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Airbnb will change process to fight discrimination in Oregon
Jan 06, 2022 6:00 am - Airbnb hosts in Oregon will soon only see the initials of some prospective renters, not their full names, in a change designed to prevent discrimination against Black us...
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Grains mostly lower, Livestock higher
Jan 06, 2022 6:00 am - Wheat for Mar. dropped 14.75 cents at $7.46 a bushel; Mar. corn was up 1.50 cents at $6.0375 a bushel, Mar. oats lost 14.50 cents at $6.7050 a bushel; while Jan. soybean...
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Alaska Air trims January flights to cope with virus outbreak
Jan 06, 2022 6:00 am - Alaska Airlines said Thursday it will trim its schedule by about 10% for the rest of January as it deals with 'œunprecedented'ť numbers of employees calling in sick duri...
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US service industry grows more slowly in December
Jan 06, 2022 6:00 am - SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - Growth in the U.S. service industry, where most Americans work, pulled back in December after expanding at a record pace the previous two month...
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US jobless claims rise by 7,000, but still low at 207,000
Jan 06, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week but remained at historically low levels, suggesting that the job market remai...
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A weak quarter at Bed Bath & Beyond, and shares soar
Jan 06, 2022 6:00 am - Losses widened at Bed Bath & Beyond as a tangled global supply chain continued to squeeze sales and the home goods chain lowered expectations for its final fiscal quarte...
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Conagra, Humana fall; Stitch Fix, Lamb Weston rise
Jan 06, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Conagra Brands Inc., down 62 cents to $33.53. The maker of Chef Boyardee and other ...
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US average long-term mortgage rates rise; 30-year at 3.22%
Jan 06, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose in the past week to start the new year. They reached their highest level since May 2020, at the height of th...
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Vaccinations, tests give Walgreens a boost in first quarter
Jan 06, 2022 6:00 am - COVID-19 vaccines and testing boosted Walgreens store sales growth to levels not seen in more than two decades, pushing the drugstore chain well above Wall Street expect...
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November trade deficit hits near record-high $80.2 billion
Jan 06, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. trade deficit surged to a near-record high of $80.2 billion in November as exports slowed at the same time that imports jumped sharply. The No...