Business Stories from October 16, 2015 (Change date)
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Amid noodle woes, Nestle sales fall short of growth targetOct 16, 2015 6:31 am - GENEVA (AP) - Nestle SA says its sales fell short of expectations in the first nine months of the year, as the company felt the pinch of a recall of its popular instant ...
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VW hires anti-corruption exec as it deals with scandalOct 16, 2015 12:01 pm - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Volkswagen is hiring a top anti-corruption manager from competitor Daimler as it struggles to clean up a scandal over cheating on U.S. diesel e...
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Former coal executive finishes testimony against ex-CEO bossOct 16, 2015 1:31 pm - CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A former coal executive who was dealt a prison sentence for mine violations testified Friday that his company sometimes took shortcuts to produc...
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Oil companies pledge support for Paris climate dealOct 16, 2015 6:01 am - STOCKHOLM (AP) - The chief executives of 10 of the world's biggest oil and gas companies have pledged support for an "effective" deal to fight global warming at a Paris ...
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FTC reviewing VW's 'Clean Diesel' ads for fraudulent claimsOct 16, 2015 4:31 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - "Aren't diesels dirty?" asks the grandmother in the passenger seat of the gleaming new VW Golf SportWagen. "Diesel in Latin means 'dirty,'" chimes in a...
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Greece's Tsipras win austerity vote after snap pollOct 16, 2015 7:01 pm - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece's parliament has approved a new round of austerity measures - the first major test for leftwing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras after snap gen...
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US rig count declines by 8 this week to 787Oct 16, 2015 2:31 pm - HOUSTON (AP) - Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. this week declined by eight to 787. Hous...
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Despite new suspects, Lockerbie closure remains elusiveOct 16, 2015 9:01 am - LONDON (AP) - Scotland's leader said Friday she hopes the identification of new suspects in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing will lead to "full justice" for families of the 27...
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With little drilling, Wyoming oil surge not expected to lastOct 16, 2015 6:31 pm - CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A peculiar divergence in Wyoming's oil industry over the past several months - oil production soared to a 23-year high while drilling for new oil f...
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US employers advertised fewer jobs in AugustOct 16, 2015 10:01 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers advertised fewer job openings in August and kept hiring flat, another sign the American jobs market has lost strength since spring. The ...
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