U.S. unemployment rate ticks up to 4.3% amid signs of broader economic slowdown
The U.S. unemployment rate rose to 4.3% in July and hiring slowed, adding to signs of a broader downturn in...
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Mortgage rates plunge to the lowest level in over a year after weak employment report
The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage dropped 22 basis points to 6.4% Friday, according to Mortgage News Daily. That...
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sold nearly half its stake in Apple
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway dumped nearly half of its gigantic Apple stake last quarter in a surprising move for the famously long-term-focused investor. The...
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Dow tumbles more than 600 points after weak jobs report
Stocks tumbled for the second-straight day Friday as a weaker-than-expected jobs report and a dismal forecast from Amazon added to...
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Business is good in ‘Vacationland.’ It would be even better with more housing.
ROCKLAND, Maine — Noah Barnes can’t sell bunks aboard his schooner fast enough. The ones unoccupied by his staff, anyway....
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CrowdStrike says it isn’t to blame for Delta’s flight cancellations after July outage
CrowdStrike on Sunday said Delta Air Lines had rejected on-site help during last month’s massive outage that sparked thousands of flight cancellations. Delta CEO Ed Bastian...
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American recession fears spark selloff in international markets and point to lower U.S. open
U.S. stocks saw their third-straight trading day of heavy declines as recession fears continued to mount and Wall Street abandoned...
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2 killed in stabbing attack in Israeli city of Holon
Two people have been killed in a stabbing attack in the Israeli city of Holon, near Tel Aviv, medical officials...
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Foreign citizens urged to leave Lebanon ‘as soon as possible’ as regional tensions spike
The US, UK and France are among several countries urging their citizens to leave Lebanon as heightened tensions in the...
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No need for army, UK government says, as it faces worst disorder in years
The UK’s policing minister has said that there will be a “nick them quick” approach to far-right rioters who have...
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