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Survey: US companies cut back sharply on hiring in July

by AP Economics Writer
| August 5, 2020 6:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. businesses sharply reduced hiring last month, suggesting that resurgent COVID-19 infections slowed the economic recovery as many states closed parts of their economies again and consumers remained cautious about spending.

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