ($69.4 million) on Wednesday for violating rules during the U.K. investigation into the s...