Business Stories from August 8, 2020 (Change date)
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Huawei: Smartphone chips running out under US sanctionsAug 08, 2020 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Chinese tech giant Huawei is running out of processor chips to make smartphones due to U.S. sanctions and will be forced to stop production of its own mos...
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Profit up 87% at Buffett's firm, but virus slows businessesAug 08, 2020 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Warren Buffett's company reported an 87% jump in its second-quarter profit as the paper value of its investment portfolio increased with the stock mar...
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Potential Kodak deal paused until 'allegations are cleared'Aug 08, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A government agency said a potential deal to have Eastman Kodak help make generic drugs is being paused until allegations of insider trading at the once ...
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BBC radio host quits over use of racist term in news reportAug 08, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British radio host Sideman quit the BBC on Saturday over the corporation's decision to include a racial slur in a news report about a racist attack. Sidema...
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Indiana utility faces $1.1M fine over safety violationsAug 08, 2020 7:00 am - MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A northern Indiana utility is facing a $1.1 million fine - the largest in state history - after state regulators cited it for natural gas pipel...
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Bad week for Mexico tourism capped by mis-translationsAug 08, 2020 7:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - It has been a bad week for Mexican tourism promotion, and it got worse Friday when the English language version of the country's tourism website appea...
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Review: I've worn Alexa-enabled glasses for two weeks. They're driving me bananas.Aug 08, 2020 6:25 am - What do you call it when there's a little voice in your head only you can hear? A hallucination? Amazon calls it progress. I've been living with its latest talking artif...
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Review: Five things Samsung fixed for its next folding phone, the Galaxy Z Fold2Aug 08, 2020 6:22 am - Maybe the third time's a charm for Samsung's folding-screen dream. At its virtual Unpacked product event on Wednesday, the world's largest smartphone maker unveiled a sl...
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Instagram's new copycat video tool will have TikTok reelingAug 08, 2020 6:20 am - Facebook-owned Instagram released its new service, Reels, in the United States and dozens of other countries Wednesday, adding a tab to the existing app that will let us...
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Analysis: Love him or hate him, Elon Musk is enjoying a spectacular runAug 08, 2020 6:19 am - Whether you find him admirable or obnoxious, Elon Musk is having a fantastic year. SpaceX, the company he founded in 2002, blasted two American astronauts to the Interna...
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