Business Stories from January 18, 2016 (Change date)
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The Latest: Massachusetts man freed from Iran returns homeJan 17, 2016 10:31 pm - TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - The latest developments as Iran and world powers implement a landmark deal reached last year to curb Iran's nuclear activities in exchange for the li...
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Nigeria: Minister alleges $9 billion stolen from economyJan 18, 2016 1:31 pm - LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Fifty-five people, including former governors, Cabinet ministers and government workers, stole $9 billion dollars from Nigeria's treasury, the info...
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China expected to report slower but still strong growthJan 18, 2016 10:15 am - BEIJING (AP) - As international markets watch anxiously, China is due to release a flood of data Tuesday that are likely to show economic growth slowed in the latest qua...
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Wyoming officials back various schemes in bid to rescue coalJan 18, 2016 9:01 am - CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Public enemy No. 1 for climate change and no longer the fossil fuel utilities prefer to burn to generate electricity, coal has few allies these day...
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WhatsApp to drop renewal fees for the messaging serviceJan 18, 2016 2:01 pm - MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) - WhatsApp, a popular mobile messaging service owned by Facebook, says it will drop its 99-cent subscription fee over the next several weeks. The...
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Davos chief: Europe, falling oil, inequality among worriesJan 18, 2016 10:01 am - DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) - At Davos, Iran is center-stage, North Korea has been disinvited for nuclear saber-rattling, and World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab says ...
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Adidas hires Henkel CEO to replace Hainer as bossJan 19, 2016 5:18 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Shoe and sports-gear maker Adidas AG says it is bringing in Kasper Rorsted, the head of consumer products company Henkel, as its next CEO. Adid...
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Greece seeks swift bailout review as IMF role still unclearJan 19, 2016 5:18 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece's finance minister says his government is pressing lenders for a swift review of the country's bailout program, warning that delays would pr...
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Iran to boost oil output by 500,000 barrelsJan 18, 2016 8:31 am - TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran is aiming to increase its oil production by 500,000 barrels per day now that sanctions have been lifted under a landmark nuclear deal with world...
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APNewsBreak: Criticized book on Washington slave pulledJan 18, 2016 7:30 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Scholastic is pulling a new picture book about George Washington and his slaves amid objections it sentimentalizes a brutal part of American history. "A ...