Business Stories from March 11, 2015 (Change date)
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Spain's Banco Sabadell in $2.6 billion bid for Britain's TSBMar 12, 2015 6:34 am - MADRID (AP) - Spain's Banco Sabadell has made a 1.7 billion-pound ($2.6 billion) cash offer to buy Britain's TSB, which last year split off from bailed-out Lloyds Bankin...
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'Star Wars: Episode VIII' snags a May 2017 release dateMar 12, 2015 1:35 pm - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - "Star Wars: Episode VIII" will blast into theaters on May 26, 2017, Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger announced at a shareholder meeting Thursday. Ri...
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Applications for US unemployment benefits fall sharplyMar 13, 2015 8:52 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits fell sharply last week, a sign that strong hiring will likely continue. Weekly applications for...
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Calif. judges: Juries should hear driver vs Uber, Lyft suitsMar 12, 2015 7:04 pm - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Two San Francisco federal judges say juries will have to decide whether drivers for Uber and Lyft were independent contractors, or employees of the ...
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FEMA sets up review process for Sandy flood insurance claimsMar 12, 2015 2:34 pm - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Federal Emergency Management Agency officials have agreed to provide Superstorm Sandy victims who think their insurance claims were not fairly paid ...
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Boston College to rename school for largest benefactorMar 12, 2015 7:34 am - NEWTON, Mass. (AP) - Boston College is renaming its College of Arts and Sciences after its largest benefactor, a 1960 graduate of the Jesuit university. The university a...
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Record sales help BMW post 9 percent rise in 2014 profitMar 12, 2015 10:34 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Luxury car maker BMW says record sales in 2014 helped it post a solid 9.2 percent increase in full-year profit. The Munich-based maker of the 3...
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Illinois unemployment continues decline in JanuaryMar 12, 2015 2:34 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois' unemployment rate dropped to 6.1 percent in January. It was the 10th monthly decrease in the past 11 months. The state Department of Employment ...
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3 things to know about HBO's new streaming serviceMar 13, 2015 8:52 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - In less than a month, people in the U.S. will be able to subscribe to HBO without a cable or satellite TV subscription. The stand-alone HBO Now stre...
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Postmodern architect Graves, who had Target goods line, diesMar 12, 2015 7:34 pm - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Celebrated architect Michael Graves, who created whimsical postmodern structures and later became well known to the masses for designing products fo...
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