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Stock market today: Tumbling tech stocks drag Wall Street to the finish line of another losing week
The worst week for big technology stocks since the COVID crash in 2020 dragged Wall Street across the finish line of another losing week
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The EPA is again allowing summer sales of higher ethanol gasoline blend, citing global conflicts
The Environmental Protection Agency is allowing the sale of gasoline containing a higher blend of ethanol for the third summer in a row
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Thai plastics firm will pay $20 million to settle with U.S. over Iran sanctions violations
A Bangkok-based plastics firm has agreed to pay $20 million to settle with the U.S. over 467 violations of Iran sanctions
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Stock market today: Asian markets sink, with Japan’s Nikkei down 3.5%, as Mideast tensions flare
Asian stocks have tumbled, with Japan’s Nikkei slumping 3.5% on heavy selling of semiconductor-related shares and other market heavyweights
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US and UK issue new sanctions on Iran in response to Tehran's weekend attack on Israel
The U.S. and U.K. have imposed a new round of sanctions on Iran as concern grows that Tehran’s unprecedented attack on Israel could fuel a wider war in the Middle East
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G7 ministers eye targeted sanctions on Iran and a message of restraint for Israel at Italy meeting
Group of Seven foreign ministers are meeting on the resort island of Capri amid calls for new sanctions against Iran
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Japan records a trade deficit for the third straight fiscal year despite recovering exports
Japan recorded a trade deficit for the third straight fiscal year as the costs of energy and other imports rose and the yen remained weak
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The Latest | UN chief calls for `urgent de-escalation' in the Middle East
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is calling for “urgent de-escalation” of hostilities in a phone conversation with Iran’s foreign minister following Tehran’s weekend attack on Israel
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Citing safety, USC makes rare cancellation of speech by valedictorian who supported Palestinians
The University of Southern California has canceled a commencement speech by its 2024 valedictorian, a Muslim student who has expressed support for Palestinians
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New recruiting programs put Army, Air Force on track to meet enlistment goals. Navy will fall short
The Army and Air Force say they are on track to meet their recruiting goals this year, reversing previous shortfalls using a swath of new programs and policy changes
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