Business Stories from July 2, 2021 (Change date)
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U.S. hiring accelerated last month as workers see pay gainsJul 02, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In an encouraging burst of hiring, America's employers added 850,000 jobs in June, well above the average of the previous three months and a sign that ...
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France probes claims that retailers used forced Uyghur laborJul 02, 2021 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - French prosecutors have opened an investigation into alleged involvement in crimes against humanity based on claims that global retailers, including Uniqlo ...
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Clarification: Fox News-Harassment storyJul 02, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - In a story published June 29, 2021, The Associated Press reported on a settlement agreement between the New York City Commission on Human Rights and Fox ...
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Stocks again post records following encouraging jobs dataJul 02, 2021 7:00 am - Wall Street capped a milestone-shattering week Friday with stock indexes hitting more record highs as investors welcomed a report showing the nation's job market was eve...
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Ransomware hits hundreds of US companies, security firm saysJul 02, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A ransomware attack paralyzed the networks of at least 200 U.S. companies on Friday, according to a cybersecurity researcher whose company was respondi...
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US trade deficit increases to $71.2 billion in MayJul 02, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. trade deficit widened in May as $71.2 billion as a small increase in exports was offset by a bigger rise in imports. The Commerce Department r...
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EXPLAINER: Deterring tax avoidance by global companiesJul 02, 2021 7:00 am - Negotiators from 130 countries have agreed on a major overhaul of how the world's biggest companies are taxed in an effort to deter international avoidance schemes that ...
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Watchdog subpoenas FirstEnergy info on payment to regulatorJul 02, 2021 7:00 am - CLEVELAND (AP) - Ohio's consumer utility watchdog is demanding that FirstEnergy Corp. share more information about $4.3 million that was paid to an attorney to end his c...
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Historic resort in 'Blue Hawaii' to be auctioned this monthJul 02, 2021 7:00 am - WAILUA, Hawaii (AP) - The historic resort where Elvis Presley's character got married in the 1961 film 'œBlue Hawaii" will go up for auction at a foreclosure sale on Kau...
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Undersea gas pipeline rupture causes fire in Gulf of MexicoJul 02, 2021 7:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's state-owned oil company said Friday it suffered a rupture in an undersea gas pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico, sending flames boiling to the su...