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Traders on the floor of the NYSE, July 6, 2022.Source: NYSEU.S. stock futures fell slightly on Sunday night, coming off a positive week for the major averages, as traders brace for the busiest week of corporate earnings, as well as insights into further interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slid 64 points, or 0.2%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures dipped 0.21% and 0.11%, respectively.On Friday, the major averages fell on the back of weaker-than-expected earnings from Snap that…

Freight operators in Oakland, Calif., are bracing for continued protests by truckers that have blocked operations this week at the West Coast’s third-busiest container port, adding new disruptions to already-strained U.S. supply chains. Truck drivers have stopped vehicles from entering Port of Oakland container terminals, effectively halting all but a trickle of business in a protest over a California law that would toughen restrictions on the use of independent drivers. …

The U.K. is bracing for the hottest day on record Monday, with highs of 41 degrees Celsius (106F) expected.Hollie Adams | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesLONDON — The U.K. is bracing for the hottest day on record, with highs of 41 degrees Celsius (106F) expected in the south of England.The Met Office, Britain's weather service, issued a red extreme heat warning on Monday and Tuesday for parts of central, northern, eastern and southeastern England.It marks the country's first-ever such warning for exceptional heat.High…

Article content WINNIPEG — Manitoba is preparing for more rain as it cleans up from flash floods and other destruction caused by an extremely wet spring. Article content Infrastructure Minister Doyle Piwniuk says heavy rain in the western part of the province over the weekend caused fast-moving floods that seriously damaged five bridges. He says the cost of repairs will be substantial. Fisaha Unduche, the executive director of hydrologic forecasting for the province, says water levels in most of the rivers and…