Girl Scout Cookie season is finally here, but like so much else in the past year, it will be a bit different. If there was a badge for rolling with the punches, this year’s Girl Scouts would earn it. “We have to use hand sanitizer, wash our hands and wear a mask,” …
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The dividend pledge comes on the heels of a $19.3-billion writedown of U.S. natural gas and other assets, and the lowest production since the 1999 Mobil Corp. merger. Cash flow from operations — a key gauge of corporate strength — shrank by almost 9% …
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Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. said an extended shopping event in November helped boost its profit and sales for the last three months of 2020, a period that also saw the technology giant and its founder attracting scrutiny from Chinese regulators. The Chinese …
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The automotive semiconductor shortage was caused in part by demand from bored gamers stuck at home by coronavirus lockdowns, but likely will be over by the end of the year. Initial reports had suggested the shortage for the automotive industry might …
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On Jan. 22, a store shopper purchased a Mega Millions lottery ticket and ended up winning the record-breaking $1 billion prize, the third-largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history. The cash payout is $739.6 million, before taxes.
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