Business Stories from December 15, 2015 (Change date)
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US, Cuba near deal on restoring direct commercial flightsDec 15, 2015 12:31 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States and Cuba are close to an agreement on restoring regularly scheduled, commercial flights between the countries, a senior American dipl...
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Detroit's Avenue of Fashion coming back on its own termsDec 15, 2015 12:31 pm - DETROIT (AP) - When it comes to Detroit, much of the attention and investment has gone to downtown, Midtown, Corktown and even Mexicantown. But one area coming back on i...
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Early critic of Lumber Liquidators backs off and shares soarDec 15, 2015 12:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of Lumber Liquidators surged to two-month highs Tuesday after a hedge-fund operator, one of its earliest critics, said he was no longer betting ag...
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3M lowers full-year earnings forecastDec 15, 2015 6:31 am - ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - 3M is lowering its full-year earnings forecast, citing continued slow growth of the global economy. Its shares dropped almost 4 percent in premark...
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Appeals court leaves EPA mercury pollution rule in effectDec 15, 2015 11:01 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - An appeals court has agreed to leave intact a federal rule targeting mercury pollution from coal- and oil-fired plants while government officials decid...
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Qualcomm decides against breaking itself upDec 15, 2015 9:01 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - Qualcomm says it has decided against splitting up the company. The San Diego, California, chip maker says that it's completed its review of its operatio...
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Greece to change loan rules in new austerity billDec 15, 2015 10:01 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Lawmakers in Greece are set to sanction the right to sell bad business loans from local banks to overseas funds as part of a new austerity bill dem...
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In Tech: AI research center, Android Pay, OneDrive storageDec 15, 2015 12:00 pm - Three billionaires who launched PayPal and then went on to even greater success in their next ventures are now trying to make sure that artificial intelligence does more...
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Howard Stern announces 5-year deal with Sirius XMDec 16, 2015 5:15 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Much has changed for Howard Stern and SiriusXM since their first deal a decade ago - except for their desire to stay in business together. The company an...
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Barrington board unanimously approves condo building planDec 17, 2015 5:48 am - Plans for a three story, 12-unit condo building at 407 E. Main St. near the Barrington Metra station were approved by Monday night the village board. The building will f...