Business Stories from October 21, 2015 (Change date)
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Apple cleaning up act in China with more renewable energyOct 21, 2015 10:01 pm - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Apple is cleaning up its manufacturing operations in China to reduce the air pollution caused by the factories that have assembled hundreds of milli...
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Strong earnings from Boeing, GM, others send stocks higherOct 21, 2015 9:01 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are opening higher as several big U.S. companies deliver better earnings than the market was expecting. General Motors jumped 4 percent after repo...
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Secret Service allowed to use warrantless cellphone trackingOct 21, 2015 6:31 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - A new policy allows the Secret Service to use intrusive cellphone-tracking technology without a warrant if there's believed to be a nonspecific threat ...
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Greece in 'tough battle' with lenders over foreclosuresOct 21, 2015 8:01 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece's left-wing government said Wednesday it was in a "tough battle" with its bailout creditors over their demand to reduce protections for dist...
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Study: Strong Oklahoma quakes caused by industrial activityOct 21, 2015 5:31 pm - TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A sharp rise in earthquakes in Oklahoma in the past 100 years is likely the result of industrial activities in the energy-rich state, such as oil and...
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VW halts sales in EU of diesels with scandal-hit engineOct 21, 2015 8:31 am - BERLIN (AP) - Volkswagen has stopped sales in the 28-country European Union of the remaining new cars that contain the diesel engine fitted with the software that was us...
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Credit Suisse to cut 3,400 jobs, raise cash as profits dropOct 21, 2015 1:31 pm - GENEVA (AP) - Credit Suisse says it plans to cut at least 3,400 jobs over three years in Britain and Switzerland and raise billions in a new share offering after its net...
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Asian stocks mostly lower on weak Wall Street lead, earningsOct 21, 2015 10:01 pm - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Asian stock markets were mostly lower Thursday as a weak lead from Wall Street and disappointing earnings reports dented investor sentiment. KE...
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EU fines companies for colluding on disc drives dealsOct 21, 2015 6:31 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Commission slapped fines totaling 116 million euros ($132 million) on eight companies Wednesday for colluding on deals to supply optical dis...
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Abbott beats 3Q profit forecastsOct 22, 2015 8:20 am - Abbott Laboratories (ABT) on Wednesday reported third-quarter profit of $580 million. TheLibertyville Township-based company said it had net income of 38 cents per share...