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Hyundai recalls 180,000 SUVs, warns owners to park outside
The Korean automaker says corrosion can cause a short circuit in defective anti-lock brake circuit boards that can cause a fire even if engines are off.
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Tech falters again as Wall Street ends worst week in months
Analysts expect swings to continue to rattle markets for weeks, if not months, as investors wait for more clarity on several key issues, including Big Tech stocks.
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Consumer prices up 0.4% in August as used car prices surge
Motor vehicle production closed completely during the spring as the pandemic shut down wide swaths of the economy.
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U.S. budget deficit hits record $3 trillion through 11 months
The ocean of red ink is a product of the government’s massive spending to try to cushion the impact of the coronavirus-fueled recession.
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Major companies reject Trump’s payroll tax deferral
Even the House of Representatives isn’t going ahead, concluding it ‘would not be in the best interests’ of employees.
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Maine implements $300-per-week federal jobless payments
The enhanced unemployment benefit will be paid retroactively to the week ending Aug. 1 for eligible claimants, but funding will run out this month.
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U.S. stocks turn lower again as a wild trading week continues
Tech stocks accounted for the biggest share of the broad sell-off.
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Money for $300 unemployment boost to run out after 6 weeks
FEMA emphasizes that all eligible recipients will get the $300 boost to cover 6 weeks, a period that ended Sept. 5.
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Some Bath eateries rebounding after end of Bath shipyard strike
“From the end of March to two weeks before the strike, we were making 600 sandwiches per day for BIW,” said Angela Smith, co-owner of Midcoast Pizza and More. “Then the strike broke out and that stopped.”