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>>Economic Reports Coming Up This Week (Undated) -- Some key economic reports are coming up. Existing home sales for January are due out today, with the minutes of the Federal Reserve's last meeting dropping tomorrow. GDP data and jobless claims will be released Thursday, while the week wraps up Friday with consumer spending, personal income, consumer sentiment and new home sales.

 

>>NHTSA Asks For Info After Tesla Driver Dies In Crash (Walnut Creek, CA) -- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is asking Tesla for information after a driver in one of the company's cars was killed over the weekend. This is now in addition to dozens of special crash investigations NHTSA [[ nits-uh ]] has already opened into Tesla vehicles where Autopilot was suspected of being used. While it hasn't been confirmed yet that the Model S involved in the crash in Walnut Creek, California was using the self-driving feature, that particular vehicle is currently under recall for issues with the system.

 

>>Swedish Telecom Giant Ericsson To Cut 1,400 Jobs (Stockholm) -- Pink slips are flying at Ericsson. The Swedish telecom giant plans to cut 14-hundred jobs as it looks to cut costs globally. The company cited slowing demand in North America and other markets. Word of the cuts comes after months of negotiations between Ericsson and its employee union in Sweden.

 

>>WalletHub Ranks Hardest-Working Cities (Miami, FL) -- Wallethub is ranking the hardest-working cities in America. San Francisco, California tops the list, followed by Anchorage, Alaska and Irving, Texas. The personal finance site looked at things like hours in the average work week and employment rate in each city. Virginia Beach, Virginia and Washington, DC round out the top five. Burlington, Vermont ranked dead last.

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