AP Top Business News at 8:22 a.m. EDT

US diesel prices hit a record high, pushing up transportation costs for a long list of goodsUnited States likely added 65,000 jobs last month, but jobseekers struggle and pay gains are meagerVolkswagen shares rise as investors cheer board approval of sweeping cost reductionsCivil rights groups urge a halt to South Africa data centers boom amid water and power fearsUS futures mixed ahead of August jobs report many expect will show a rebound in hiringFACT FOCUS: Trump claims US banks cannot operate in Canada. That's not trueMusk launches steering-wheel-free taxi service in bet riders lose 'no control' fears and hop insideVolkswagen board approves cutting 50,000 more jobs and ending production at 4 plantsGloria Steinem lived to see a powerful backlash against her vision of feminismMaria Barti