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Asian stocks tumble after new Trump tariff threat
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks tumbled Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump escalated a dispute with Beijing over technology policy by threatening a tariff hike on additional Chinese goods. KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite Index…
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Experts say auto tariffs would raise prices, cost jobs
DETROIT (AP) — Every workday, about 7,400 trucks mostly loaded with automotive parts rumble across the Ambassador Bridge connecting Detroit and Canada, at times snarling traffic along the busy corridor. But if President Donald Trump…
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Experts say auto tariffs would raise prices, cost jobs
DETROIT (AP) — If President Donald Trump delivers on threats to slap 25 percent tariffs on imported automobiles and parts, experts say it will cut auto sales and cost jobs in the U.S., Canada and…
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GM replaces 3 Cadillac sedans with 2, invests $175M in plant
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is getting rid of three Cadillac sedans and replacing them with two new ones over the next 3½ years. The company says it’s sinking $175 million into a Lansing, Michigan,…
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Small businesses vulnerable to cyberattacks, then don’t act
Small businesses suffered a barrage of computer invasions last year but most took no action to shore up their security afterward, according to a survey by insurer Hiscox. It found that 47 percent of small…
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‘Fun-Sized’ tourism campaign reaps $1.9 million in bookings
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island officials say the state’s new “Fun-Sized” tourism campaign is working to the tune of $1.9 million in hotel bookings. The Providence Journal reports the state’s Commerce Corporation says the…
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AP news guide: Ford’s plans for Michigan Central station
DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. plans to release details of its planned conversion of the long-vacant Michigan Central train station just west of downtown Detroit. The Dearborn-based automaker recently bought the 105-year-old building and…
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Ford: Detroit train station key to autonomous vehicle plans
DETROIT (AP) — Bill Ford looks past the tons of paint, plaster and steel needed to remake Detroit’s blighted Michigan Central train station and sees more than just an iconic building in desperate need of…
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Clothing maker Perry Ellis to go private in $437M buyout
NEW YORK (AP) — Perry Ellis International says its founder George Feldenkreis is buying shares of the clothing company that he and his family don’t already own and taking it private. As a private company,…
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Trump’s tariffs: What they are and how China is responding
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump just imposed tariffs on hundreds of Chinese products — from X-ray tubes to incinerators. And Beijing is striking back by targeting U.S. soybeans, beef, seafood and other products. The…
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Judge allows Chef Geoff’s lawsuit challenging happy-hour rules to proceed
Lawyers with Attorney General Mark Herring’s office argued unsuccessfully at a hearing in federal court in Alexandria that Geoff Tracy’s lawsuit against the state Alcoholic Control Board should be tossed out.
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Fiber optics? Range of ingredients bulk up food fiber counts
NEW YORK (AP) — Are the fiber counts for foods getting bloated? Browse supermarket shelves, and it’s easy to find ice cream, yogurt and brownies with impressive fiber totals. That’s because companies add ingredients to…
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US industrial production fell 0.1 percent in May
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. industrial production slipped 0.1 percent in May, primarily dragged by a drop in manufacturing caused by a major fire at a parts supplier for trucks. The Federal Reserve said Friday that…
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Kirin investigates if donations went to Myanmar’s forces
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese beer company Kirin is investigating whether donations intended for charity instead went to Myanmar’s military, which is accused of brutal attacks against Rohingya Muslims. Amnesty International has urged Japanese authorities to…
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UK union free to challenge Deliveroo over drivers’ status
LONDON (AP) — A judge has given a British union permission to mount a legal challenge over the employment status of drivers for the food-delivery service Deliveroo. Last year a tribunal ruled that Deliveroo’s moped…
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