New York Times Business News - August 31,

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On Sunday, the U.S. forces attacked two Iranian rocket launchers that were attempting to disperse mines in the Strait of Hormuz. This was the first military action known between the two countries within a month.

The U.S. Treasury Department has refused to grant credentials to reporters from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg News to cover the Group of 20 Finance Meeting in Asheville, North Carolina. The meeting will bring together finance ministers and governors of central banks from the largest economies around the world.

Google updated its "Maps" application to label Lake Ontario as Lake America, for users in the United States. This update was made following an executive order issued by U.S. President Trump last week, amid a escalating trading war with Canada.

The central 'bank of the United Arab Emirates' announced on Saturday it would conduct an "urgent and special examination" of an Egyptian bank, Banque Misr, operating in the country. This is the latest result of the renewed efforts by the U.S. Treasury Department to isolate Iran.

(source: Reuters)