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After Branson flight, Virgin Galactic slumps on stock sale

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Virgin Galactic shares veered sharply lower Monday after the spaceflight company said it’s made arrangements to sell up to $500 million in stock. ...

Can pandemic recovery plan end Italy’s years of stagnation?

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MILAN — The COVID-19 pandemic hit Italy especially hard, killing more than 127,000 people and sending the European Union's third-largest economy into a devastating...

CNH Industrial acquires driverless ag vehicle company

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — CNH Industrial expects its $2.1 billion purchase of a South Dakota company will give it an edge in innovating autonomous...

Latinas left workforce at highest rate, see slow recovery

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PHOENIX — Teresa Marez spent 14 years building a strong clientele base as a hair stylist in San Antonio. When her son, who is...

Indiana rushes to spend virus relief aid on new jobs program

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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana legislators scrambled in the final days of their session to make decisions on spending the state’s $3 billion share of the...

Europe’s stimulus likely to keep running as economies reopen

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FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank is expected to leave its stimulus efforts running at full steam Thursday — even as the economy...

Central Oregon farmers struggle in drought

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BEND, Ore. — Cate Havstad-Casad, co-owner of Havstad-Casad Family Farms in Jefferson County, didn’t hold back last week while speaking on a Zoom call...

Wilberforce University cancels debt for 2020, 2021 grads

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(RNS) — There are usually lots of cheers and applause at university commencements. ...

Bank of Italy forecasts 4% GDP growth in 2021

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MILAN — The head of Italy’s central bank said Monday the eurozone’s third-largest economy could grow 4% this year, after shedding 9% during the...

High inflation? A generation of investors has never felt it

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NEW YORK — The central question gripping Wall Street is whether the burst of inflation hitting the economy as it recovers from the pandemic...