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Japanese game maker Nintendo's profits hurt by chips crunch
Feb 03, 2022 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Nintendo's profit for the nine months through December slipped 2.5%, as shortages of computer chips hurt production, the Japanese video game maker behind th...
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As winter storm moves across US, ice becomes bigger concern
Feb 03, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - About 350,000 homes and businesses lost power across the U.S. on Thursday as freezing rain and snow weighed down tree limbs and encrusted power lines, par...
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Asian shares mixed as earnings fuel gains on Wall Street
Feb 03, 2022 6:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - Shares were mixed in Asia on Thursday as the latest batch of company earnings reports kept investors in a buying mood, driving gains on Wall Street. Marke...
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N. Ireland 1st minister quits amid battle over Brexit checks
Feb 03, 2022 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Northern Ireland's First Minister resigned Thursday as tensions over Britain's departure from the European Union triggered a fresh political crisis in the ...
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Nokia profit matches expectations; dividend to resume
Feb 03, 2022 6:00 am - HELSINKI (AP) - Wireless and fixed-network equipment maker Nokia reported fourth-quarter profits Thursday in line with analyst expectations and said it will resume payin...
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Snap stock soars 58% after posting profit for 1st time
Feb 03, 2022 6:00 am - Investors are snapping up shares of Snap Inc. after the owner of the disappearing message platform Snapchat surprised Wall Street by posting a quarterly profit for the f...
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Swing shift: Wall Street's gyrations no cause for surprise
Feb 03, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - What a wild ride. The stock market hasn't been this crazy since...a couple years ago. Yes, stocks have swerved scarily this year as Wall Street comes to ...
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Jobless claims fall for second straight week
Feb 03, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits for the second week in a row after three straight weeks of increases. Jobless claims fell by 23,000 t...
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Ford rides accounting gains, high prices to big 2021 profit
Feb 03, 2022 6:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Ford Motor Co. reversed a loss and rode some big accounting changes to post a $17.94 billion net profit last year, even as it battled computer chip shorta...
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Meta, formerly Facebook, faces historic drop as stock tanks
Feb 03, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Shares in Facebook parent company Meta are in the midst of their worst day ever Thursday after the social media giant reported a rare decline in profit d...