Business Stories from August 11, 2021 (Change date)
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Samsung slashes prices in bid to boost foldable phone salesAug 11, 2021 7:00 am - SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) - Samsung is hoping cheaper but more durable versions of its foldable phones will broaden the appeal of a high-concept design that's so far fizzle...
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Canada lawyer: Huawei CFO committed "commercial dishonesty"Aug 11, 2021 7:00 am - VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - A senior executive for Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies committed fraud because of what she said during a meeting with...
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New Zealand plans to start reopening borders early next yearAug 11, 2021 7:00 am - WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - New Zealand, which has completely stamped out the coronavirus, plans to cautiously reopen its borders to international travelers early nex...
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US consumer prices rose in July but at slower paceAug 11, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Prices for U.S. consumers rose last month but at the slowest pace since February, a sign that Americans may gain some relief after four months of sharp...
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Asian shares mixed as caution sets in on coronavirus worriesAug 11, 2021 7:00 am - Asian shares were mixed Thursday as caution set in among investors following another wobbly day of trading on Wall Street. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.2% in m...
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Instagram apologizes for Almodóvar film's poster censorshipAug 11, 2021 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Instagram has apologized for removing the official poster for Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar's new film from the social network because it showed a fema...
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Huge California fire grows; Montana blaze threatens townsAug 11, 2021 7:00 am - GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) - California's largest single wildfire in recorded history continued to grow Wednesday after destroying more than 1,000 buildings, nearly half of...
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COVID variant causes Southwest to lower hopes for 3Q profitAug 11, 2021 7:00 am - Southwest Airlines said Wednesday that it no longer expects to turn a profit in the third quarter as a surge in COVID-19 infections fueled by the highly contagious delta...
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More red ink: US budget deficit through July hit $2.54TAug 11, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. budget deficit hit $2.54 trillion for the first 10 months of this budget year, fed by spending to support the country after the pandemic-induc...
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Russia: Black Sea oil spill much bigger than first thoughtAug 11, 2021 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Russian prosecutors on Wednesday opened a criminal probe into an oil spill off the country's Black Sea coast that appeared to be far bigger than initially ...