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Asian shares slip as Japan 'tankan' shows weaker outlook
Mar 31, 2022 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares were mostly lower Friday as a resurgence of Russian attacks dashed hopes for any quick end to the war in Ukraine. The retreat followed a broad...
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China manufacturing weakens as anti-virus controls tighten
Mar 31, 2022 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - China's manufacturing activity fell to a five-month low in March after most of Shanghai and two other industrial centers were shut down to fight coronavir...
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AP's Marjorie Miller named as new head of Pulitzer Prizes
Mar 31, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Marjorie Miller, vice president and global enterprise editor at The Associated Press, has been named as the new administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes. Mil...
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Party's over: Dubai's monthslong Expo 2020 comes to a close
Mar 31, 2022 7:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The world's fair in Dubai, a tech-saturated site teeming with talking robots and solar canopies, sought to be the future. Now, it's hi...
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EXPLAINER: What is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?
Mar 31, 2022 7:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - President Joe Biden is again dipping into the nation's petroleum stockpile to try to corral rising energy prices. The White House announced Thursday that B...
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More Americans apply for jobless benefits; layoffs still low
Mar 31, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain at historic lows. Jobless claims rose by 14,000 to 202,000 for the week ...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Mar 31, 2022 7:00 am - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for May delivery fell $7.54 to $100.28 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for May delivery fell $5.54 to $107.91 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for Ap...
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Long-term mortgage rates rise again; 30-year breaches 4.5%
Mar 31, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose again this week as the key 30-year loan rate vaulted over 4.5% and attained its highest level since the end ...
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Wheaton French Market opening season at temporary spotMar 31, 2022 1:00 am - Wheaton's French market will open for the season at a temporary site while construction wraps up on a new pavilion slated to host vendors and other events downtown. In ...
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State reaches agreement to sell Thompson Center downtownMar 31, 2022 1:00 am - An agreement to sell the state's James R. Thompson Center at 100 W. Randolph St. in downtown Chicago to the development firm JRTC Holdings, LLC was announced Thursday by...