Business Stories from December 14, 2015 (Change date)
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Prosecutor waiting to consider charges in Arkansas crashDec 14, 2015 3:31 pm - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A state police report into a November bus crash that killed six migrant farm workers from Mexico says the driver was "inattentive" in an unsafe ...
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Seattle becomes first US city to let Uber drivers unionizeDec 14, 2015 7:01 pm - SEATTLE (AP) - Seattle on Monday became the first city in the nation to allow drivers of ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft to unionize over pay and working co...
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Grain higher, livestock lowerDec 14, 2015 8:31 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were higher Monday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for March delivery was 3.50 cents higher at $4.94 a bushel; March c...
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Are slaves peeling your shrimp? Here's what you need to knowDec 14, 2015 7:31 pm - SAMUT SAKHON, Thailand (AP) - An Associated Press investigation found enslaved migrant workers and children ripping the heads, tails, shells and guts off shrimp at proce...
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Airlines on-time results among the best in 2 decadesDec 14, 2015 1:31 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's leading airlines posted one of their best-ever monthly on-time performances in October, the third straight month where more than 80 percen...
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Newell Rubbermaid buying Jarden in cash-and-stock dealDec 15, 2015 5:21 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Newell Rubbermaid is buying Jarden Corp. in a cash-and-stock deal worth about $13.2 billion. The combined company will generate a mammoth $16 billion in r...
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Weekly auction of US Treasury bills produces mixed resultsDec 14, 2015 4:01 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction with rates on three-month bills unchanged while those on six-month bills ros...
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Boeing boosts dividend 20 pct, lifts stock buybacks to $14BDec 14, 2015 3:31 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - Boeing Co. is raising its quarterly dividend 20 percent and setting a new stock buyback plan of up to $14 billion. The Chicago-based company said Monday t...
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Fuel thefts from Mexican pipelines rise 55 percentDec 14, 2015 12:01 pm - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Authorities say illegal taps drilled into government pipelines by fuel thieves have risen by about 55 percent this year, reaching almost 500 per month...
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Correction: Dow-DuPont-Activist Investors storyDec 14, 2015 11:31 am - NEW YORK (AP) - In a story Dec. 11 about activist investors, The Associated Press reported erroneously the name of a Columbia Law professor. His name is John Coffee, not...