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A historic drop for Alphabet’s stock drags the US market lower

NEW YORK (AP) — A historic drop for Alphabet's stock dragged the U.S. market lower Thursday after the company behind Google and YouTube reported weaker growth for the summer than analysts expected. The report underscored worries about whether all its huge investments in ...

Dollar General is sued by FTC and 20 states for ‘deceptive pricing’

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission has sued the bargain chain Dollar General for what it characterized as "long-running deceptive pricing practices" by charging customers more once they reach the register than the prices that are displayed on shelves and in advertisements. Twenty ...

Trump heads to Kansas as a costly harvest season raises concerns for GOP

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Fifth-generation Kansas farmer Glenn Brunkow describes this time of year as "go time," when farmers are combining fields, hauling crops to town and moving livestock from summer pastures to their winter homes. But this harvest season, they're doing it with diesel prices ...