Business Stories from December 15, 2015 (Change date)
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30 retailers agree to stop selling realistic toy guns in NYDec 17, 2015 5:48 am - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York's attorney general says 30 online retailers have agreed to stop selling realistic toy guns in New York. The settlements announced Tuesday fo...
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General Electric sells Japan lending unit for $4.8 billionDec 16, 2015 5:15 am - TOKYO (AP) - U.S. industrial conglomerate General Electric Co. is selling its Japan commercial lending business to Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing for about $4.8 bil...
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Canadian Pacific: Norfolk Southern wrong about merger risksDec 15, 2015 4:30 pm - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Canadian Pacific said Tuesday that getting regulatory approval for its proposed multi-billion-dollar purchase of Norfolk Southern shouldn't be a probl...
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Hearing: Did Chinese drywall company hold back information?Dec 15, 2015 3:30 pm - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Lawyers for thousands of people who say Chinese drywall made their homes unlivable told a federal judge Tuesday that the manufacturer held back critic...
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Union to sue over Chicago suburb's right-to-work ordinanceDec 15, 2015 6:00 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - The AFL-CIO of Illinois will go to court over a Chicago suburb's new ordinance that would bar private employers from requiring workers to join unions or p...
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Gorilla Glass, used for cell phones, is coming to carsDec 15, 2015 2:00 pm - DETROIT (AP) - The thin, lightweight glass on your smartphone could soon be found on your car. Corning Inc.'s Gorilla Glass is used for the screens on billions of mobile...
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Governor: Federal agency owes S. Carolina $1M daily in 2016Dec 15, 2015 3:30 pm - COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Gov. Nikki Haley has warned the U.S. Department of Energy that she expects South Carolina to collect a $1 million daily fine for the agency's failu...
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Leading Thai seafood boss: AP shrimp probe 'wake-up call'Dec 15, 2015 11:01 am - BANGKOK (AP) - The president of one of the world's biggest seafood exporters expressed frustration and promised change Tuesday after saying an Associated Press investiga...
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US stocks gain in early trading, Sirius up on Stern dealDec 15, 2015 8:01 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are climbing in early trading as buyers return to a market that has been mostly beaten down in recent days. Investors were also picking up high-yi...
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VW European sales growth screeches to near-haltDec 15, 2015 5:01 am - MILAN (AP) - Volkswagen sales growth in Europe screeched to a near-halt in November compared with both its mass-market and premium competitors as the German carmaker was...