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June 17, 2023

Alabama Business Today

From the Lede

Stocks of interest in Birmingham cool as Wall Street slides to loss

A mediocre Friday couldn’t keep Wall Street from recording its fifth straight winning week, the longest such streak since November 2021. See how each of our stocks of local interest weathered the slide.

By Bran Strickland | bstrickland@al.com

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From the Lede

Huntsville-area stocks follow a sliding market down on Friday

A mediocre Friday couldn’t keep Wall Street from recording its fifth straight winning week, the longest such streak since November 2021.. See how each of our 29 local-interest stocks weathered the slide.

By Bran Strickland | bstrickland@al.com

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From the Lede

Mobile-area stocks drift lower as markets cool on Friday

Still, Community Health Systems, which runs the hospital in Foley, closed at $4.22, a gain of 14 cents, continuing its rebound. Check out the week's finish for the other 25 stocks on our list.

By Bran Strickland | bstrickland@al.com

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Mobile Real Time News

Austal USA lays keel for last Littoral Combat Ship, the vessel ‘that made the company’

The class has had its share of obstacles including a shift in the outlook for potential naval combat. But the future USS Pierre, the last of its kind, remains an object of pride for its builders and backers.

By Lawrence Specker | lspecker@al.com

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Mobile Real Time News

Austal USA braces for boom: 2,000 new jobs, new facilities to come

As company winds down its Littoral Combat Ship program, there's no shortage of work in hand.

By Lawrence Specker | lspecker@al.com

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Business

Mercedes teaming with Chat GPT to let you converse with your vehicle

Customers can participate via the Mercedes me app or directly from the vehicle using the voice command “Hey Mercedes, I want to join the beta program."

By William Thornton | wthornton@al.com

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