Business Stories from October 1, 2015 (Change date)
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US pipeline agency fines Exxon subsidiary $2.6 millionOct 01, 2015 9:31 pm - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Federal regulators announced Thursday they are assessing a $2.6 million civil penalty against ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. for a 2013 oil spill in Ar...
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GM warns the Valley: Prepare to compete over driverless carsOct 01, 2015 2:31 pm - MILFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Move that tiny self-driving pod out of the way. That might as well have been the message Thursday from General Motors to Google, Apple and...
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A sluggish start for US stocks following a rough quarterOct 01, 2015 9:31 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks started a new month lower a day after the market wrapped up its worst quarter in four years. Exxon Mobil, Chevron and other oil producers buc...
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Deere has tentative labor agreement with UAW workersOct 01, 2015 11:31 am - MOLINE, Ill. (AP) - Farm equipment manufacturer Deere & Co. said Thursday it has reached a tentative agreement with the United Auto Workers union, averting a possible st...
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News Guide: Oregon begins retail marijuana salesOct 01, 2015 4:01 am - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Marijuana stores in Oregon on Thursday began selling to anyone over 21, a major milestone in the decades-long movement to liberalize marijuana laws...
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Bristol-Myers' gets early approval of combo cancer treatmentOct 01, 2015 1:01 pm - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - The first combination of breakthrough drugs that boost the immune system to fight cancer has been approved, giving maker Bristol-Myers Squibb an ear...
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Business HighlightsOct 01, 2015 5:31 pm - ___ Here's why Americans are getting new credit and debit cards NEW YORK (AP) - The battle against credit card fraud is inching forward. As of Thursday, the liability fo...
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VW confirms Poetsch to become chairman amid scandalOct 01, 2015 10:01 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Volkswagen has confirmed chief financial officer Hans Dieter Poetsch will become board chairman as the automaker faces a scandal over cars that...
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Protesters block Thai websites over plan for single gatewayOct 01, 2015 8:31 am - BANGKOK (AP) - Protesters have blocked access to several Thai government websites over a plan to route all Internet traffic though a single gateway, which would make it ...
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US official: Hudson tunnel project needs clarity on scopeOct 01, 2015 5:01 pm - NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Plans are moving ahead to build a new Hudson River rail tunnel and make other large-scale infrastructure improvements, but the lack of a final decisi...