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Ford US second quarter sales fall 10%

Ford NYSE:F on Thursday reported a 10.3% drop in U.S. sales in the second quarter, as the automaker reeled from lower inventory of its F-150 pickup trucks.It notched quarterly sales of 549,200 units, lower than the 612,095 units it sold a year earlier.

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Tesla posts record second-quarter deliveries as Europe sales rebound

By Akash SriramTesla NASDAQ:TSLA blew past Wall Street estimates for second-quarter deliveries on Thursday, posting a record for the period as recovering demand in Europe outweighed persistent weakness in North America.The strong figures suggest Tesla's mainstay auto business is regaining momentum…

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Fed seen less likely to raise rates as job growth slows

Federal Reserve policymakers have less reason to deliver an interest-rate hike later this month, traders bet on Thursday, after a government report showed the U.S. economy added far fewer jobs than expected in the last two months.Nonfarm payrolls increased by 57,000 jobs in June, the Labor Departme…

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Peru declares state of emergency in 40% of the country due to El Niño rains

Peru's government declared a state of emergency in 796 districts —about 40% of the country's total— due to rains associated with El Niño weather phenomenon, according to a government decree published Thursday.The decree enables the government to carry out extraordinary measures and actions to reduc…

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US to give Tanzania $1.3 billion under five-year health pact

The United States has signed a memorandum of understanding with Tanzania to invest more than $1.3 billion in its health sector over the next five years, the latest in a series of deals that have caused controversy in some African countries.The agreement, signed late on Wednesday, is similar to thos…

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Job growth falls short of expectations in June

U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in June and data for the prior month was revised lower, but the unemployment rate fell to 4.2%, pointing to continued labor market stability.Nonfarm payrolls increased by 57,000 jobs last month after a downwardly revised 129,000 rise in May, the Labor Depar…

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