AP Top Business News at 4:44 p.m. EDT

Meta reaches $18 billion settlement with states in landmark trial over teen social media addictionMeta joins a list of corporations that have settled cases for billions of dollarsStrong AI chip demand fuels Nvidia's Q2 results well beyond Wall Street's expectationsKey inflation gauge remains elevated during Iran conflict and ongoing US trade fightsTrump says the US doesn’t need Canada. The economy says otherwiseUS-Canada animosity could impede an end to a trade war neither country wantsWall Street holds mostly steady following the latest update on inflationUS economy expanded at sluggish 1.5% pace in second quarter, on par with earlier estimateUS declares drought disaster for parts of Puerto Rico as dry conditions persistA robot sprinter shatters a 100-meter record again as sparks fly at C