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MLB to end 70-year partnership with Topps trading cards
Major League Baseball is ending a 70-year relationship with trading card company Topps after signing a new partnership with a rival company. The loss of…
COVID anxiety rising amid delta surge, AP-NORC poll finds
DENVER — Anxiety in the United States over COVID-19 is at its highest level since winter, a new poll shows, as the delta variant rages,…
Deere: Fiscal Q3 earnings snapshot
MOLINE, Ill. — Deere & Co. today reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $1.67 billion. On a per-share basis, the company said it had profit of…
Foot Locker: Fiscal Q2 earnings snapshot
NEW YORK — Foot Locker Inc. today reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $430 million. On a per-share basis, the company said it had net income…
Buckle: Fiscal Q2 earnings snapshot
KEARNEY, Neb. — Buckle Inc. today reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $51.4 million. The company said it had profit of $1.04 per share. The teen…
New Chinese law tightens control over company data on users
BEIJING — China is tightening control over information gathered by companies about the public under a law approved toay by its ceremonial legislature, expanding the…
Facebook launches virtual-reality work app
Facebook is trying to pull in workplace users with a new virtual-reality app called Horizon Workrooms. Workrooms lets people meet remotely in a virtual space…
Govt sharpens antitrust attack against Facebook with filing
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators sharpened their antitrust attack against Facebook today, filing a revised version of their complaint alleging that the social network giant has…
Some rural bankers worried drought will threaten operations
OMAHA, Neb. — The economy continues to grow in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states , according to a new monthly survey of…