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The US sanctions more foreign firms in a bid to choke …

FILE- The U.S. Treasury Department building is shown at dusk in Washington on June 6, 2019. The United States on Thursday imposed a new round of sanctions on roughly 130 firms and people from Turkey to China to the United Arab Emirates in an effort to choke off Moscow’s access to tools and equipment that support its invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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The US sanctions more foreign firms in a bid to choke …

FILE- The U.S. Treasury Department building is shown at dusk in Washington on June 6, 2019. The United States on Thursday imposed a new round of sanctions on roughly 130 firms and people from Turkey to China to the United Arab Emirates in an effort to choke off Moscow’s access to tools and equipment that support its invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

The White House has proposed cracking down on junk fees. …

Fees on a concert ticket receipt are shown in this photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, in New York. "Junk fees" are just what they sound like: hidden or misleading charges that increase the total cost of concert tickets, hotel rooms, utility bills and other goods and services. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Stock market today: Wall Street keeps climbing on hopes …

A currency trader watches monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated it may not need to pump the brakes any harder on Wall Street and the economy. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Cedar Fair and Six Flags will merge to create a playtime …

FILE - Visitors wearing masks ride on a roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain on its first day of reopening to members and pass holders in Valencia, Calif., on April 1, 2021. Cedar Fair and Six Flags Entertainment Corp. are merging, creating an expansive amusement park operator with operations spread across 17 states and three countries. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Treasury Secretary Yellen calls for more US-Latin America …

FILE - Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen listens during a meeting with President Joe Biden, European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Oct. 20, 2023, in Washington. Yellen wants Latin America to trade more with the United States as part of an initiative that so far has failed to disrupt China’s dominance in global manufacturing. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Bank of England keeps main UK interest rate at 15-year …

Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey touches his eye as he arrives to address the media during a press conference concerning interest rates, at the Bank of England, in London, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. The Bank of England kept its main interest rate unchanged on Thursday at the 15-year high of 5.25% and indicated that borrowing costs will likely remain at these sort of elevated levels for a while, especially if oil and gas prices increase sharply in light of the conflict between Israel and Hamas. (Henry Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP)

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US applications for jobless benefits inch higher …

A hiring sign is displayed at a retail store in Wheeling, Ill., Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023. On Thursday, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant starts 3rd release …

FILE - This aerial view shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima, northern Japan, on Aug. 24, 2023, shortly after its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings TEPCO began releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean. The tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant began its third release of treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into the sea Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023 after Japanese officials said the two earlier releases ended smoothly. (Kyodo News via AP, File)

UK’s Sunak to discuss AI risks with Kamala Harris …

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, right, meets with US Vice President Kamala Harris at 10 Downing Street in London, Wednesday Nov. 1, 2023. (Carl Court/Pool Photo via AP)

Harris and Sunak due to discuss cutting-edge AI risks …

US Vice President Kamala Harris leaves 10 Downing Street after a meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. Harris is on a two day visit to England to attend the AI Summit at Bletchley Park. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Nippon Steel drops patent lawsuit against Toyota …

Stock market today: Asian shares surge on hopes the …

FILE - People pass the front of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, March 21, 2023. Wall Street is retreating a bit more as a five-week rally loses momentum. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)