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Fewer Americans apply for unemployment benefits last week
Jun 02, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Fewer Americans applied for jobless aid last week with the number of Americans collecting unemployment at historically low levels. Applications for une...
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Grains mostly higher, Livestock higher
Jun 02, 2022 7:00 am - Wheat for Jul. rose 17 cents at $10.5825 a bushel; Jul. corn was off 1 cent at $7.3025 a bushel, Jul. oats was up 7 cents $6.5350 a bushel; while Jul. soybeans advanced ...
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OPEC+ alliance boosts oil production as energy prices soar
Jun 02, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The OPEC oil cartel and allied producing countries including Russia will raise production by 648,000 barrels per day in July and August, offering modest re...
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Ford plans to add 6,200 jobs in Ohio, Michigan and Missouri
Jun 02, 2022 7:00 am - AVON LAKE, Ohio (AP) - Ford will add 6,200 factory jobs in Michigan, Missouri and Ohio as it prepares to build more electric vehicles and roll out two redesigned combust...
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Average long-term US mortgage rates edge down, still over 5%
Jun 02, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged down slightly this week, though interest rates on the key 30-year home loan remain elevated. Mortgage buyer...
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Coal pile slide buries, kills 2 at Colorado power plant
Jun 02, 2022 7:00 am - PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) - A slide on an 80-foot-high (24-meter-high) coal pile killed two workers Thursday at a southern Colorado coal-fired electricity generating plant, aut...
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Asian shares rise, China trading closed for national holiday
Jun 02, 2022 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares rose Friday amid mixed signs for investors such as rising energy prices and COVID-19 restrictions easing in China. Trading was closed in China ...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Jun 02, 2022 7:00 am - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery rose $1.61 to $116.87 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for August delivery rose $1.32 to $117.61 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline fo...
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Amazon to close Kindle bookstore in China, halt device sale
Jun 02, 2022 7:00 am - Amazon said Thursday that it will shut down its digital Kindle bookstores in China and stop selling the device to retailers in the country to readjust the focus of its b...
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China demands US stop trade talks with Taiwan
Jun 02, 2022 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - China's government on Thursday accused Washington of jeopardizing peace after U.S. envoys began trade talks with Taiwan aimed at deepening relations with ...