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Autoworkers strike cut Ford sales by 100,000 vehicles and cost company $1.7 billion in profits

Autoworkers strike cut Ford sales by 100,000 vehicles and cost company $1.7 billion in profits

DETROIT (AP) — A six-week United Auto Workers strike at Ford cut sales by about 100,000 vehicles and cost the company $1.7 billion in lost profits this year, the automaker said Thursday.

AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EST

Truce in Gaza extended at last minute as talks over remaining Hamas captives get tougher JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Hamas on Thursday agreed to extend their cease-fire by another day, just minutes before it was set to expire.
As ChatGPT marks one-year anniversary, here's how Canadian companies are using AI

As ChatGPT marks one-year anniversary, here's how Canadian companies are using AI

When OpenAI released ChatGPT one year ago, it instantly dazzled the world's tech community and beyond. The artificial intelligence-based chatbot could turn simple prompts from users into reams of text, including essays and speeches, within moments.
Stock market today: Asian shares mostly higher ahead of US price update, OPEC+ meeting

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly higher ahead of US price update, OPEC+ meeting

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday ahead of an update on U.S. consumer inflation and a meeting of oil producers in Vienna. U.S. futures rose and oil prices also advanced. Later Thursday, the U.S.
Stock market today: Asian shares mostly higher ahead of US price update, OPEC+ meeting

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly higher ahead of US price update, OPEC+ meeting

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday ahead of an update on U.S. consumer inflation and a meeting of oil producers in Vienna. Benchmarks rose in Hong Kong, Tokyo and Shanghai. They fell in Seoul and Bangkok. U.S.

AP News in Brief at 11:09 p.m. EST

Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100 WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy as the United States ext
New technology installed beneath Detroit street can charge electric vehicles as they drive

New technology installed beneath Detroit street can charge electric vehicles as they drive

DETROIT (AP) — Crews have installed what's billed as the nation's first wireless-charging public roadway for electric vehicles beneath a street just west of downtown Detroit.
Consumer Reports: Electric vehicles less reliable, on average, than conventional cars and trucks

Consumer Reports: Electric vehicles less reliable, on average, than conventional cars and trucks

DETROIT (AP) — Electric vehicles have proved far less reliable, on average, than gasoline-powered cars, trucks and SUVs, according to the latest survey by Consumer Reports, which found that EVs from the 2021 through 2023 model years encountered nearl
UAW will try to organize workers at all US nonunion factories after winning new contracts in Detroit

UAW will try to organize workers at all US nonunion factories after winning new contracts in Detroit

DETROIT (AP) — Less than two weeks after ratifying new contracts with Detroit automakers, the United Auto Workers union announced plans Wednesday to try to simultaneously organize workers at more than a dozen nonunion auto factories.
Finland closes last crossing point with Russia, sealing off entire border as tensions rise

Finland closes last crossing point with Russia, sealing off entire border as tensions rise

HELSINKI (AP) — NATO member Finland on Wednesday closed its last remaining border crossing with Russia after the government decided to seal the entire border with its eastern neighbor amid rising political tensions.