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Quincy port approves contract award for intermodal expansion
QUINCY — Construction crews will be working this winter on the first phase of expansion of the Port of Quincy’s in…
How major US stock indexes fared Monday
Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Monday, sending the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq to record highs.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Futures trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange Tue:
Toyota recalls nearly 700K vehicles to fix faulty fuel pumps
DETROIT (AP) — Toyota is recalling nearly 700,000 vehicles in the U.S. because the fuel pumps can fail and cause engines to stall. That can increase the risk of a crash.
Oklahoma attorney general sues distributors of opioids
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter on Monday brought a lawsuit against three distributors of opioids after winning a lawsuit against one drug manufacturer and reaching pretrial settlements i…
US budget deficit running 11.8% higher this year
The U.S. budget deficit through the first three months of this budget year is up 11.8% from the same period a year ago, putting the country on track to record its first $1 trillion deficit in eight years.
New Boeing CEO inherits crisis created under his predecessor
Changing CEOs was the easy part. Now it's up to Boeing's new leader to deal with a crisis caused by two crashes and the grounding of the company's best-selling plane.
Kentucky miners block coal train over missed paychecks
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Some Kentucky coal miners and their families stood on train tracks Monday to prevent a train loaded with coal from leaving, saying they had worked since Dec. 16 without being paid.
Grains mixed, livestock lower.
Wheat for Mar. was off 2.25 cents at 5.6225 a bushel; Mar. corn rose 3.75 cents at 3.8950 a bushel, Mar. oats gained 2.50 cents at $3.11 a bushel; while Jan. soybeans fell 5.75 cents at $9.2925 a bushel.
High anxiety: Proposed US hemp rules worry industry
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Hemp growers and entrepreneurs who were joyous a year ago after U.S. lawmakers reclassified the plant as a legal agricultural crop now are worried their businesses could be crippled if federal…
US drops its designation of China as currency manipulator in advance of trade-pact signing
WASHINGTON (AP) — US drops its designation of China as currency manipulator in advance of trade-pact signing.
US warns vessels transiting Gulf amid tensions with Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States on Tuesday warned of threats to commercial vessels in and around the Persian Gulf in the wake of its confrontation with Iran.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Foreign money futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Tuesday: