Business Stories from March 7, 2016 (Change date)
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Nevada panel discusses future of fantasy sports in stateMar 07, 2016 5:02 pm - LAS VEGAS (AP) - Nevada regulators put their foot down a few months ago when they classified daily fantasy sports as gambling and said companies doing it without a licen...
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Bloomberg decides against third-party bid for White HouseMar 07, 2016 11:31 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday that he will not run for president, citing a concern that his independent bid would hand the Whi...
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Survey: Economists split on Fed's policy stanceMar 08, 2016 5:14 am - The bulk of business economists expect the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this year but their views on the Fed's policy stance are divided. The survey by the ...
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Romania: 1000s protest at French-owned carmaker DaciaMar 07, 2016 6:31 am - BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Thousands of employees at the French-owned Romanian automaker Dacia have protested to demand better infrastructure and more favorable labor law...
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Pennsylvania governor raising minimum wage for state workersMar 07, 2016 5:31 pm - HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf raised the minimum wage by nearly $3 an hour, to $10.15, for state government employees and workers on jobs contracted ...
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Connecticut is latest state to discuss ending tax on tamponsMar 07, 2016 11:31 am - HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut is the latest state to consider ending sales tax on feminine hygiene products like tampons and maxi pads. The General Assembly's Publi...
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Rates fall at weekly US Treasury auctionMar 07, 2016 4:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in Monday's auction with rates on three-month bills dropping to their lowest level in three weeks. The...
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Bailout inspectors to return to Greece to finish reviewMar 07, 2016 3:31 pm - BRUSSELS (AP) - Greece's bailout inspectors were cleared Monday to return to Athens to complete a much-delayed review of the government's economic reform commitments tha...
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Exelon, Pepco offer new proposal to get $6.8B deal approvedMar 07, 2016 2:01 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Exelon, in an effort to get its $6.8 billion buyout of Pepco approved, offered a new proposal Monday that it hopes will win the last regulator's support....
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Indonesia agency pushes plan to tackle deforestation, firesMar 07, 2016 6:31 am - JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia's anti-graft commission on Monday said government agencies have agreed on a plan to combat corruption in the forestry industry that c...