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Stock market today: Gains for oil producers and drops for Big Tech leave Wall Street mixed

By STAN CHOE STAN CHOE - AP Business Writer
Mon,01/13/25-12:00AM, 123 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes were split on Monday as gains for oil-and-gas producers helped offset drops for Nvidia and other Big Tech companies.
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Strong winds forecast to return and threaten Los Angeles area's fight against fires

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Sun,01/12/25-11:51PM, 139 Reads
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Additional water tankers and scores of firefighters arrived at the Los Angeles area on Monday ahead of fierce winds that were forecast to return and threaten the progress made so far on two massive infernos that have
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China's exports in December up 10.7%, beating estimates as higher US tariffs loom

By ZEN SOO AND ELAINE KURTENBACH ZEN SOO AND ELAINE KURTENBACH - AP Business Writers
Sun,01/12/25-9:30PM, 84 Reads
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s exports in December grew at a faster pace than expected, as factories rushed to fill orders to beat higher tariffs that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose once he takes office.
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A tough-on-crime approach is back in US state capitols

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Sun,01/12/25-11:01PM, 137 Reads
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Within minutes of his inauguration Monday, new Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe unleashed a volley of orders targeting crime. The tone-setting move reflects a national trend.
After a period of relaxed sentencing laws, a tough-on-crime approach is back in political favor in the U.S.
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