Business Stories from February 5, 2016 (Change date)
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Stocks edge lower in early trading on Wall StreetFeb 05, 2016 8:01 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The stock market opened slightly lower after the government reported only modest job growth last month. The Dow Jones industrial average edged down 54 po...
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Business HighlightsFeb 05, 2016 5:31 pm - ___ Many see cause for optimism despite slower US job growth WASHINGTON (AP) - Consider looking past January's so-so job growth. At first glance, Friday's government rep...
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Gay groups seek to buy NYC church known for hateful messagesFeb 06, 2016 6:44 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The end may be nigh for a Harlem church known for hateful public messages condemning gays and President Barack Obama to eternal damnation, and two groups...
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Energy loans likely to cause further losses for big banksFeb 05, 2016 11:01 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The nation's six largest banks have hit an oil slick. They have tens of billions of dollars of exposure to risky energy loans that won't all be paid back...
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HSBC reaches $470M deal with US, states over banking abusesFeb 05, 2016 4:31 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Banking giant HSBC has reached a $470 million settlement with the federal government and nearly all states over mortgage lending and foreclosure abuses...
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Jobs report helps ease concerns a recession might be nearingFeb 06, 2016 6:47 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. manufacturing is shrinking, corporate profits are declining and goods are piling up on warehouse shelves. Those trends have elevated concern that ...
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Anti-austerity Portuguese government gets EU's OK for budgetFeb 05, 2016 11:31 am - LISBON, Portugal (AP) - In a tug of war over budgets, the European Commission approved Portugal's so-called anti-austerity spending plan on Friday, but only after extrac...
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Ukrainian minister hopes resignation will speed up reformsFeb 05, 2016 8:01 am - KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - The Ukrainian economy minister whose resignation plunged the country into yet another political crisis said on Friday he hopes it will help create m...
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Mediator: 2 of 6 Argentina bondholders agree to settlementsFeb 05, 2016 4:01 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Two of six leading bondholders that years ago refused Argentina's invitation to trade their bonds at steep discounts have agreed to settle their longstan...
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Toyota posts $5.4 billion quarterly profit, raises forecastFeb 05, 2016 3:30 am - TOKYO (AP) - Toyota's quarterly profit rose nearly 5 percent as the weaker yen and cost reductions offset declining sales in some markets. The automaker raised its full-...