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Inspectors OK 1st Ukraine grain ship but no sign yet of more
Aug 03, 2022 7:00 am - ISTANBUL (AP) - The first grain ship to leave Ukraine and cross the Black Sea under a wartime deal passed inspection Wednesday in Istanbul and headed on to Lebanon. Ukra...
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Nintendo's profit rises despite shortages of computer chips
Aug 03, 2022 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Nintendo's profit in the April-June quarter rose 28% from a year earlier on healthy demand for its games, although its console sales were dented by a shorta...
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China blocks some Taiwan imports but avoids chip disruption
Aug 03, 2022 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - China blocked imports of citrus and fish from Taiwan in retaliation for a visit by a top American lawmaker, Nancy Pelosi, but has avoided disrupting one o...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Aug 03, 2022 7:00 am - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery fell $3.76 to $90.66 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for October delivery fell $3.76 to $96.78 a barrel. Wholesale gasoli...
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Asian stocks higher as US-China tensions rise
Aug 03, 2022 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Asian stock markets rose Wednesday as traders watched for signs trade might be disrupted by U.S.-Chinese tensions over an American lawmaker's visit to Tai...
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Asian shares rise on optimism on economic data, earnings
Aug 03, 2022 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares mostly rose Thursday as investors welcomed encouraging economic data and quarterly earnings reports from big companies. Benchmarks rose across...
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Inflation in Turkey rises to nearly 80%, hitting consumers
Aug 03, 2022 7:00 am - ISTANBUL (AP) - Annual inflation in Turkey soared to nearly 80% in July, official data showed Wednesday, with skyrocketing food, housing and energy prices hitting consum...
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Atlantic City's Joe Lupo to run Mirage casino for Hard Rock
Aug 03, 2022 7:00 am - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Joe Lupo, who has helped two of Atlantic City's most successful casinos thrive through years of market turbulence, will run the Mirage Hotel &...
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Sri Lanka leader proposes 25-year plan for crisis-hit nation
Aug 03, 2022 7:00 am - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lanka's new president said Wednesday that his government is preparing a national policy roadmap for the next 25 years that aims to cut publ...
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EXPLAINER: Is Alex Jones' trial about free speech rights?
Aug 03, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones arrived at a Texas courthouse for his defamation trial for calling the Sandy Hook Elementary School attack a hoax with the ...