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Food safety scare sends Chipotle shares to four-month low

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc’s shares touched their lowest level since July after the popular burrito chain said it closed 43 restaurants in Seattle and Portland, Oregon, amid an investigation into an E. coli food poisoning outbreak. Shares in the high-flying restaurant company touched a low of $608.52 in early trading on Monday and were last off 2.6 percent at $623.47 after midday (1700 GMT) as investors and analysts fretted that

AT&T to offer BlackBerry's new Android phone from Friday

(Reuters) – AT&T Inc said on Monday it would offer BlackBerry Ltd’s new Android-powered smartphone in its retail stores in the United States and online from Friday. AT&T said it would be the first U.S. carrier to offer the BlackBerry Priv, powered by Google’s Android mobile platform. Waterloo, Ontario-based BlackBerry’s move to launch an Android phone marks a shift away from its own BlackBerry 10 platform, which failed to regain