Business Stories from December 14, 2015 (Change date)
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Reports: China tycoon appears at event after disappearanceDec 14, 2015 12:31 am - BEIJING (AP) - The chairman of the Chinese conglomerate that owns Club Med and whose company said he was assisting an official investigation after he disappeared for a d...
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Congress, White House close in on spending bill, tax packageDec 14, 2015 10:02 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional negotiators and the White House closed in on a deal late Monday on a $1.1 trillion government-wide spending bill to stave off a shutdown,...
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US stocks open lower; Jarden jumps on deal newsDec 14, 2015 8:01 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks are edging lower in early trading as the market comes off its biggest weekly decline since the summer. Oil prices fell again, pulling energy ...
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Elimination of export taxes puts Argentina on new courseDec 14, 2015 7:31 pm - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Fulfilling a campaign promise to overhaul Argentina's agricultural sector, President Mauricio Macri on Monday announced the elimination of...
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High court says DirectTV can cut off class action lawsuitDec 15, 2015 5:21 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court ruled Monday that satellite provider DirecTV can avoid a class action lawsuit in California over early termination fees and force cus...
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Box office top 20: 'Mockingjay' makes it 4 in a rowDec 14, 2015 3:05 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Movie theaters went quiet ahead of the release of "The Force Awakens," allowing "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2" to lead the box office for the four...
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Shell plans to shed 2,800 jobs after buying BG GroupDec 15, 2015 5:21 am - LONDON (AP) - Royal Dutch Shell says it expects to cut 2,800 jobs once it completes its takeover of rival BG Group. The losses amount to about 3 percent of the combined ...
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Crunch time again for health law; Tuesday sign-up deadlineDec 15, 2015 5:21 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - It's crunch time to sign up for coverage under President Barack Obama's health care law. The website works much better now, but rising premiums and sha...
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Newell Rubbermaid buying Jarden in cash-and-stock dealDec 14, 2015 12:31 pm - ATLANTA (AP) - Newell Rubbermaid is buying Jarden Corp. in a cash-and-stock deal that it says will generate about $16 billion in revenue per year with brands such as Pap...
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Indian group Mahindra takes over PininfarinaDec 14, 2015 1:31 pm - MILAN (AP) - The Mahindra industrial group based in Mumbai, India, announced Monday it had reached a deal to buy a controlling stake in the Italian design firm Pininfari...