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We will move the following business and economics stories: + Veteran rebel becomes Sudan's finance minister + Good news for Baltimore Sun after years of cuts + Fed stands firm in keeping interest rates low + US workers endure tough year on Covid front lines Sudan-politics-finance,PROFILE KHARTOUM Sudan's new finance minister, Gibril Ibrahim, is a veteran rebel leader who fought against marginalisation under ousted president Omar al-Bashir. Now, the Japan-educated former professor holds the keys to the country's economic future. 780 words by Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali. File picture US-media-newspaper-Baltimore,FOCUS BALTIMORE After years of staff cuts, shrinking budgets and declining readership, the Baltimore Sun finally has some good news to report about itself: a deal for a new nonprofit group to take over, and potentially revive the struggling newspaper. 850 words by Rob Lever. Picture US-economy-bank-rate,ADVANCER WASHINGTON Skittish investors have see-sawed between celebration about the expected US economic recovery and nail-biting over a possible price spiral, but the Federal Reserve is standing firm on keeping interest rates low. 650 words moved by Heather Scott US-economy-health-virus-labour,FOCUS WASHINGTON One year ago, workers across the United States learned they'd been divided into two categories: those who would work from home, and those who would have to keep showing up to workplaces where they risked exposure to Covid-19. 800 words moved by Chris Stein. Picture afp
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2021-03-14

