Business Stories from October 4, 2015 (Change date)
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Natural cigarette maker subject of class-action lawsuitOct 04, 2015 4:31 am - SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - The company behind a line of cigarettes touted as natural is being targeted in a class-action lawsuit. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports (http://bit...
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Buffalo's 'industrial cathedrals' slowly finding new lifeOct 04, 2015 11:01 am - BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - A worn-looking collection of grain silos left over from Buffalo's heyday as a shipping hub tower like enormous cement pipe organs along the Buffalo ...
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Science sells: 'The Martian' lands with $55 million debutOct 07, 2015 6:12 am - NEW YORK - Opening just days after NASA announced findings showing water on Mars, "The Martian" soaked up moviegoers at the box office. Ridley Scott's 3-D space epic tou...
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Deere says UAW members approve labor agreementOct 04, 2015 9:30 pm - MOLINE, Ill. (AP) - Farm equipment manufacturer Deere & Co. says United Auto Workers members have approved a new six-year labor agreement that covers facilities in three...
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Merkel calls on VW to clear up emissions-rigging scandalOct 04, 2015 9:01 am - BERLIN (AP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called Volkswagen's emissions-rigging scandal a "far-reaching event" and demanded the world's largest automaker quickly...
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10,000 protest in Moldova over missing $1.5 billionOct 04, 2015 9:01 am - CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) - About 10,000 people staged an anti-government protest in Moldova's capital on Sunday, demanding a probe into the up to $1.5 billion that disappe...
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How small businesses can find, keep big business clientsOct 04, 2015 6:25 am - Especially as they start up, many entrepreneurs cast covetous eyes on Fortune-list companies. Getting past the gatekeepers at Big Company Inc. isn't easy, although it ...
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Tesla may see bounce from VW's 'dieselgate' as it unveils Model X SUVsOct 04, 2015 6:15 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Tesla Motors, the smallest publicly held U.S. automaker, hands over the first of its Model X sport utility vehicles Tuesday evening amid growing scrutiny...
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Interview prep firm tunes in through musicOct 04, 2015 6:15 am - A banking executive and behavior coach Ann Marie Peters, along with human resources expert Karen Goers and lawyer Allison Heverin, co-founded Interview Savvy, a consulti...
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What to consider when retiring overseasOct 04, 2015 7:11 am - A recent trip to see family in France, I marveled at how life seemed so idyllic there and wondered, should I retire here? Many people dream of retiring to an out-of-the-...