Business Stories from January 18, 2016 (Change date)
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Russian ruble hits a new low as oil prices weakenJan 18, 2016 9:31 am - MOSCOW (AP) - The Russian ruble, battered by weak oil prices, on Monday fell to an all-time low against the euro and dropped to its lowest level in more than a year agai...
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Puerto Rico revises fiscal reform plan amid growing deficitJan 18, 2016 3:00 pm - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Puerto Rico is revising a fiscal and economic reform plan to reflect a jump in the island's projected deficit and steep drop in anticipated ...
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First lady, school meal directors may be headed for truceJan 18, 2016 2:01 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - A bipartisan Senate bill released Monday would revise healthier meal standards put into place over the last few years to give schools more flexibility ...
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Taxis in Budapest block traffic, demand ban on UberJan 18, 2016 1:01 pm - BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - More than 100 taxis blocked traffic in downtown Budapest on Monday as drivers demanded a ban on Uber and other ride-hailing apps. The yellow veh...
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Frigid air slows efforts to euthanize turkeys in IndianaJan 18, 2016 2:01 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Frigid temperatures are hampering efforts to euthanize turkeys at several southwestern Indiana farms where a strain of bird flu was found last week, ...
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Greek unions to hold general strike Feb. 4 on pension reformJan 18, 2016 6:00 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Union discontent is growing in Greece against planned pension reforms, with civil servants joining in a strike by private sector workers next month...
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Support leg breaks as SpaceX rocket lands on ocean bargeJan 18, 2016 4:00 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - After successfully delivering a U.S.-European ocean-monitoring satellite into orbit, a Space X rocket made a hard landing on a floating barge in the r...
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Asian stocks rise after China growth within expectationsJan 18, 2016 10:01 pm - TOKYO (AP) - Asian stock markets mostly eked out modest gains Tuesday after China's quarterly economic growth met expectations, calming some of the investor jitters in t...
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Get a grip on inequality, leaders urged in run-up to DavosJan 18, 2016 10:31 am - DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) - The world's political and business elite are being urged to do more than pay lip service to growing inequalities around the world as they head ...
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Rosemont country megabar to open with Frankie BallardJan 20, 2016 5:12 pm - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct that the bar will be Bub City's and Joe's first joint venture in the suburbs. Singer Frankie Ballard will be t...