Business Stories from January 14, 2016 (Change date)
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Bank of England keeps interest rates steadyJan 14, 2016 5:30 am - LONDON (AP) - The Bank of England has voted to keep its key interest rate at a record low of 0.5 percent as weak inflation keeps the pressure off policymakers to start r...
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JPMorgan Chase's earnings rise 9 percent, beat estimatesJan 14, 2016 3:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Banking giant JPMorgan Chase & Co. said Thursday that its fourth-quarter profits rose 9 percent from a year earlier, helped by strong performance in its ...
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University reviewing study touting company's chocolate milkJan 14, 2016 2:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - A study by the University of Maryland touting the benefits of a small company's chocolate milk is raising concerns about the potential conflicts-of-inter...
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Gov't watchdog: many gaps in FDA's oversight of drug safetyJan 14, 2016 11:31 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration is speeding up its review of new drugs, yet often fails to keep track of safety issues with those medicines once they ...
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US requests for jobless aid rose, but level still near lowsJan 15, 2016 5:33 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but the level remains near historic lows that point to a healthy job market. THE NUMBERS: A...
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Best Buy reports weak holiday shopping results, outlookJan 14, 2016 9:30 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Best Buy's shares sank Thursday after the nation's largest consumer electronics chain reduced its sales outlook for the fourth-quarter as it reported wea...
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French fashion body beefs up security ahead of runway showsJan 14, 2016 3:00 am - PARIS (AP) - France's fashion federation is ratcheting up security at ready-to-wear shows during next week's Paris Fashion Week in the wake of November's attacks. In a s...
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Contractor's death in Saudi Arabia unresolved a year laterJan 14, 2016 12:00 pm - CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A year after an American contractor was found dead in Saudi Arabia, his family doesn't buy a police account indicating he killed himself, and they f...
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Bowie views top daily record on Vevo, beating AdeleJan 14, 2016 8:30 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - David Bowie fans found a new way to be passing time after the pop star's death: setting a single-day record for video views on Vevo. The music video s...
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Lower pay for poor is widening US income gap, study findsJan 14, 2016 1:30 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The income gap in major U.S. cities goes beyond the trend of rising paychecks for those at the top: Pay has plummeted for those at the bottom. Many of ...