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  What we know about the massive tech outage causing worldwide disruptions

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  NEW YORK (AP) — Much of the world faced online disarray Friday as a widespread technology outage affected companies and services across industries — …

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  Global technology outage disrupts flights, banks, and companies around the world

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  FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks offline and media outlets off air on Friday after a faulty …

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  More Americans apply for unemployment benefits as layoffs settle at higher levels in recent weeks

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  U.S. filings for unemployment benefits rose again last week and appear to be settling consistently at a slightly higher though still healthy level …

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  WATCH: Teamsters president Sean O’Brien speaks at Republican National Convention

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  Sean O’Brien on Monday became the first Teamsters union president to speak at a Republican National Convention. In his speech, he said the American …

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  U.S. wholesale inflation rose in June, sign that price pressures remain elevated

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  WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices in the United States rose by a larger-than-expected 2.6 percent last month from a year earlier, a sign that some …

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  Cooling inflation may pave way for interest rate cut soon

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  WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation in the United States cooled in June for a third straight month, a sign that the worst price spike in four decades is …