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The Business News Headlines 7 August 2026

All this time we thought the job market was humming along. Today we learned that it sputtered out. This is the Early Edition of The Business News Headlines for Friday the 7th day of August and thanks for being with us. In other news, some are using AI for financial advice…no, not making that up. A U.S. court has ordered Meta to cough up millions of dollars…think mental health. Exports from China slowed in July and we’ll share the numbers. We’ve got some interesting news from the U.S. Army for you today. Cracks in Boeing airplanes? The FAA is looking into it. IRS workers sue to block the Trump…

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