Business Stories from December 14, 2015 (Change date)
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Lithuania opens up power links with Poland, SwedenDec 14, 2015 10:31 am - VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) - Lithuania has inaugurated two power links to Poland and Sweden connecting its power grid to Europe, in a further move to cut the region's relia...
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Fear and loaning: Investors are running from junk bondsDec 14, 2015 3:01 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - The junk-bond market has something to really fear: fear itself. Investors are rushing out of junk bonds, spooked by last week's closure of a mutual fund ...
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The Latest: Reaction mixed after Seattle's Uber union voteDec 14, 2015 5:31 pm - SEATTLE (AP) - The latest on the Seattle City Council's decision on whether to allow drivers of ride-hailing companies to unionize (all times local): 4:30 p.m. Reaction ...
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Lawyer convicted of fraud in con man's Maxim magazine ruseDec 14, 2015 3:01 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - A lawyer was convicted of fraud Monday in a case accusing him of helping a convicted con man in a ruse to borrow millions of dollars for a failed bid to ...
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Pfizer raises dividend 7 percent to 30 centsDec 14, 2015 5:01 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Pfizer is raising its quarterly dividend by 7 percent to 30 cents per share starting next year. The New York drugmaker said Monday it will pay the divide...
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Former billionaire refuses to leave jail cell for depositionDec 14, 2015 5:31 pm - BILLINGS, Montana (AP) - A federal judge has rejected a call for sanctions against the founder of a Montana resort for the ultra-rich who refused to leave his jail cell ...
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Merkel tells her party Germany will reduce migrant influxDec 15, 2015 5:21 am - KARLSRUHE, Germany (AP) - Germany will reduce its migrant influx, Chancellor Angela Merkel promised her conservative party Monday, insisting that she's still confident h...
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Get Started: Slow recovery in entrepreneurship, study showsDec 14, 2015 10:31 am - SLOW RECOVERY IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP More people are starting companies in the nation's biggest metropolitan areas, a sign that small business is continuing its slow recove...
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AP report on slave-peeled shrimp spurs calls for boycottDec 14, 2015 4:01 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. officials and human rights activists called on Americans to stop buying fish and shrimp tied to supply chains in Thailand, where The Associated Pres...
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Natural gas, used to heat homes, plunges on mild weatherDec 14, 2015 3:31 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Mild temperatures have cooled demand for natural gas, sending its price down sharply Monday. Stocks of companies that produce natural gas also fell. Natu...
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