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US Postal Service recovers from poor holiday showing in 2020
Dec 31, 2021 6:00 am - PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The U.S Postal Service pulled out all the stops to avoid a repeat of the 2020 holiday shipping disaster, and it worked. The Postal Service and sev...
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Chinese factory activity edges higher in December
Dec 31, 2021 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Chinese factory activity edged higher in December as supply disruptions eased and export demand weakened, a survey showed Friday. The monthly purchasing m...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Dec 31, 2021 6:00 am - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for February delivery fell $1.78 to $75.21 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for March delivery fell $1.75 to $77.78 per barrel. Wholesale gasoline f...
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Asia looks to China-focused trade bloc for virus recovery
Dec 31, 2021 6:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - Members of a China-centered Asian trade bloc that takes effect Jan. 1 are hoping the initiative, encompassing about a third of world trade and business ac...
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'So many memories': Over 500 homes feared destroyed by fire
Dec 31, 2021 6:00 am - SUPERIOR, Colo. (AP) - One couple returned home Friday to find the mailbox about the only thing left standing. Charred cars and a burned trampoline lay outside smolderin...
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Moderna, Signature bank rise; GameStop, PayPal fall
Dec 31, 2021 6:00 am - Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Moderna, up $2.38 to $253.98 The vaccine maker rose as cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 cont...
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Stocks end 2021 on a weak note, still notch big yearly gain
Dec 31, 2021 6:00 am - Stocks capped a quiet day of trading with modest losses Friday, even as Wall Street closed the books on another banner year. The S&P 500 finished with a gain of 26.9% fo...
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Asian shares mixed in scant New Year Eve trading
Dec 31, 2021 6:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - Shares were mixed in Asia on Friday after a late slide pulled major indexes into the red on Wall Street, leaving the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial ...
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You can attend Schaumburg's State of the Village Jan. 11Dec 31, 2021 12:00 am - Schaumburg Mayor Tom Dailly will deliver his annual State of the Village address before the Schaumburg Business Association at its breakfast gathering from 7:30 to 9 a.m...
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Work underway at Gurnee's Cooper's Hawk Winery & RestaurantDec 31, 2021 12:00 am - Work on a new Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant in the parking lot of the old Lowe's Home Improvement store in Gurnee is underway, and village staff says it is likely to...