Business Stories from September 25, 2015 (Change date)
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US Chamber starts group to boost Cuba business opportunitiesSep 25, 2015 4:31 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Amid a surge in interest in U.S. investment opportunities in Cuba, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced Friday it is launching a council aimed at rem...
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Fed says Yellen checks out OK after dehydrationSep 26, 2015 7:56 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Fed says Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen was seen by medical personnel as a precaution after she "felt dehydrated at the end of a long speech un...
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California regulators restore emissions-cutting fuel ruleSep 25, 2015 5:01 pm - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California regulators on Friday restored ambitious rules to cut transportation fuel emissions 10 percent within 5 years, a decision that gives ...
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Prosecutors: Unlicensed worker did surgeries in fraud scamSep 25, 2015 10:01 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - A physician assistant who wasn't licensed or trained to perform surgery operated on hundreds of patients while the orthopedic surgeon who billed for t...
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Multiple factors cause high prescription drug prices in USSep 25, 2015 2:31 pm - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Sticker-shocked patients increasingly wonder why prices for prescription drugs continue to rise in the U.S. The issue heated up this week on news th...
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Popular returning TV shows match Google interestSep 29, 2015 6:08 am - NEW YORK - The anticipation among television viewers about new fall shows was foreshadowed by Google. The online information company said Friday the most-searched query...
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NY Gov. Cuomo, Cuban President Castro talk economic tiesSep 25, 2015 3:31 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - New York's governor and the president of Cuba have met to discuss economic development as relations between the Caribbean nation and the U.S. continue to...
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Critics say duck boats are too dangerous for city streetsSep 25, 2015 11:31 am - SEATTLE (AP) - Calls had emerged for greater oversight and even an outright ban on popular duck boats that allow tourists to see cities by road and water before one of t...
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Haggen asks for permission to close more storesSep 25, 2015 8:31 pm - SEATTLE (AP) - Grocery chain Haggen asked a bankruptcy court for permission to close 100 stores, which could result in more than 5,000 jobs lost in the Southwest alone. ...
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Russia, Ukraine reach deal on winter gas suppliesSep 25, 2015 5:31 pm - BRUSSELS (AP) - Russia and Ukraine ended months of uncertainty and finally reached agreement Friday on supplies of natural gas to Ukraine for the coming winter, a high-r...